RECALL ALERT: Cradle Gliders Recalled Due to Infant Fall Hazard
Dream On Me Recalls Cradle Gliders Due to Infant Fall Hazard Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. Recall date: November 13, 2013 Hazard: The mattress support board can fall out or slide out of the bottom of the cradle glider posing a risk that babies can fall out and suffer injuries. Incidents/Injuries […]
Baby Thrown From 2nd Floor Apartment Windown Survives
A 58-year-old woman, Arlene Pickett, was killed in an apartment fire in Ambridge over the weekend. She was attempting to get out of the burning building and was found in a stairwell. Neighbors said they saw smoke pouring out of the windows and could hear people screaming from inside. “It was amazing, little kids crying for […]
Keyless Remote Triggers Car to Explode
A woman, named Jackie, in Massachusetts tried to unlock her car trunk in the parking lot of a supermarket using a keyless remote… and then, just like out of a James Bond movie, the car exploded. The blast destroyed the woman’s Honda Civic and sent people running to the parking lot to see what had […]
Toyota Agrees to $1.1 Billion Settlement Tied to Sudden Accelerations
DETROIT — Toyota Motor Corp. agreed on a $1.1 billion settlement toward the class-action lawsuit related to issues of sudden acceleration in its vehicles. A suit was filed in 2010 after numerous complaints were made that Toyota automobiles were accelerating suddenly and causing accidents and injuries. Since then more then 8 million vehicles in the […]
generic Lipitor (atorvastatin) recalled after glass discovered…
Ranbaxy Laboratories (generic drug maker) will stop manufacturing its version of Pfizer Inc’s cholesterol fighter, Lipitor, while it gets to the bottom of the cause of a recent recall. Earlier this month, after the company discovered contamination with tiny glass particles, Ranbaxy recalled certain lots of the widely used cholesterol lowering medicine known generically as […]
Every 46 minutes a child is injured by a Bounce house in U.S.
According to a new study inflatable bouncers (Bounce houses, castles, moonwalks, etc) are injuring U.S. children at “alarming” rates. Just a few short months after pediatricians sounded the alarm on trampoline injuries, a study from the November 26th issue of Pediatrics outlines the number of injuries from bouncy castles and similar party fare has climbed […]
When is it safe to turn the car seat to a forward-facing position
Six months, one year, two years… The rules change quickly when it comes to child safety. It wasn’t that long ago that the American Association of Pediatrics (AAP) advised that children remain in the rear-facing position for one yer. In March 2011, the AAP extended it’s recommendation to two years or until the child is […]
Jennie-O Recalls 55,000 Pounds of Turkey Burger Over Salmonella
Fox News reports…. Jennie-O Turkey recalled 55,000 pounds of turkey burger this weekend after being linked to a dozen cases of salmonella in 10 states. The raw, frozen turkey burgers were sold nationwide exclusively at Sam’s Club stores. They were sold in boxes of 12 individually wrapped burgers labeled “Jennie-O Turkey Store All Natural Lean […]
