http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/poison/ en-us Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:06:22 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2411968/posts If your dog has pains caused by arthritis, hip displasia or spinal stenosis (what we humans call lower back pain) and the veterinarian prescribes the drug Previcox (firocoxib) by Merial, take your dog and get out of the vet office as fast as you can. As many as 22,000 dogs taken by their owners to the vet in order to alleviate pains caused by non-life threatening arthritis were poisoned by the administration of this drug - and consider this FDA report is dated 2006. I only found out about this AFTER I gave my Giant Schnauzer two tablets of Previcox,... Transsylvania Phoenix http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2411968/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:06:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404779/posts CHICAGO – Almost three months have passed, and the Chicago Police Department appears no closer to solving one of the most bizarre acts of fan-on-fan violence in recent memory. One that left Pittsburgh Steelers fan Zack Heddinger blind, and local authorities searching for a group of Chicago Bears fans that allegedly poisoned him. The frustrating search for clues began a few days after Heddinger passed out at South Loop bar Kitty O’Shea’s, and was taken to Rush University Medical Center following Chicago’s Sept. 20 win over Pittsburgh at Soldier Field. After drinking alcohol that was allegedly offered by a Bears... Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404779/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:17:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389673/posts America continues to drink the poison Kool Aid from this administration regarding health care, contrived environmental disasters and financial waste. This must be the season of poison drinks because on Nov 18th, 1978 909 men, women and children committed suicide under the care of pervert, community activist and political manipulator Jim Jones. We all may vaguely remember him as just a wacko cult leader but he was way more! Just how did he gain that much influence over so many people? It was not about sex or religion. It was about POWER Jim Jones had one big goal to create... CFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389673/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:10:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2370720/posts BOSTON (AP) -- Six Harvard University medical researchers were poisoned in August after drinking coffee that was laced with a chemical preservative, according to university officials. In an internal memo first reported in the Boston Herald's Sunday editions, the school said the coffee came from a machine near their lab that later tested positive for sodium azide, a common preservative used in labs. hosted http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2370720/posts#comment Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:53:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2312474/posts Benign skin growths that erupted on the face of Ukrainian president Victor Yushchenko helped save his life after he was poisoned with dioxin five years ago. That's the verdict of doctors who have treated and monitored Yushchenko since an unknown assassin made the attempt on his life by lacing his soup with dioxin during a dinner in Kiev on 5 September 2004. It now turns out that the lumps that grew on his face and body as a result probably saved his life by isolating the dioxin away from his vital, internal organs. They also helped to detoxify the poison,... New Scientist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2312474/posts#comment Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:45:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2309865/posts Push to fluoridate water in San Jose So far, tooth fairies have had it great in San Jose: The city is the largest in the country that doesn't fluoridate its water. But now a major effort is under way to shed that title. In a push toward better dental health in the valley, advocates have launched a campaign to raise the millions needed to upgrade the city's water infrastructure. Given the controversy that typically surrounds fluoridation efforts, they expect progress to be slow. So on Wednesday backers of the effort brought a top engineer from the Centers for Disease Control... San Jose Mercury News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2309865/posts#comment Thu, 6 Aug 2009 19:46:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2261424/posts The Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kan., will no longer be selling blue sno-cones after a dangerous mix-up at the refreshment stand, Fox4KC reported. Four people became sick Thursday when a zoo employee accidentally poured a degreasing agent into the sno-cone machine instead of the flavored syrup. FOXNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2261424/posts#comment Sun, 31 May 2009 00:49:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260875/posts You better put down that glass of bleach and stop eating poison oak, because the California Poison Control System is going away. As the Golden State faces a new multi-billion dollar deficit, the program had to go. Once the cuts go into effect in September, California will become the only state without a poison control service. "To solve our immediate cash crisis, we simply cannot avoid deep and painful cuts in spending. Some of these solutions are things I would never have considered in the past but, unfortunately, our state could be in a worst case scenario if the propositions... NBC11 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260875/posts#comment Fri, 29 May 2009 22:36:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243372/posts Two towns in Berkshire are suffering a rise in the rat population because vermin have developed near-immunity to standard poisons, pest control experts have warned. The British Pest Control Association (BPCA) is calling on the Government to allow the use of more powerful pesticides to contain Britain's growing rodent population. It is estimated that their numbers have swelled by 13 per cent in the past year to more than 50 million, one for every person living in England. doubled in the past 12 months. Exeter council has seen a 66 per cent rise in vermin call-outs in 2008, while there... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243372/posts#comment Sun, 3 May 2009 22:24:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2236564/posts Mark down the date. Tuesday, April 21, 2009, is the moment that any chance of a new era of bipartisan respect in Washington ended. By inviting the prosecution of Bush officials for their antiterror legal advice, President Obama has injected a poison into our politics that he and the country will live to regret. Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2236564/posts#comment Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:27:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2225808/posts As humans living in the desert, we often find ourselves sharing our homes with native creepy crawlers like scorpions. According to the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center, there are thirty different species of scorpions throughout Arizona. Only one of those, the Bark Scorpion, which can be found in Yuma, produces potentially life-threatening symptoms. "Most healthy adults can manage scorpion stings at home on their own with basic first aid," said Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center Managing Director Jude McMally. "The Bark Scorpion is only one and a half inches long and has more slender pinchers and tail segments... Yuma Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2225808/posts#comment Thu, 9 Apr 2009 19:57:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2215375/posts PORT PERRY, ONT. and TORONTO -- An hour and a half after walking Cally at the nearby park Monday evening, Kim Reeves noticed her poodle was shaking. She jumped in the car and drove Cally to the emergency veterinary clinic in Whitby. "She kept getting worse and worse. It was horrible," Ms. Reeves said. "She was getting non-responsive almost. Her eyes were closed. She was curled up. ... She was just lying there. Her head kept kind of flopping around. She couldn't stand any more." Six-year-old Cally was one of three dogs poisoned by tainted chocolate cupcakes and brownies at... Globe and Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2215375/posts#comment Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:25:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2196054/posts "EXCLUSIVE FOR JTTM SUBSCRIBERS: Islamist Forum Member Calls To 'Poison The Enemies Of Allah'" SNIPPET: "On February 25, 2009, a member of the Islamist forum Al-Faluja urged his fellows to use poison in the war against "the enemies of Allah."" (February 26, 2009) JTTM via THE MEMRI BLOG.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2196054/posts#comment Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:21:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2195846/posts The fish was delicious, no doubt about it. Perfectly seasoned and cooked just right, the broiled grouper on the Texas menu last summer tempted Donna Schroeder to eat every bite. The only problem? It was poisoned, tainted with a hard-to-detect toxin that produces symptoms so bizarre, they put peanut-linked salmonella infections to shame. “It’s horrible, I’m telling you,” said Schroeder, 65, a retired Beaumont, Texas, realtor, who is only now recovering from the worst symptoms of ciguatera fish poisoning, an exotic foodborne illness that health officials say may be dramatically under-recognized in the United States. The malady afflicts at least... MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2195846/posts#comment Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:53:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2190757/posts Beijing: Carbolic acid spilled into a river from a chemical plant has forced the suspension of tap water supplies to more than one million people in China's eastern city of Yancheng, officials said on Saturday. The privately owned Biaoxin Chemical Company was found illegally discharging waste water into a river in Jiangsu Province, Xue Yu, Secretary-General of the city administration, said. Two water plants in the city were found contaminated with phenol after the waste water was discharged into the river. The Yancheng City has three tap water plants, which provide drinking water to the city's 1.5 million people. One... Sify News, India http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2190757/posts#comment Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:09:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2172770/posts The Mayor Brian Levine of Franklin Township, NJ told Fox News that their police department was told that there might be some “culling” of birds. But that neither the mayor nor police knew that there was a plan to kill nearly 5,000 birds or what that would entail for the town. Lawns, gutters and streets were full of dead birds as they literally fell dead from the sky. Residents were left to clean up the mess. Associated Content http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2172770/posts#comment Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:52:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2169384/posts The Food and Drug Administration continues to caution consumers about a potential connection between dogs becoming ill and the consumption of chicken jerky products (also described as chicken tenders, strips or treats) imported from China. The FDA issued a warning in September 2007 but does not have the authority to demand a recall. At least one firm in Australia has recalled its chicken jerky product, and the recall notification said the chicken jerky product was made in China. Symptoms include decreased activity, vomiting, diarrhea (sometimes with blood) and increased water consumption and urination. Although most dogs seem to recover, some... washingtonpost http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2169384/posts#comment Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:46:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2156503/posts PORT ST. LUCIE — Martin and St. Lucie counties are two of nearly a dozen counties where complaints of possible exposure to the contaminated drywall in new homes have arisen. The problem may have been sparked by drywall imported during the local construction boom of 2004 and 2005. Some common symptoms are irritated eyes, coughing, sneezing, difficulty breathing, and symptoms similar to bronchitis and asthma. The contaminated Chinese drywall may be emitting one of several sulfur compounds including sulfur dioxide or hydrogen sulfide. While exposure to fumes from sulfur dioxide can create irritation and breathing disorders, exposure to hydrogen sulfide... TC Palm http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2156503/posts#comment Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:51:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2151052/posts School children have tried to poison their classmate at a primary school in Hamburg because she was too smart, daily Express reported this week. The eight-year old girl still can’t believe what happened to her. “They wanted to poison me and wanted me to die,” she said in an interview on television broadcaster RTL’s “Punkt12” show, the paper reported on Wednesday. Her fourth grade classmates apparently disliked the smart girl because she got the best marks and had already skipped two classes. Two boys and two girls were so jealous they plotted to poison her. One of the boys mixed... The Local http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2151052/posts#comment Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:51:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2142329/posts A convicted murderer who killed at least six people, including his wife and daughter, by poisoning their food has been found dead in a Yaroslavl prison, and officials believe that he may have died from the side effects of the poisons he used on his victims. A Yaroslavl court in June convicted Vyacheslav Solovyov of six counts of murder and sentenced him to life in prison. According to reports earlier this year on state-run Rossia television, he added poison to the food and drinks of his victims and observed the fatal effects on their health, sometimes over the course of... Moscow Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2142329/posts#comment Wed, 3 Dec 2008 21:06:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2139395/posts The three, who live in Franklin Township, have been hospitalized with liver toxicity; one is in critical condition and may need a transplant. Bruce Ruck, director of drug information and professional education at the New Jersey Poison Control Center in Newark, identified the victims as a mother and her daughter and son-in-law, all Asian Indians. The mother is in critical condition and being evaluated for a liver transplant at University Hospital in Newark; the other two are at Princeton University Medical Center. "They picked and ate wild mushrooms and wound up with liver toxicity," Ruck said. Officials from the poison... star ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2139395/posts#comment Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:31:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133994/posts Someone in Washington thinks that the FDA can do what the Chinese government has constantly failed to do; protect people from being poisoned by Chinese goods that are constantly laced with pesticides,drugs, and who knows what else. Unfortunately, I’m afraid that someone in Washington has a little too much confidence in the 13 FDA employees who are being sent here. These people will probably soon find that they would have better luck inspecting and overseeing operations at a North Korean nuclear 'power plant.' The China Teaching Web http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133994/posts#comment Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:23:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2122688/posts calling for the banning of flouride and the dangers of poisoning - YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2122688/posts#comment Sun, 2 Nov 2008 18:36:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2117045/posts Eggs tainted with the industrial chemical melamine were detected last month in the same northeast Chinese city from where contaminated ones sold in Hong Kong originated, an official said Monday. The safety inspector from Dalian city's food and drug department said tests were carried out on eggs for melamine in the wake of the scandal about the widespread use of the chemical in Chinese dairy products. "Agricultural authorities carried out some checks into eggs after the (tainted) milk powder incident was disclosed, the official, who declined to be named, told AFP by phone. Some eggs were found to be tainted... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2117045/posts#comment Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:24:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2113876/posts A Lubbock family says someone poisoned their family pet because of their political preference. The Neuling family tells NewsChannel 11 it feels like they've lost a member of their family, and they believe someone intentionally took him away. They believe it's all because they put out campaign signs supporting Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama. The Neulings tell us they picked up their Obama signs last Monday and placed them in their front yard. The next morning they discovered their dog Jude was sick. Last Thursday, Jude died. The family says they didn't think about him possibly being poisoned until they... News Channel 11 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2113876/posts#comment Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:59:31 GMT