Enlarge / Yellow oleander. reader comments 89 with Last September, a New Jersey toddler got ahold of a bottle of weight loss supplements. The product, purchased by the toddler’s mothers, was labeled as the dried root of tejocote, aka Mexican hawthorn, a large shrub-like plant found in Mexico and Latin America that produces crabapple-like fruits. ..
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Enlarge / A box of borax—not for eating. reader comments 273 with In the latest health fad to alarm and exasperate medical experts, people on TikTok have cheerily “hopped on the borax train” and are drinking and soaking in the toxic cleaning product based on false claims that it can reduce inflammation, treat arthritis, and ..
Enlarge / Micrograph of Clostridium botulinum. reader comments 91 with Share this story Health officials in Europe are warning of an outbreak of botulism linked to botched weight-loss procedures carried out in Turkey that aimed to paralyze stomach muscles to reduce appetite. So far, authorities have identified 67 cases—53 in Turkey, 12 in Germany, and ..
reader comments 18 with 15 posters participating Share this story Neil Bradbury is a physiology professor whose first book, A Taste for Poison, uses tales of poisons and poisoners as a means to explain physiological processes by describing how each poison disrupts them. The grisly episodes are like the proverbial spoonful of sugar that makes the ..
Enlarge / A demonstrator holding an anti-Trump sign pretends to drink from a bottle of bleach during a rally to re-open California and against Stay-At-Home directives on May 1, 2020 in San Diego, California. SANDY HUFFAKER/AFP via Getty Images reader comments 103 with 80 posters participating Share this story On April 23, President Donald Trump ..
Enlarge / The 1861 notebook of Sir William Crookes, containing all his data on thallium samples. SSPL/Getty Images reader comments 33 with 21 posters participating Share this story There’s rarely time to write about every cool science story that comes our way. So this year, we’re running a special Twelve Days of Christmas series of ..
Enlarge / SALISBURY, ENGLAND – JULY 05: Police officers stand at a cordon around a supported housing project in Salisbury after a major incident was declared when a man and woman were exposed to the Novichok nerve agent. (credit: Getty | Jack Taylor) British officials are consulting with allies over a possible response to Russia ..
Enlarge / Aim carefully. reader comments 58 Share this story According to scientists, a poison arrow in the quiver may let loose a very sticky nether-region massacre. The poison in question has spattered from the tips of African weapons for centuries, rubbing out wild beasts and halting the hearts of warriors. But, according to a ..
Enlarge / circa 1955: A traditional festive dinner table decorated with sprigs of berried holly. reader comments 99 Share this story As the adage goes, the dose makes the poison. But the same can be said for our foods—a morbid morsel to chew on during your holiday noshing. While still safe to eat, our favorite ..