This section of the Web site highlights new and interesting data and statistics about poison prevention.

• December 14, 2007: Increases in Age-Group-Specific Mortality–
  United States, 1999-2004
  
  December 13, 2007: New CDC Study Finds 5.5 Percent Increase in
  Injury Mortality from 1999 to 2004
  
  
• The 2006 Annual Report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers' National Poison Data System shows that over 4 million calls were made to the nation's 61 poison centers. The substance most frequently involved in all human exposures were analgesics (pain relievers). The most common exposures in children less than age 6 were cosmetics/personal care products. Access the report.
  
  
  

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