A 38-year-old member asked:
is there a way to help food poisoning?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
48 years experience Pathology
Prevention: Food poisoning may be due to contamination by chemicals, biological toxins, live micro-organisms and spoilt foods. Each requires a different approach for diagnosis and treatment. See this site for more info.
http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/food-poisoning/food-poisoning.
Answered on Sep 28, 2016
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