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Lawn Care: Preventing Poisoning
With spring in full swing and summer around the corner, you may be starting to tend to your lawn and garden. But some potential hazards may be lurking in your lawn care routine.

What’s in Your Medicine Cabinet?
What's in your medicine cabinet? Did your items make our top nine?

Medication Safety for Pets
You probably take steps to keep your medications out of the reach of children, but what about your pets?

Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
During power outages from hurricanes or tornados, using other power sources can lead to carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Beauty Products and Mercury
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning about using beauty products that contain mercury.

8 Tips to Prevent Medication Errors
Unfortunately, medication errors occur relatively often — and they can harm you and your family. The good news is there are ways to avoid medication errors.

Teaching Kids to Brush Their Teeth
As an adult, brushing your teeth is something you could probably do with your eyes closed. But for kids, this twice-daily task isn't so simple.

Halloween Safety Tips
Halloween is all about cool costumes, tons of candy, spooky haunted houses and trick-or-treating. So don't let potential dangers get in the way of all the fun.

TV and Your Brain Health
That nightly TV binge might be harming your brain.

Safe and Healthy Easter Tips
Easter, a joyful celebration for many, is quickly approaching. To ensure your family, friends and coworkers have a safe Easter holiday, keep the following safety tips in mind.

Spring Cleaning Safety Tips
With spring in full swing, you may be planning to do a deep house cleaning. But there are some spring cleaning health hazards you'll want to avoid.

How Tobacco Harms Young Children
A new international report highlights the damage that exposure to tobacco does to developing children and calls for increased tobacco control measures.

FDA Proposes Update for Food Labels
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing an update to what can be listed as "healthy."

How to Sit Less and Sit More
Did you know the majority of adults spend more than half of their day sitting?

Everything You Need to Know About West Nile
It is that time again... mosquito season. Here's how to protect you and your family.

We Answered Your Medication Questions
You asked and we answered. Find out the answers to three common questions pharmacists receive.

New Carcinogens Named
Health officials named eight new substances that are thought to be carcinogens.

'Fast-Moving' Listeria Outbreak in US
Health officials are investigating a "fast-moving" outbreak of Listeria that has hit four states.

Flu Season Is Here: Your Daily Dose of Tips
Flu season is upon us. Getting a flu vaccine during this year is more important than ever due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Reopening After COVID-19
As the US begins to reopen, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing guidance on how we can do so safely.