STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The scene from a "Family Guy" episode opens with Peter Griffith announcing to the family that he has several cases of ipecac — an over-the ...
People have come to believe over the years that in the event of an accidental overdose, a few teaspoons of Ipecac syrup will induce vomiting, expel the harmful substance and possibly save a life. But ...
Parents should avoid the old standby poison remedy of ipecac syrup and instead call poison control centers when children ingest toxic substances, the American Academy of Pediatrics says, reversing a ...
Parents should avoid the old standby poison remedy of ipecac syrup and instead call poison control centers when children ingest toxic substances, the American Academy of Pediatrics says, reversing a ...
Ipecac syrup earned its vomit-inducing reputation when it became the go-to treatment for reversing the effects of poison ingestion throughout the eighteenth century, after it was discovered in the ...
Every parent knows the basics: Make sure your family's diet sort of resembles the Food Pyramid. Limit TV-viewing time. And keep a bottle of syrup of ipecac in the medicine chest in case somebody ...
BACKGROUND:Syrup of ipecac is one of the better-known, long-standing medicinal herbs. It comes from Psychotria ipecacuanha, although several other scientific names have been used for this plant. Along ...
Syrup of ipecac -- a common anti-poison vomiting elixir found in many family medicine chests -- could soon disappear from drugstore shelves as the government considers whether its potential for abuse ...
The Food and Drug Administration is warning against the use of syrup of Ipecac, which induces vomiting in children who have swallowed poison. The FDA now says the popular home remedy does more harm ...
Under the heading "Suggested Treatment" in the article on "Amphetamine Poisoning" by Espelin and Done in the June 20 issue, a dosage of 20 mg of ipecac syrup is mentioned. This would represent a dose ...
Weeks after a mother in Lincoln, Neb., started telling doctors that her 8-month-old child was suffering unexplained bouts of vomiting, the case was referred to experts at Mayo Clinic. The woman took ...
Two middle-schoolers spiked their first-period teacher’s coffee with vomit-inducing syrup of ipecac Monday because one of the boys was mad at her for repeatedly sending him to the principal’s office, ...