St. John’s Wort is an herbal supplement made from the yellow flowers and leaves of the shrub Hypericum perforatum. It is widely used to relieve symptoms from depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, menopause, and more.
Spring Cleaning
Let’s spring into cleaning safely—because sparkling countertops are great, but accidental poisonings are not!
Will Kids Really Eat That? Part Three
Winter brings new opportunities for kids to get into things they shouldn’t.
Poison Help for Older Adults
Older adults do not need the services of the Maryland Poison Center, right? Wrong!
A Wrapped Gift – Holiday Poison Safety
As we quickly approach the holiday season, we’d like to take a moment to share something with you – a wrapped gift of all the resources we have created over the years to ensure you and your family have a poison-safe holiday season!
Poisonings Throughout History: Jake Walk
Jake walk was caused by drinking contaminated Jamaica ginger extract – “jake.” Jake walk earned its name from the unusual manner of walking people eventually acquired after drinking the jake.
Will Kids Really Eat That? Part Two
We are back with part 2 of “Will Kids Really Eat That?” where we continue exploring items we as adults think would be gross to eat but kids actually eat them all the time.
“You’ll never believe what I just did”
We hear this all the time at the Maryland Poison Center. And we do believe what happened. You may think you’re the first person to have done something worth calling the Poison Center about, but chances are our experts have heard it before.
Meet Our Experts: Autumn
One of the goals of our eAntidote blog is to introduce you to the real poison experts who answer the phones at the Maryland Poison Center (MPC), as well as our staff members. Read this Q&A to get to know one of our specialists: Autumn Carrow.
Poisonings Throughout History: George Henry Lansom
Aconite, a type of flowering plant, is often called the Queen of Poisons. This is an accurate description as it was used as a poison throughout history.