The holidays have arrived, and can be a joyous time for children and adults alike. But often decorations, entertaining and other festivities can distract parents from taking proper child-safety precautions, especially when it comes to dangerous holiday poisons. Parents should be aware of these holiday...

It’s a scary statistic, but true: by eighth grade, one in five young people has used an inhalant to get high, risking brain damage and death. Young people can get high on more than 1,000 legal, useful, everyday products. Inhalants are chemicals that cause a person to feel "high” after inhaling or...

Spring cleaning is an annual ritual. This year, as you clean and organize your home, keep poison prevention in mind. Wisconsin Poison Center answers more than 50,000 calls each year concerning potentially hazardous substances and situations. More than 90 percent of poisonings occur at home. Though unintentional...