When you are suddenly taken ill or unexpectedly injured by a consumer product, your first priority is to seek immediate medical attention – especially if your illness or injury is life-threatening. In an emergency like this, when you are in pain and frantically seeking help, you will likely be confused, […]

It took the death of five infants but major U.S. stores have finally recalled a popular baby recliner more than two years after infant deaths and injuries were first reported. Buy Buy Baby and Toys R Us are taking 150,000 Nap Nanny recliners off store shelves, reports CNN. The federal […]

As technology continues to make its way into our everyday lives, questions begin to arise about the safety of our new “toys.” I guess there will come a time when we are so saturated with new gimmicks that we will simply just hit the wall. At some point, there just […]

With only a month or so until summer is up, now might be an excellent time to consider childproofing your home.   Many parents can become quite busy around the fall season with the start of school, homework, soccer practices, PTA meetings, etc. (not to stress you out).   Furthermore, for many, […]

Recalls for about 10 million Fisher-Price toys were announced yesterday by the company and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada. The recalls were announced jointly by the two safety commissions and Mattel, the parent company of Fisher-Price. The recalls involve four different products manufactured by Fisher-Price, a […]

We take care of our bodies by watching what we eat and drink and through devoted exercise regimens. Do you know that you also need to take care of the toxins that may be lurking in your home? Research shows that common household products and body-care products are increasingly being […]

We try to take care of our bodies by watching what we eat and drink and exercising. But did you know that you also need to take care of the toxins that may be lurking in your home? Research shows that common household products and body-care products are increasingly being […]

Apparently I came from the times when eating mud pies, eating the cookie that dropped on the floor and washing my hands only when they were dirty was the norm. Studies from the Allergy Research Laboratory at the University of Montreal have found that excessive cleanliness is to blame for […]

Parents and Caregivers take heed – another child “safety” device was recalled on Thursday, March 25, 2010. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada, in cooperation with the manufacturer, Evenflo, announced the recall of Evenflo’s Top-of-Stair wood gates after receiving 142 reports of the slats breaking or detaching […]

I wish every child slept in a bed and had a chimney from which to hang stockings. I wish every child dreamed of sugar-plums dancing. I wish every child could imagine that chubby and plump figure driving out of sight into the wintry air. I wish every child could hear […]