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Michigan could soon ban sale of whippet 'crackers' used to inhale nitrous oxide

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Michigan Poison and Drug Information Center at WSU issues warning about promethazine misuse

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Expanded recall for potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination

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FDA urges consumers not to buy tianeptine products due to serious risks as lawmakers call for ‘immediate action’

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CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Pedetid High-Powered Magnetic Ball Sets Due to Ingestion Hazard

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Heart-Related Deaths Involving Substance Use, Especially Alcohol, on the Rise

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Mushrooms’ popularity is booming, but so are poisonings, experts warn

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Carbon monoxide poisoning sends 49 people to hospital from Utah church

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Poison centers see nearly 1,500% increase in calls related to injected weight-loss drugs as people accidentally overdose

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Governor declares January Radon Action Month in Michigan

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Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition Voluntarily Recalls Select Batches of Nutramigen Hypoallergenic Infant Formula Powder Because of Possible Health Risk

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USDA Notice: Valley Meats, LLC, Recalls Ground Beef Products Due to Possible E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination

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The Truth About Holiday Spirits

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Making Families Safer from Button Cell or Coin Battery Dangers; Reese’s Law Leads to New Federal Mandatory Safety Standard

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8th Avenue Pharmacy Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Notoginseng Formula Special Gout Granule Due to the Presence of Hidden Drug Ingredients, Diclofenac and Dexamethasone

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Qualitative and quantitative characteristics of xylazine-associated deaths detected using a post-mortem toxicology testing program

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CDC issues health alert for deadly tick-borne disease

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MDHHS seeks bids for pilot to provide incentives to Medicaid enrollees who meet substance use disorder recovery goals

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Governor Whitmer Signs Bill Aimed at Lowering Prescription Drug Costs

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State warns Michigan residents about possible rabies exposure from skunks purchased from Rose’s Skunks or Chesterfield Township/New Baltimore location

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