Toxic Methanol in Hand Sanitizers: Poisonings Continue

Toxic Methanol in Hand Sanitizers: Poisonings Continue

Aug. 17, 2020 — As the FDA’s warning list about dangerous hand sanitizers containing methanol grows, another troubling trend has emerged. Some people are drinking the sanitizers to get an alcohol high. Others have believed a rumor, circulated online, that drinking the highly potent and toxic alcohol can disinfect the body, protecting them from COVID-19 … Read more

Mental Health Issues Soaring During COVID Pandemic

Mental Health Issues Soaring During COVID Pandemic

By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The pandemic is taking a big toll on Americans’ psyches: A new government report found that about 41% of adults surveyed in late June “reported an adverse mental or behavioral health condition.” That’s a big rise from 2019. For example, the … Read more