The North Dakota Department of Health reminds parents and caregivers to use the national poison control phone number for emergency poison consultation. The phone number - (800) 222-1222 - was ...

The “danger zone” refers to the range of temperatures between 40° F and 140° F where bacteria grow most rapidly. The safest ...

Test your knowledge, by choosing the best answer below, about what you would do if you came home, after being out for four hours, and found your dog had chewed up a prescription bottle and eaten all ...

The Poison Center said pain relievers and cleaning products are the most common type of poisoning for adolescents.

Utah's rural residents save more than $1 million a year in emergency room costs by calling the Utah Poison Control Center (UPCC) in the event of potential poisonings, a study in the medical journal ...

The increasing popularity of cellular and cordless phones has unintentionally led to a decline in some families' quick access to the poison control hotline, said Ann Brunzell, coordinator of ...

The number of young children in the US who have died from opioid overdoses has increased significantly, according to a new study on accidental poisonings of children 5 and younger. The study, ...