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Updated: February 16, 2010
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| 11/23/2009 |
Crib Recall. Recall of more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs with the Fisher-Price logo. The cribs’ drop-side plastic hardware can break, deform, or parts can become missing, Infants and toddlers can become entrapped in the space which can lead to suffocation, or the sides can detach leading to falls. Additional crib recalls. |
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Dangers of Diluting Baby Formula. Do not add extra water or anything else to baby formula. Also, young babies cannot be safely fed regular cow or goat milk. They can cause severe illness or death. |
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Guide to Ocean Friendly Seafood. Learn what seafoods are both safe to eat and ocean friendly. |
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Staph Infections (MRSA). Staph infections are rising at an alarming rate around California and the nation. The Centers for Disease Control have dedicated several web sites to MRSA. These include:
Parent's Guide to MRSA Staph infections have been on the rise in California. This guide is designed to help parents avoid staph infections for their children.
Guía para padres sobre el SARM Staph infecciones han ido en aumento en California. Esta guía está diseñada para ayudar a los padres staph evitar infecciones de sus hijos. |
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Small shops are promising they will rid you/your child/your family/etc. of head lice. A report states that none of the products they use or sell has been proven to repel or kill head lice. They manually remove lice and nits from the hair during sessions at the salon. This “nit-picking” is productive, but they will only guarantee their services if every member of the immediate family is treated. At one salon the cost of a family of four to be “louse-free” was about $900.
A recent publication states that you can get good results at home. Combing hair carefully with specific head lice removal combs can be an effective method of getting rid of head lice. See: Speare, R. Canyon, D., Cahill, C., & G. Thomas. 2007. Comparative efficacy of two nit combs in removing head lice (Pediculus humanus var. capitis) and their eggs. International Journal of Dermatology. 46: 1275-1278. |
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Pesticides and Autism Linked. California Department of Publuc Health News Release: Preliminary Research into Autism Spectrum Disorders Among Children Of Mothers Living Near Agricultural Pesticide Applications. "Among 29 mothers who appear to have lived near agricultural fields where the highest level of organochlorine pesticides were applied during their first trimester of pregnancy, eight children had ASD. This rate is six times higher than the control group." |
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