Experts Puzzle Over Cause of Boys' Deaths
The Los Angeles Times; Los Angeles, Calif.; May 6, 2000; STEVE BERRY;

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Abstract:
Fewer than half a dozen deaths from oleander poisoning have been
reported nationwide in the last 30 years, and almost all of those were
from people trying to concoct some medicinal mixture using extract
from the plant, according to Dr. Richard Clark, a medical toxicologist
who is executive director of the California Poison Control Center.

Although there are no oleander plants on the Wiltseys' ...








On Wed, 14 May 2003 05:11:41 -0700, Tom Jaszewski
wrote:

On Tue, 13 May 2003 20:11:11 -0700, "Starlord"
wrote:

Tell that to the folks in west L.A. who's kids crewed on some Oleander leaves
and died within hours.

Can you provide a date or a news source to confirm?


"Nature, left alone, is in perfect balance.
Harmful insects and plant diseases are always present,
but do not occur in nature to an extent which requires the use of poisonous chemicals.
The sensible approach to disease and insect control is to grow sturdy crops in a healthy environment."

Masanobu Fukuoka, One Straw Revolution--1978



"Nature, left alone, is in perfect balance.
Harmful insects and plant diseases are always present,
but do not occur in nature to an extent which requires the use of poisonous chemicals.
The sensible approach to disease and insect control is to grow sturdy crops in a healthy environment."

Masanobu Fukuoka, One Straw Revolution--1978