Time to Caution Patients Against Laundry Pod Use?
Poisoning from laundry pods among children has become an increasing concern. Dr Robert Glatter explains how to keep kids safe from these brightly colored objects that may resemble candy. (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Podcast)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Podcast - December 22, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Young Children and e-Cigarette Poisoning
With the rise in use of e-cigarettes, poison control centers have been flooded with calls about accidental poisoning in young children. (Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast)
Source: Medscape Public Health & Prevention Podcast - October 20, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Give Them the Facts
Carbon monoxide is one of the leading causes of poison-related deaths in children in the United States. Help prevent them with appropriate parent education. (Source: Medscape Medscape Podcast)
Source: Medscape Medscape Podcast - December 9, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Small dose... big poison
Professor George Braitberg discusses issues his article ‘Small dose…big poison' which considers children and ingestions of medications and many items found in every household (Source: Australian Family Physician audio)
Source: Australian Family Physician audio - October 31, 2010 Category: Primary Care Authors: The Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners Tags: Podcasts Source Type: podcasts
#49 Lead-poisoning in Nigeria
For the first time, MSF treats patients for lead-poisoning after a village in Nigeria experiences a number of unexplained child deaths. (Source: MSF Podcasts)
Source: MSF Podcasts - July 6, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Source Type: podcasts
" Gland Larceny " -- The Discovery Files
Most snakes are born with poisonous bites they use to ward off predators. But what's a non-poisonous snake to do? Researchers from Old Dominion University have identified some clever snakes that are relying on their diets for protection. They are " recycling " poison obtained from their diet of toxic frogs. (Source: The Discovery Files)
Source: The Discovery Files - February 9, 2007 Category: Science Authors: National Science Foundation Source Type: podcasts
Follow-up Testing Among Children With Elevated Screening Blood Lead Levels
Interview with Alex R. Kemper, MD, MPH, MS, author of Follow-up Testing Among Children With Elevated Screening Blood Lead Levels, published in the May 11 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. Summary Points: 1. About half the children (six years and younger) with elevated blood lead levels did not receive follow up testing. 2. Nonwhite children, and those living in urban as well as high-risk lead settings, were less likely to receive follow up testing compared to their counterparts. 3. Follow-up testing for children with high blood lead levels is essential for managing lead poisoning and for maxim...
Source: JAMA Author in the Room - May 18, 2005 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
JAMA: 2005-05-11, Vol. 293, No. 18, Author in the Room Audio Interview
Interview with Alex R. Kemper, MD, MPH, MS, author of Follow-up Testing Among Children With Elevated Screening Blood Lead Levels, published in the May 11 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. Summary Points: 1. About half the children (six years and younger) with elevated blood lead levels did not receive follow up testing. 2. Nonwhite children, and those living in urban as well as high-risk lead settings, were less likely to receive follow up testing compared to their counterparts. 3. Follow-up testing for children with high blood lead levels is essential for managing lead poisoning and for maxim...
Source: JAMA Author in the Room - May 18, 2005 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
