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 ...

"The impression that [ipecac] is very effective just isn't borne out. Some people would argue that it's not effective hardly at all." -Dr. Robert Geller, medical director of the Georgia Poison Control ...

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 ...

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Indianapolis, July 22 - The Indiana Poison Center takes about 200 calls each day, 60,000 a year for childhood poisonings. Most cases don't end up in the hospital and parents often treat their kids at ...

A new bill that will make it more difficult for people with eating disorders to buy a compound that induces vomiting has passed both houses of the state Legislature and awaits the signature of Gov.

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 ...

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 ...

CHICAGO -- 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, ...

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 ...

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 ...