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Do you have any furniture that could tip over? Secure it to the wall and it could save a child’s life. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, a child dies every two weeks after a piece of furniture, an appliance, or a TV falls onto him or her. Between 2008 and 2010, an …
As batteries become smaller and more powerful, the number of swallowing incidents involving serious injury and death is going up. Most often, incidents involve children under age 4 and the elderly (who mistake small batteries for a pill). Sometimes the battery will pass through the intestine and sometimes it can become stuck in the throat …
New drugs and biologics are tested to make sure that they work to treat a disease or condition and are more helpful than harmful. Drug companies conduct drug trials in people in order to show the FDA that the drug’s benefits outweigh its risks, and it is important to know how the drug works in …
Is your baby crawling, or maybe pulling up? Look around the floor at their eye level. What can they get into? Make sure that: Electric outlets are covered Tall furniture, like dressers or tables holding televisions, are attached to the wall to prevent them from tipping over Any sharp furniture corners, like those on coffee …
Because they may be high in mercury (a neurological toxin), pregnant women, women who are breast-feeding and small children should not eat: Shark Swordfish King Mackerel Tilefish Albacore (white) tuna tends to have more mercury in it than light tuna, and the FDA recommends eating up to 6 ounces of albacore tuna in a week. …
