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Quick Answer Rodenticide (rat poison) poisoning happens when a person swallows or is exposed to a product made to kill rodents. T...

You wake up and part of last night is missing. You remember arriving, you remember a drink or two, and then nothing, or only fragm...

Quick Answer Chain of custody in poison testing is the documented record of how a sample is collected, identified, transferred, s...

Forensic evidence can be highly valuable in an investigation, but its value depends not only on what a laboratory finds. There mus...

Could something in your home be exposing you or your family to heavy metals? Lead, mercury, arsenic and cadmium can enter the h...

Quick Overview A cyanide blood test is a specialized laboratory test used to detect or measure cyanide in a blood specimen. It ...

Online pill identifiers can be helpful when you are trying to find preliminary information about an unfamiliar tablet or capsule. ...

If you take a prescription antidepressant and need to undergo drug testing, you may wonder whether the medication could affect you...

It's a question our lab in Westminster, Colorado hears often, from parents in custody disputes, employees disputing a workplace re...

Eye drops are a common household medicine, but many parents don't realise that some redness-relief products can become dangerous i...

Most people associate hair sample testing with drug screening, but that's only part of the story. Hair can also provide valuable i...

When preparing for postmortem forensic toxicology testing, having the right evidence and documentation available is just as import...