Dietary Supplements Send Many to ER

Dietary supplements send about 23,000 people to the emergency room each year

Thursday, October 15, 2015 Dietary Supplements Send Thousands to ER Each Year Dietary supplements send an average of 23,000 people to the emergency room each year, a new study estimates. It's the first time anyone has come up with national numbers on the problem. Read more ... Related Reading • Vitamin and Calcium Supplements • The Facts About Nutrition Today's Health News •  Caramel Apples Can Harbor Listeria, Study Finds •  Many New Moms Still Lack Breast-Feeding Support at Work •  Small Hospitals Seeing More Drug-Resistant E. Coli Infections •  Crohn's Disease Treatments for Kids May Not Get Gut Back to Normal •  Sleep Apnea May Raise Women's Heart Risk, But Not Men's •  Job Stress Tied to Stroke Risk, Study Suggests •  Obamacare Allows Tobacco Surcharge on Older Smokers •  Should the Annual Physical Be Scrapped? •  Vitamin D, Calcium May Not Prevent Colon Cancer After All •  Ebola Persists for Extended Period in Survivors' Semen: Study •  Health Tip: Are You Getting Enough Potassium? •  Health Tip: Is Your Child Ready for a Booster Seat? •  Relax, Parents, Your Teen's Moodiness Should Subside, Study Finds •  Vaccines Rarely Cause Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions: CDC •  Dietary Supplements Send Thousands to ER Each Year •  U.K. Nurse With Ebola Critically Ill Again Health Tools   Picture Slideshows   Quizzes   Pinpoint Your Pain   Medical Word of the Day   Diseases and Conditions   MedicineNet Home From Our WebMD Sponsors Care for Aortic Stenosis? Follow Us       MedicineNet Newsletters Sign up for the NEW MedicineNet newsletters today! New specialty newsletters include Skin Care & Conditions and Arthritis. MedicineNet Newsletters » Quizzes • Preventing Type 2 Diabetes • Eyes and Eye Conditions • Breast Cancer Prevention Top Viewed Articles • Sitting Too Much? • Red Wine and Diabetes • Can Bugs End World Hunger? • Elephants' Cancer Secrets • Hot Flashes & Heart Disease Picture Slideshows • Avoid Diabetes Complications • Common Eye Conditions • Visual Guide to Breast Cancer • ADHD Symptoms in Children • Top Psoriasis Treatments Latest Pet Health Content • Canine Flu FAQ • Toxoplasmosis in Cats • Cold Exposure in Dogs • Bronchitis in Cats • Diseases From Pets Bonus PDF Booklet Infectious Diseases Book