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Reports of melatonin poisoning in kids have spiked dramatically. Because of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, other compounds/contaminants/mislabelling that might contribute to this outcome remain unknown.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 4, 2023 Source:Reports of melatonin poisoning in kids have spiked dramatically Reference:Melatonin Natural Health Products and Supplements: Presence of Serotonin and Significant Variability of Melatonin Content
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UK Man Vomits for Months, Ends Up in Hospital After Vitamin D Overdose
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 6, 2022 Source:UK Man Vomits for Months, Ends Up in Hospital After Vitamin D Overdose Reference:Vitamin D intoxication and severe hypercalcaemia complicating nutritional supplements misuse
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Student and teacher naloxone training program to thwart opioid overdose deaths is an excellent idea and will save lives.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 16, 2022 Source:Students, teachers across Canada to be offered naloxone training to combat overdoses
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TikTok Benadryl Challenge poses significant overdose health risks.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 1, 2020 Source:Benadryl Makers Beg Parents to Beware TikTok Challenge After Oklahoma Teen Reportedly Dies of Overdose Consequences of overdose: Flushing due to cutaneous vasodilation (“red as a beet”) Anhydrosis (“dry as a bone”) Hyperthermia due to loss of sweating (“hot as a hare”) Blurry vision due to nonreactive mydriasis…
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Ontario study finds that more teens are using over-the-counter-drugs to intentionally overdose
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 29, 2019 Source:More Canadian teens using over-the-counter drugs to overdose, data show Reference:Trends of intentional drug overdose among youth: a population-based cohort study
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What do you think will happen when you make a drug flavourful and add it to food?
Health Headlines Commentary for June 27, 2019 Source: ‘Significant number’ of Canadian children needed care after ingesting edible cannabis, pediatricians say
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Fentanyl becoming increasing more common in drug overdose patients
Health Headlines Commentary for February 3, 2016 Source: Surge in overdoses prompt fears fentanyl use is rising in Ontario
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Health Canada to review changes to allow OTC access for naloxone to reverse effects of narcotic overdose
Health Headlines Commentary for January 18, 2016 Source: Health Canada plans changes to allow easier access to overdose drug
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Common meds and common interactions
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 1, 2015 A discussion of how easy it can be to overdose on medications based on drug interactions