WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The pandemic drove people to use more cleaning products and hand sanitizer in 2020 in an effort to stay healthy and safe. Unsurprisingly, in that same time frame, there was ...

The poison control center in Kansas has recently seen a 40 percent increase in "cleaning chemical cases," according to the state's Department of Health and poison control center. "We've really seen a ...

As coronavirus cases increase across the United States, so have calls to poison control centers for incidents related to cleaning products. A report published Monday by the Centers for Disease Control ...

Spring has sprung, and that means many people are beginning their spring cleaning. Check out some safety tips below from the Utah Poison Control Center (UPCC) to keep your family and pets safe as you ...

Everyone is advised to use disinfectants against COVID-19, but there is such a thing as an unsafe way to take safety precautions — as evidenced by the fact that the Washington Poison Center has ...

Washingtonians are more frequently reporting concerning exposures to household cleaning products such as bleach, ammonia and antiseptics, according to the Washington Poison Center. The poison center ...

STAY-AT-HOME ORDER. THEY SAY THAT IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. >> THAT'S NOT A TEENY-TINY, GEE, IS IT RELATED JUMP? THAT IS A HUGE JUMP. JESSICA: THE NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND POISON CENTER SAYS A 25% INCREASE IN ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WECT) - North Carolina Poison Control (NCPC) reported a 23% increase in exposure to household cleaning products in 2020 compared with the previous year with 47% of those exposures ...