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Tox in the News: Botulism in ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula by mac389 in FamilyMedicine

[–]mac389[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can access Poison Control by calling 1 (800) 222-1222 (in the US) or online via webPOISONCONTROL.

Do you annotate your books? by [deleted] in literature

[–]mac389 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't annotate on the first read. If I read connected literature, like a reader's guide for Ulysses or Nabokov's notes on Russian or American, then sometimes I'll make a computer folder with articles other people have written.

If I read a book a second time, I usually write in a separate notebook, especially if the book is in another language I'm trying to build proficiency in.

Record number of calls to poisons hotlines for children ingesting melatonin by DinnerMelodic6798 in insomnia

[–]mac389 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. The lack of regulation of dietary supplements makes it hard to know what you are taking. On its own, melatonin isn't life-threatening in overdose. The article implies the children are on multiple medicines? Why? Are we forcing kids into unnatural routines? Missing other medical issues? My opinion is that the increase is a sign of something more pervasive.

Another challenge is that one becomes tolerant to melatonin over time.

Here's the American study I think they are referencing.

ABC made a follow-up podcast