Carbon monoxide, sometimes referred to as the silent killer, causes more than 50,000 emergency department visits in the U.S. and at least 430 deaths each year. During the winter, the...
Electronic cigarettes are exposing young children in the United States to dangerous levels of nicotine. A new study in the journal Pediatrics found the number of poison control cases involving...
Each month, hundreds of cases of detergent packet poisonings are reported. While convenient for busy households, these packets are so concentrated and dissolve so quickly, they can cause more severe...
The tragic case of an Ohio teenager who died after accidentally ingesting a toxic amount of powdered caffeine triggered a federal warning. Learn more about powdered caffeine.
A Utah neuroscientist who specializes in dopamine has received a 2014 Sloan Research Fellowship. Adam Douglass, Ph.D., assistant professor of neurobiology and anatomy, is among the 126 American and Canadian...
The Utah Poison Control Center (UPCC) will join poison centers around the country in celebrating National Poison Prevention Week (NPPW) March 16 through 22, 2014.
An annual tradition, dozens of University of Utah neuroscientists will be teaching more than 1,500 K-12 students along the Wasatch Front about the brain and brain health during Brain Awareness...
