Keep the Holidays Merry - and Safe (broadcast Friday, December 26th, 2008)

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Aunt Edna's rum balls are certainly a danger this time of the year -- but are mistletoe and poinsettia really holiday threats as well? In this segment, Ira and guests run down the list of hazards that hosts should know about to avoid poisonings and keep the holidays happy.

Guests

Edward P Krenzelok
Director, Pittsburgh Poison Center
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Professor of Pharmacy and Pediatrics
Gordon J. Vanscoy Chair in Pharmacy
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Segment produced by:Annette Heist

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