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How to Spot Poison Ivy and Poison Oak by Robert Davis Patient Expert

Posted Tue 27 Jul 2010 7:32am and poison ivy or you could find your ball and a snake. (I suppose you could find your ball, a snake and poison ivy, but you'd be one unlucky golfer.) Even if you're not a golfer, you can probably find poison ivy, poison oak or poison sumac lurking in a green patch near you. Here's how to identify the three and tell them apart from plants that don't Read on »

MSG-eezle McPoison Part 3: By Any Other Name, It’s Still Poison by Making Love In The Kitchen Healthy Living Professional

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Posted Wed 22 Sep 2010 3:00am MSG like aspartame, is a form of exito-toxin. Excitotoxins are chemicals that excite the brain cells, causing them to fire rapidly, and then suddenly die. This chemical was first added to food after World War II and since then has been added by the food industry in dramatically increasing concentrations. MSG works by magnifying the taste of foo ... Read on »

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: 10 Lead Poisoning Prevention Tips by Susan H. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 24 Oct 2010 3:54am It’s National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, and the California Poison Control System ( www.calpoison.org ) is warning consumers that lead can be found in a variety of products available to children. “Lead poisoning is an important cause of learning disabilities, anemia, as well as growth problems, and children exposed to lead may have attention Read on »

Poison(ed) Ivy by Dr. Tina Tessina, Phd "Dr. Romance" Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Wed 06 May 2009 1:33pm . That’s a promise that I have made to myself (and I REFUSE to break it). Seems fair, right? Poison(ed) Ivy Dr. Romance replies: Hi, Ivy: You must be surrounded with people who love Read on »

To Poison Myself on Wednesday—Or Not to Poison Myself on Wednesday by Rebecca .. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 26 Mar 2010 7:53pm After I posted my last blog entry about deciding to quit getting chemo to treat my sarcoidosis, I’ve been questioned by friends, family, and Chronic Town readers. “Are you going to get chemo next week?” was the one consistent response that I got from the piece. It’s a good question. When I wrote “ Even I Have Limits ,” I made specific my ... Read on »

Charcoal for your Health? by Methods of Healing Patient Expert

Posted Sat 21 Nov 2009 10:00pm for years as an emergency treatment for cases of poisoning, activated charcoal used for this purpose can be found in both a suspension liquid form as well as a powdered form... effective in absorbing toxic substances however you do have to be careful too. It also can soak up essential nutrients as well as lessen the effect of medications and other health Read on »

Activated charcoal for a variety of dog woes » by Dr. Kim .. Naturopathic Doctor

Posted Fri 21 May 2010 12:00am . This product is also used in hospitals to get poison out of people too as you will read in the article. My human also uses it in poultices as a drawing agent to remove toxins http://aspenbloompetcare.com/2009/08/aid-for-anal-glands.htm – scroll down to read the poultice ingredients. Here is an article from Natural News on activated charcoal Activated Charcoal: Keep Read on »

childhood poisoning by Poh Tin Tan Posted Fri 19 Jun 2009 5:42pm , and circulation stabilization. The most toxic substances to a child include iron, antidepressants, hypoglycemics, cardiovascular drugs, salicylates, anticonvulsants, and illicit drugs...-specific treatment should be initiated with all childhood poisonings. Gastric decontamination, such as activated charcoal and gastric lavage, is no longer routinely recommended Read on »

Management of Common Childhood Poisonings Reviewed by Poh Tin Tan Posted Thu 31 Dec 2009 12:00am or in the emergency department. In the emergency department, rapid triage is crucial, including airway, respiration, and circulation stabilization. The most toxic substances to a child... received by poison control centers in the United States. Children younger than 6 years accounted for 51% of exposures; of these, 38% involved children 3 years or younger. Most Read on »

Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning by Anthony R. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 21 Nov 2008 4:47pm in a shortage of oxygen and increases the production of carbon monoxide. Wood, coal, charcoal fires and gasoline engines always produce the poisonous gas. Carbon monoxide is hard... monoxide is a colorless, odorless, tasteless and poisonous gas that is produced when there is an incomplete burning of hydrocarbon-based fuels due to insufficient oxygen. When Read on »