This causes an infection. Foods can also make you ill if they have a toxin or poison made by bacteria growing in the food. Several types of bacteria can cause food poisoning. Among the more common ...

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Poison ivy has three leaves, and the middle leaf has a longer stem. Touching poison ivy causes an allergic reaction due to urushiol oil. Poison oak and poison sumac are related to poison ivy and ...

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The coroner found Mr Reidy intentionally used the poison to take his own life. He said Mr Reidy moved "in a manner that was unthreatening and designed to mask his intent". "He purposely moved his ...

A man who swallowed cyanide as he was being arrested for domestic violence had bought the poison online after a chemical supplier failed to check his background properly. It took Phillip Reidy ...

Imagine going to a school where you thought your medical needs would be cared for, but in actual fact you were being poisoned… The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned At School, airing on ITV1 ...