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Swimming lessons and parents' vigilance are crucial for preventing drowning injuries and death among young kids.
On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention forecasted that 42% of Americans could be obese by 2030. Our expanding waistlines constitute not only a medical crisis, but according to a recent story in the New York Times, it could also endanger personal safety in some situations — namely in an airplane crash.
It’s time for spring cleaning, but before you pull out the spray bottles and solvents, researchers at the Environmental Working Group (EWG) say you should double-check what you’re using to sanitize.
More than one in 10 parents don’t follow the recommended vaccination schedule for their children, according to a new study. And one in four who do adhere to current guidelines say they still feel that it may not be the best or safest way to immunize youngsters.
—JOSEPH SCHWIETERMAN, bus ridership researcher and director of the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development at DePaul University in Chicago, on the Federal Transit Authority's proposal to increase the assumed average weight per bus passenger from 150 lbs. to 175 lbs.; the agency also proposes adding an extra quarter of a square foot of floor space [...]
Boxes of pig ear “chews” for dogs recalled by Jones Natural Chews Co. of Rockford, Ill., because of possible salmonella contamination. Pets who eat contaminated products and pet owners who handle them are both at risk for illness. [via FDA]
Passion can be as much a part of pregnancy as an expanding waistline, according to a review of studies on sex and its effect on a woman’s womb.
Earlier this month, I went snowboarding for the first time in a few years. Not much has changed for me since the last time out. I still suffer from the same heady mix of poor depth perception and lousy risk management.
In the second crib recall in as many weeks, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a recall yesterday of 170,000 drop-side cribs sold by C&T International/Sorelle, of East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Prior to 2003, the cribs were also sold under the brand Golden Baby Inc.) The recall was prompted by 104 reports of [...]
According to the Humane Society, nearly 40% of Americans own a dog, and roughly a quarter own more than one. Dogs provide us with companionship, protection, slobbery kisses, and recently, perhaps even clues for cancer treatments. So, it makes sense that owners want to give them some special rewards. Yet, though they may seem a [...]
Tired of your mindless treadmill routine and all that running leading nowhere? Consider mixing up your fitness plan, with more and more gyms offering unique classes for workouts that are effective — and fun.
