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Maclaren Stroller Recall

Maclaren USA, Inc. and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission have announced the recall of about one million Maclaren strollers because the 'stroller's hinge mechanism poses a fingertip amputation and laceration hazard to the child when the consumer is unfolding/opening the stroller.' There...

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About.co...diatrics — November 09

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Beef Recall

Fairbank Farms has voluntarily recalled about 545,699 pounds of fresh ground beef because it may be contaminated with the E.coli O157:H7 bacteria. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the CDC discovered the possible link while investigating a small c...

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About.co...diatrics — November 02

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Daylight Saving Time To Do List

In addition to turning your clocks back one hour last night, some good things to do when daylight saving time changes can include: changing the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors in addition to replacing the batteries, you should consider replacing smoke alarms that ...

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About.co...diatrics — November 01

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Halloween Safety

Halloween is always a fun holiday for kids. I still remember the year that I had to miss Halloween because I was sick with chickenpox, but hopefully too many kids don't miss out on the fun because of swine flu fears. Of course, kids who are actually sick with swine flu should stay home on Hallow...

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About.co...diatrics — October 31

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Tamiflu Shortages

There have been a lot of reports of Tamiflu shortages as swine flu cases continue to increase across the United States. It is important to remember that according to current CDC guidelines, Tamiflu is only recommended for high-risk patients with swine flu, including children under age two to fou...

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About.co...diatrics — October 29

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Swine Flu Emergency

There has been a lot of fear surrounding the swine flu pandemic this year. The declaration of a National Swine Flu Emergency by President Obama may increase fears for some parents, but it is important to realize that the move simply allows hospitals to better deal with the rising number of patien...

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About.co...diatrics — October 26