In this episode, My guest Melissa Bravo MSc. from Meadow Lake Farm Consulting will tell us why the giant hogweed is a dangerous plant. In addition to that, she will describe what to do if we get burned by the plant and how do we get rid of it.

Jason Tetro BSc, the author of the Germ files, joins us to talk about how cyclospora induces its effects, how it is diagnosed and treated, and what to do to reduce our exposure.

In this episode, Dr. Peter Setlow BSc. ,Phd from the University of Connecticut Health Center tells us what can we do to decrease our exposure to bacterial deposition by hand dryers.

In this episode, I discuss with Dr. Theo Dreher, Phd from Oregon State University:

-How blue green algae appear

-Health effects of blue green algae

-Eating fish and shellfish from contaminated water

-Swimming in contaminated lakes

-Removal of blue green algae from drinking water

My guest today is Steve Dudley, PharmD from Arizona's Poison and Drug Information Center.

In this episode, we discuss signs of abuse, overdose symptoms and what to do in a overdose. Also, we talk about the Arizona Opioid Assistance and Referral Line that was created by the Arizona Department of Health Services and Arizona's Poison and Drug Information Centers .

In this episode, we discuss how honey can reduce injuries induced by button batteries. In addition to that, we discuss how to prevent button battery ingestion in children. My guest today is Dr. Kris Jatana MD, FAAP, an otolaryngologist from Nationwide Childrens Hospital. If you have more questions about button batteries, please contact the National Battery Ingestion hotline at 1-800-498-8666 or your local poison center.

Today my guest is Dr. Michele Jay-Russell DVM, MPVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVPM, who is a food safety specialist from the University of California, Davis. We talked about the Salmonella outbreak linked to pre-cut melons that affected people in 5 different states in the US. We also discussed how salmonellosis is diagnosed, treated and what to do if we have contaminated melons.

In this episode, my guest Dr. Nicholas Fisher BSc, Phd from Stony Brook University reveals to us that eating a lot of fish which contains methylmercury can cause poisoning. Dr. Fisher also explains to us how one can reduce his or her exposure to methylmercury .

My guest today is Fiorella Carhuaz BSc, CHES, from the Oregon Poison Center. We discuss how poison control centers can help you when you've been poisoned by chemicals, medications., recreational drugs, mushrooms, venoms, plants and herbs. Dial 1-800-222-1222 to reach a poison center in the United States and the phone numbers for each Canadian provinces are listed on this webpage https://safemedicationuse.ca/tools_resources/poison_centres.html?. For more information on the Oregon Poison Center you can visit their website https://www.ohsu.edu/xd/outreach/oregon-poison-center/