It’s impossible to avoid danger, even at home. Our houses may be our places of refuge but inside they often have toxic ...

Holyoke is debating banning rodent poison after hawk deaths, weighing wildlife safety against pest control needs.

Dr. Tina Wismer, senior director of ASPCA Poison Control, shares tips for keeping dogs and cats safe from common culprits ...

Owls are not only the UK's most magnificent bird, but they are also useful as they keep mice out of gardens, and encouraging them to nest nearby can be very easy.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Unsecured medications and cannabis, social media challenges, and accidental overdoses led to thousands of calls from the region to the Upstate New York Poison Center in 2025.

New research from the University of Virginia highlights a 383% rise in poison control calls linked to kava, spurring safety concerns over its unregulated use.

Most poison emergencies in Iowa don’t happen in labs or industrial settings, they happen at home. As National Poison Prevention Week runs from March 15 through March 21, the Iowa Poison Control Center ...

Even the most innocent-looking snack foods can sometimes cause serious health issues if they contain unexpected ingredients, contaminants, or allergens. While most snacks are perfectly safe when ...

It’s called the infinite scroll – a design feature on social media, shopping, video and many other apps that continuously loads content as you reach the bottom of the page. Handy? Yes. Clever? Also ...

These days, just about everyone is recommending a different way to lose weight. Whether it’s the latest ultra-low-fat diet, high-intensity exercise regimes like CrossFit or medications injected weekly ...

A new study finds that closing your eyes may actually make it harder to detect faint sounds in noisy environments. New research suggests that your hearing does not improve if you close your eyes in ...

But the river’s belly is also Portland’s great embarrassment. Its sediments are stained with decades of toxic pollution, ...