Want to hear the latest on babyproofing your house? Click on this New York Times article HERE. There are some surprises. Using plug-in outlet covers? Most adults don’t plug them back in. Video monitors? There are reports of kids getting strangled on the cords. But some old suggestions are still valid. The best way to [...]
An arm of Congress has investigated herbal supplements, and found that most are contaminated. The Government Accountability Office investigated commonly available supplements, and found heavy metals — including lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic — in supplements available at drugstores and health food stores. The FDA’s authority to regulate such supplements and treatments was rescinded during [...]
It’s not just “selective hearing!” True hearing loss in teenagers has become 30% more common. A survey performed back in 1988-94 found that 15% of American teens suffered hearing loss, even if slight. Bu a repeat study in 2005-6 showed that the percentage has risen to almost 20%, a 1/3 increase. Hearing loss is 50% [...]
A new report adds to fears that co-sleeping may not be entirely safe. The number of infants reported to have died by accidental suffocation and strangulation (“ASSB”) in bed quadrupled, starting in 1992, after staying stable for the previous 8 years, as reported in the January 2009 issue of Pediatrics. Some of the increase might [...]
