Enjoying the outdoors carries the danger of running into nature’s less-friendly side: toxic plants and animals. As toxicologists at the University of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Poison Center, we see many ...

Just thinking about poison ivy can make you itch. Blistering rashes on your arms and ankles, oozing bumps between your fingers and eyelid-swelling exposures are all-too-familiar summer hazards. Poison ...

(WSET) — When you're outside in the summer, gardening, hiking, or playing with your pets, the last thing you want is poison ivy. The reason why you become itchy and develop a rash hours later is ...

Michigan's summer climate provides ideal growing conditions for many flowers and other plants we enjoy — and for a few poisonous, three-leafed plants we all could do without. Though the common phrase: ...

Poison ivy is widely known for causing skin irritation, but its effects do not stop there. When ingested, the plant can ...

Enjoying the outdoors carries the danger of running into nature's less-friendly side: toxic plants and animals. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. As toxicologists at ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Christopher P. Holstege, University of Virginia and Sandra H. Nixon, University of ...