It’s hard to miss the news about vaping related fatalities. Hundreds of illnesses and at least twelve fatalities have been reported around the US. In many cases, the individuals who died were in their 20s or 30s, like this case … Continue reading
What You Need to Know About Pesticides Like Roundup
Last month, a jury in San Francisco, CA ordered Monsanto to pay $289 million in damages to a man who developed cancer after years of using Roundup (a popular weed killer) in his role as a school groundskeeper. You’ve likely … Continue reading
Safe Sleeping for Infants: Inclined Sleeper Recalls
Fisher-Price, Dorel Juvenile Group USA, and Kids II are among the companies who have recalled inclined and rocking sleepers for infants in the past year. Infant fatalities have occurred in these sleepers, most frequently when the infants rolled from their … Continue reading
Preventing Eye Injuries: Digital Eyestrain
August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month, and school is back in session. It’s a good time to consider whether too much screen time may be harming your child’s visual development—and if it is, learn what you can do … Continue reading
Aspirin for Heart Attack Prevention: New Guidelines
A recent study conducted by Harvard University and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center brings the practice of taking aspirin daily for heart attack prevention into question. Millions of Americans take aspirin each day, with or without the recommendation of a … Continue reading