Poison
Scorpions load their stings and claws with iron and zinc, boosting killing power
Scientists studied 18 species and found iron and zinc concentrated at the puncturing tips and grasping edges to improve prey capture.
Austria police find rat poison in HiPP baby food jar after nationwide recall
French appeals court rules that Algerian nanny who poisoned Jewish family not antisemitic
Health Ministry investigating daycares after 15 toddlers suffer food poisoning symptoms
Iran's Khamenei calls girls' poisoning 'unforgivable' after public anger
The poisonings began in November in the holy Shi'ite Muslim city of Qom and spread to 25 of Iran's 31 provinces, prompting some parents to take children out of school and protest.
Iran mobilizes misinformation about school poisonings - analysis
Iranian pro-regime media are afraid that the regime will be blamed, so they have deployed a number of theories about what happened in order to distract attention from the events.
Iran president blames foreign enemies for wave of schoolgirl poisonings
The so-far unexplained poison attacks at more than 30 schools in at least four cities started in November in Iran's Shi'ite Muslim holy city of Qom.
Iranians protest as over 1,000 schoolgirls poisoned in more than 50 schools
Iranians chanted "death to the child-killing government" after eight schools reported poisonings in one day.
Iranian girls are being poisoned to stop them from attending school
Iran's deputy health minister confirmed that "some people" were poisoning girls but didn't elaborate on who or how.
26 Israeli women were hospitalized for visiting a hair salon
Many women have been straightening their hair in recent years, but they may not be aware of the serious potentially life-threatening health risks.
Russia's deputy Chechnya head poisoned by substance sent in envelope
Samples of the poison were taken for analysis and an investigation was opened into the assassination attempt.
Makeup for children contains highly poisonous chemicals - study
Poisonous chemicals that are often used in makeup are especially dangerous for children because of their undeveloped immune systems.
Palestinians accuse Israel of ‘poisoning’ father of Dizengoff terrorist
Similar conspiracy theories were spread after the death of PLO leader Yasser Arafat, although a French investigation found no evidence of foul play.
Hershey sued over chocolate containing heavy metals
Lazazzaro, a resident of Nassau County, New York, sued Hershey two weeks after Consumer Reports unveiled the results of scientific testing of 28 dark chocolate bars for lead and cadmium.
