Category: Poisoning

Reports of Melatonin Poisonings in Children Surged 530 Percent Over 10 Years: CDC Study

June 6, 2022
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The number of reports of melatonin poisonings in children has risen dramatically over the past decade, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report released on Friday. The report, led by Dr. Karima Lelak, a pediatrician at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan, assessed isolated melatonin ingestions among children, adolescents, and young adults aged 19 and under…

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‘Unprecedented,’ Over 25 Percent Rise in Suspected Poison Suicides Attempts in Children: Toxicology Doctor

May 31, 2022
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A study on the National Poison Data System (NPDS) has found that suspected suicide attempts via self-poisoning in children have increased by 26.7 percent from 2015 to 2020 with researchers highlighting the nation’s increasing mental health crisis amongst adolescents. “Our study is one of a number that demonstrates that we are experiencing an unprecedented mental…

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Officials: 22 Die in Istanbul From Bootleg Alcohol Poisoning

December 17, 2021
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ANKARA, Turkey—At least 22 people have died in Istanbul and 16 others have been hospitalized and are in serious condition after drinking bootleg alcohol, the local governor’s office said Friday, as authorities intensified a crackdown on counterfeit drinks across Turkey ahead of New Year’s celebrations. Eleven of the dead, and five of those who had…

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Second Afghan Boy Dies of Mushroom Poisoning in Poland

September 4, 2021
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WARSAW, Poland—A second child of an Afghan family evacuated from Kabul to Poland died Friday after eating soup containing death cap mushrooms, which the family had unknowingly gathered in a Polish forest outside their quarantine center. The 6-year-old boy had received an emergency liver transplant but doctors were unable to save him. His 5-year-old brother…

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7 People at German University Victims of Apparent Poisoning

August 24, 2021
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BERLIN—Seven people at a university in western Germany have received medical treatment after showing symptoms of poisoning, and prosecutors have opened an investigation into suspicions of attempted murder, authorities said Tuesday. The employees and students at the Technical University in Darmstadt, south of Frankfurt, experienced medical problems on Monday. Police say that milk cartons and…

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1 Person Killed, 6 Injured in Alleged Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Incident: Sheriff

May 7, 2021
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One person died and six were injured, including three children, in what appears to be a carbon monoxide poisoning incident in Indiana, officials said. Deputies with the Scott County Sheriff’s Office responded to a Lexington home on Wednesday, according to the sheriff’s office in a statement. Officials then learned that a gas-powered generator was being…

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Man Sentenced for Poisoning 8 California Homeless People

April 11, 2021
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—A man who poisoned eight homeless people in a Southern California beach town so he could videotape their reactions was sentenced Friday to four years in state prison. William Cable, 38, of San Andreas in Northern California, was sentenced after pleading guilty to poisoning, injuring an elderly person, and other felony and misdemeanor…

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Man Pleads Guilty to Poisoning Eight Transients in Huntington Beach

April 10, 2021
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WESTMINSTER—A 38-year-old San Andreas man has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four years in prison for poisoning eight homeless people in Huntington Beach, according to court records obtained April 9. William Robert Cable admitted 13 counts of poisoning, one count of inflicting injury on an elder adult, all felonies, and seven misdemeanor counts of…

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