The number of American children who suffered a seizure after ingesting someone else’s drugs or illegal substances nearly doubled between 2009 and 2023, a new study finds. These types of seizures in people younger than 20 increased from 1,418 in 2009 to 2,749 in 2023, according to an analysis of national poison data by University […]
The National Park Service warns of toxic ‘nightmare’ plant growth across the US
This plant will be the bane of your existence. A poisonous plant called baneberry is prompting warnings from park rangers, who are urging the public not to consume the toxic plant. “Is that plant looking at me?” The National Park Service wrote on Facebook this week alongside a photo of a white blackberry plant whose […]