PRIMUM non nocere was the ancient injunction to physicians. Yet modern drugs are so potent as to make the physician (iatros) the source of disorders ("iatrogenic") upon occasion. Similarly, household substances and home remedies, familiar but deadly, are the cause of numerous poisonings annually. Thus, the benefits of advancing technology are tempered by their inherent dangers. The poison list, compiled by the Accident Prevention Branch, United States Public Health Service,1 of substances most frequently reported by brand name in 1965 reflects the buying habits of the housewife, and the contents of her bathroom, bedroom and kitchen. The "top ten" include . . .
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