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Portable pools pose drowning risks for tots0
- Home & Family
- June 20, 2011
A new Pediatrics study quantified the dangers that portable pools present to small children. About two dozen children, almost all under the age of 5, drown in portable pools each year, it reported. With summer approaching and portable pools becoming a more financially friendly option, this study, analyzing a total of 209 pool-related deaths from
READ MOREPopular Lipsticks Contain Dangerous Levels of Lead0
- Health & Healing
- February 17, 2012
U.S. Food and Drug Administration researchers have detected lead in 400 brands of lipstick tested by the agency. At least two popular brands had amounts of the neurotoxin above the threshold the state of California considers safe in personal care products, which is 5 parts per million. “Millions of women get a little bit of
READ MOREPoor lifestyles harming U.S. Heart Health0
- Health & Healing
- December 19, 2011
Americans' heart health is in a woeful state, according to this year's report card from the American Heart Association. And it's largely because people just aren't taking care of themselves. USA Today/ HealthDay, 12/16/2011
READ MOREPoll: Many Boomers Staying Put Amid Bad Economy0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- October 27, 2011
As baby boomers look ahead to retirement, they’d prefer a home that is affordable, accessible to medical care and close to family. But an Associated Press-LifeGoesStrong.com poll finds that amid a shaky economy, few think it’s likely they’ll move in retirement. Associated Press, 10/26/2011
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Police see flurry of Honda airbag thefts as criminals aim to resell on black market0
- Consumer Alerts
- October 16, 2018
“Criminals throughout the country are stealing airbags out of relatively new Honda cars for apparent resale to questionable repair shops or unsuspecting online customers.”
READ MOREPoised to Donate Organs, 21-Year-Old Emerges From Coma0
- Health & Healing
- December 28, 2011
Sam Schmid, a 21-year-old college student from Arizona, astounded doctors by recovering from traumatic brain injuries just hours before being readied to be an organ donor. ABC News, 12/22/2011
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