For many Virginians, this is gardening season, and experts are warning Virginians not to plant a bush popular with ...

Poison oak rash is an allergic reaction to the leaves or stems of the western poison oak plant (Toxicodendron diversilobum). Home remedies and medical treatments can help manage symptoms. The ...

The discrepancy occurs in part because people don’t tend to go to the doctor for common symptoms of food poisoning, such as diarrhea or vomiting “unless they’re really, really sick ...

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Not wanting to risk an invasive species on their property, one Redditor posted a photo of what appeared to be nandina. The user searched online for proof but reached out to the r/PlantIdentification ...

Too much sun can do more than turn your skin red or brown—it can actually make you sick. Sun poisoning is an extreme form of sunburn. It doesn’t only affect your skin; it also causes an inflammatory ...

IF you drink from a plastic water bottle or eat leftovers from plastic containers, you might want to think again. There’s a growing body of evidence to suggest that microplastics - which seep ...

Cases of fentanyl poisoning in children across the U.S. has been steadily increasing for most of the past decade, according to a new study published Friday. Researchers looked at over 3,000 ...

The six cats were believed to be indoor-outdoor animals and were found in homes and gardens after supposedly ingesting poison off the streets, where it can easily spread. It was not immediately ...

An Arkansas tree cutter who made jars of the lethal poison ricin on his rural property was sentenced to eight years in prison for possessing a biological agent infamously known for being one of ...

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"It's a slow poisoning of people living here. The poison enters their bodies through the air weakening their immunity and medicines are not as effective as they should be," Dr Arshad Khan says.