WASHINGTON — Poppy seeds may look like many other items you have in your spice rack, but some come with a dangerous risk. Some poppy seeds may contain high levels of opiates like morphine, which can ...

Poisonous poppy seeds have sent a number of people around Australia to hospital with severe symptoms – from muscle cramping and spasms to seizures and cardiac arrests – prompting a nationwide recall ...

The mandatory drug test for new jobs is controversial for a number of reasons, including the fact that it can be hijacked by your breakfast. Let’s say you ate a far-from-offensive lemon poppyseed ...

It sounds like a joke: poppy seeds infused with opioids. Indeed, it was a plotline on the sitcom Seinfeld. But for some it has been a tragedy. People have died after drinking tea brewed from unwashed ...

WASHINGTON – Back away from the baked goods, Doughboy. That's the warning from the Pentagon to its 1.3 million active-duty soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines amid fresh concerns that tainted poppy ...

The advice to stop eating once labor kicks in has always seemed a bit draconian to me. Giving birth is hard work; why not munch if you’re hungry?more Now, in light of an incident that sounds like it’s ...

Poppy seeds come from a species of poppy plant called Papaver somniferum. “Somniferum” is Latin for “sleep-bringing,” which hints that it might contain opiates – powerful compounds that depress the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eating culinary poppy seeds won’t get you high, but they could lead to a failed drug test. Linda Caldwell/EyeEm via Getty Images ...