Quit complaining about gnats and mosquitoes. David Rivers, Ph.D., professor...
Komodo dragons kill using a one-two punch of sharp teeth and a venomous bite....
Everybody knows that for most of us going into the woods to pick and eat a random...
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Animal bites and scratches that break the skin can sometimes cause infection. Some bites need stitches while others heal on...
Antivenoms are purified antibodies against venoms or venom components. Antivenoms are produced from antibodies made by animals to...
As the weather warms up, serpents will start to slither out of their winter hideouts and, inevitably, cross paths with humans. Such...
Carbon monoxide, or “CO,” is an odorless, colorless gas that can kill you. CO is found in fumes produced any time...
Poison, in biochemistry, a substance, natural or synthetic, that causes damage to living tissues and has an...
Pesticides are poisons and, unfortunately, they can harm more than just the “pests” at which they are targeted....
When asked to name a poison, people may well think of cyanide, arsenic or strychnine. But these are not the most...
Food poisoning, also called foodborne illness, is illness caused by eating contaminated food....
Chlorpyrifos (sometimes referred to as chlorpyrifos-ethyl) and chlorpyrifos-methyl are...
You've heard that toxic chemicals are bad for you, but what exactly is a toxic chemical? Here's an...
Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of accidental death in the United States. In fact, more...