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Baby slings responsible for infant deaths

admin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:57:18 +0000

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is advising parents and caregivers to be cautious when using infant slings for babies younger than four months of age.

In researching incident reports from the past 20 years, CPSC identified and is investigating at least 14 deaths associated with sling-style infant carriers, including three in 2009. Twelve of [...]

China will look into report of cadmium in childrens’ jewelry

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:38:16 +0000

Wal-Mart and Claire’s have pulled Chinese-made children’s jewelry suspected to have been made with cadmium.

The decision to two of American’s largest retailers of costume jewelry comes on the heels of an investigation by the Associated Press which found some products contained dangerous levels of the toxic metal.

Lab tests conducted for the AP on 103 [...]

One of three Paxil lawsuits settled

Jonathan M — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:10:31 +0000

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in December 2005 that it was requiring Glaxo to add [...]

Do Vaccines Cause Autism?

C Winsor — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:02:32 +0000

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Illinois Hospital Pays $9.75 Million in Birth Injury Case

CP — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:40:11 +0000

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Commonwealth Court Panel Declares Midwife can Deliver Babies in Pennsylvania

CP — Tue, 27 May 2008 23:33:08 +0000

A Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine cease-and-desist order was overturned on May 23rd by a Commonwealth Court panel. The panel concluded that the unlicensed midwife who had been charged with practicing medicine without a license can continue to deliver babies.

In the state of Pennsylvania, in order for a midwife to deliver a baby without the [...]

Illinois Woman Settled Birth Injury Case for $15.35 Million

CP — Fri, 23 May 2008 23:30:13 +0000

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Report Links Plastics to Developmental Problems

Janice Johnson — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:24:05 +0000

According to an April 16, 2008 article in the LA Times, a report produced by a federal agency has discovered that a commonly used chemical in plastic may harm the development of children’s brains and reproductive organs. According to the article, The National Toxicology Program report found that fetuses, babies and children were at potential risk [...]