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Smallest People + Smallest Room = Biggest Problems
January 13, 2012 – 3:06 pm | No Comment
Smallest People + Smallest Room = Biggest Problems

If you asked most people, they’d likely say that the kitchen is the most dangerous room in the home — especially for little ones. But what about the bathroom? It presents a host of dangers: drowning, burns, slip-and-fall accidents, poison and electrical shock.
A few …

The Truth About Fluoridated Water
January 8, 2012 – 7:16 pm | No Comment
The Truth About Fluoridated Water

There may be something in the water after all. New science and a series of disturbing revelations prove that contrary to what most Americans have believed for decades, fluoride in water and other products can potentially be harmful to a number …

Look Before You Lock
January 6, 2012 – 2:46 pm | No Comment
Look Before You Lock

Continuing its national efforts to educate the public about the dangers of leaving children in cars, KidsAndCars.org recently unveiled a new pilot program — “Look Before You Lock,” which includes special cards that explain how memory lapses can place …

Prescription for Disaster: Preventing Medication Injury
January 4, 2012 – 7:48 pm | No Comment
Prescription for Disaster: Preventing Medication Injury

Prescription drugs are ubiquitous in society today. From the myriad of television commercials to the constant debate by federal and state governments on how to insure Americans’ prescriptions, prescription drugs are never far from the public consciousness.
It is with good reason, …

Adjust Your Settings to ‘Private’
January 3, 2012 – 8:21 pm | No Comment
Adjust Your Settings to ‘Private’

“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.”
— Steve Jobs, founder and former CEO of …

Commentary: Saving American Teen Drivers
December 29, 2011 – 12:12 pm | No Comment
Commentary: Saving American Teen Drivers

Did you know that automobile crashes remain the leading killer for American teens? According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2009, about 3,000 teens in the United States aged 15–19 were killed in …

A Truly Happy Holiday
December 14, 2011 – 10:30 am | No Comment
A Truly Happy Holiday

Despite its most-often-used defini­tion, the term “Happy Holidays” also means having the peace of mind that your home and belongings are safe while you are away. As with most things in life, simple preparation and prevention …

15 Ways to Protect Your Child from Sexual Abuse
December 9, 2011 – 10:33 am | No Comment
15 Ways to Protect Your Child from Sexual Abuse

It is difficult to obtain an accurate picture of how prevalent child sexual abuse is because it is a crime of secrecy. Many children who have been abused do not disclose what happened to them until …

Holiday Travel Tips the Airlines Won’t Give You
December 9, 2011 – 10:16 am | No Comment
Holiday Travel Tips the Airlines Won’t Give You

This is the time of year when you’ll hear tons of stories about getting the best airfare or traveling with gifts. What you really need to know, however, is how to prepare for travel dur­ing …

Asperger’s Syndrome: A Parent’s POV
December 8, 2011 – 8:43 am | 2 Comments
Asperger’s Syndrome: A Parent’s POV

“No Cassidy, I do not know how to build a hovercraft.”
I actually spoke these words to my 11-year-old daughter one morning before church. I also do not know how to build solar panels for our …