Here is a report about cyanide poisoning which was not cyanide poisoning and is really funny if you can see through it...the last case was back in the 70's any  Tylenol poisoning (DEATH)  happens hundreds of times each year.

Cyanide poisoning from apricot kernels


NEW YORK, Dec 09 (Reuters Health) -- Apricot kernels, marketed as a
``health food,'' can cause potentially fatal cyanide poisoning, according
to a report in the December issue of the Annals of Emergency Medicine.

The report describes the case of a 41-year-old woman who began to have
difficulty breathing shortly after chewing about 30 apricot kernels. After
being rushed to the emergency room and diagnosed with cyanide poisoning,
the woman was treated with cyanide antidote and other medications, and
recovered.

``This is the first reported case of cyanide toxicity from apricot kernel
ingestion in the United States since 1979,'' Dr. Jeffrey R. Suchard and
colleagues at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona,
state.

There were five cases of cyanide poisoning from apricot kernels in the US
in the 1970s, the researchers note. At the time, advocates of alternative
remedies were touting the drug laetrile as a cancer treatment. Reports that
apricot kernels contained an active ingredient in laetrile probably led to
the five poisonings, Suchard and colleagues suggest.

``The continuing sale of apricot kernels as health food is troubling,''
they add. ``We believe this to be a remnant of 'magical thinking' related
to the inappropriate use of laetrile as a cancer treatment.''

``Apricot kernels have been described as 'little cyanide pellets,''' the
researchers add. While the kernels do not release much cyanide when
swallowed whole, chewing or grinding increases their toxicity.

>From estimates of average cyanide concentrations in apricot kernels and the
average lethal dose of the poison, the researchers estimate that ``the
8-ounce bag of apricot kernels purchased by the patient could kill up to 6
adults if consumed at one sitting.''

Given the popularity of natural remedies, Suchard and colleagues suggest
that ``regulatory action be taken'' to prevent similar poisonings in the
future.