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 ...

Every 30 seconds in the United States, a child swallows something they should not. Doctors at WakeMed's Children's Emergency Department see at least one or two accidental ingestions a day. So what do ...

The yellow pages of phone books can be valuable resources for thousands of numbers, but when it comes to finding the number for a poison emergency, some yellow pages are leading people astray. Carol ...

Poison control centers in the United States now receive more calls about adolescents abusing cannabis than alcohol or any other substance, according to a new study. Many helpline calls about cannabis ...