Mr. Yuk is green, Mr. Yuk is mean! The logo and the saying are a part of poison prevention lore. Created in Pittsburgh in 1971 (yes, 2011 is the 40th anniversary of the iconic logo), it was to replace the more traditional poison symbol of the skull and crossbones . . . a symbol … more
The Illinois Poison Center (IPC) receives over 90,000 poison-related calls from the public and health care providers around the state every year. Individually, each call is important to us and to the caller looking for information and advice. Collectively however, the IPC calls become the database for hazardous exposures for the state of Illinois. There … more
