Welcome to the first edition of our home safety series. More than 90% of poisonings happen in the home. Keep an eye out for these potential poisons in your kitchen, and make sure you use and store them safely.
Poison Safety and New Year’s Resolutions
Whether you’ve made a new resolution or are rededicating yourself to a resolution you made last year (or many years ago), poison safety can impact the steps you take to achieve your goals.
What You Should Know About Caffeine
What’s your poison? Coffee or tea? Coke or Pepsi? Monster or Red Bull? Chocolate? No matter which one you pick, each contains caffeine. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) estimates that 80% of adults in the U.S. consume some form of caffeine every day.
Why So Many Questions?
When you call the poison center, you often need information or help with a particular situation. You just want an answer to your question. We asked Jen, one of our poison experts, to explain why we ask a series of questions.
Meet Our Experts: Jimmy
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 specialist: James (Jimmy) Leonard.
What You Should Know About Marijuana (Cannabis)
Marijuana, also known as cannabis, is a drug with a lot of nicknames: Mary Jane, weed, or pot – to name a few. Below, we dive deeper into what you need to know about cannabis.
Meet Our Experts: Medical Directors
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 the Q&A below to get to know our medical directors: Drs. Josh King and Liz Hines.
E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Associated Lung Injury (EVALI)
It seems as though every day there is a story about lung injury caused by vaping in the news. Federal, state, and local agencies are looking into these cases all over the country to try to determine a specific cause for patients’ illness.
Take Charge of Your Health
Do you take medicines? Are you a caregiver to someone who takes medicines? If so, medicine safety is important for you!
Meet Our Experts: Faisal
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 our toxicology fellow: Faisal Minhaj.