Clothing Recalls
Name of product: Deezo boys and girls zip-up hoodies Hazard: The sweatshirts and jackets have drawstrings through the hood which pose a strangulation hazard to young children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines about drawstrings in children’s upper outerwear. In 1997, those guidelines were incorporated into a voluntary standard. Then, in July 2011, based on [...]
Name of product: Girl’s Three-Piece Clothing Sets Hazard: The vest sold with these sets has a belt at the waist that could become snagged or caught in small spaces or vehicle doors and it poses an entanglement hazard. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines about drawstrings in children’s upper outerwear. In 1997, those guidelines were [...]
Name of product: 12-volt heated jacket liners Hazard: A defective wire connector can cause the jacket liner to overheat, posing a burn hazard to consumers. Units About 9,900 Description This recall involves Gerbings and Harley-Davidson® black nylon, 12-volt, heated jacket liners. The jacket liners heat up when plugged into a vehicle, such as a motorcycle [...]
Name of product: Infant Froggy Socks Hazard: The stitched knit frog face and feet on the socks can detach, posing a choking hazard to infants and young children. Units About 5,000 pairs Description The knit ankle infant socks have a red ankle border with a lime green sock that has four fabric feet and a [...]
Name of product: Mini Boden Chunky Cord Dungarees Hazard: The studs and clasps on the pants can detach, posing a choking hazard to infants and small children. Units About 1,900 Description The recalled overall corduroy dungaree pants were sold in light brown and red in sizes 0-24 months and 2Y through 4Y. There are two [...]
Name of product: One-piece footed infant clothing with a zipper Hazard: The zipper pull can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. Units About 218,000 Description This recall involves eight styles of one-piece, footed cotton clothing for infants made by Carter’s. They have a zipper from the foot to the neck and were sold [...]
Name of product: “Aubree’s” and “Hearts” baby socks Hazard: The flowers and the bows on the baby socks can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. Units About 33,000 pairs Description This recall involves “Aubree’s” and “Hearts” baby socks sold in sizes 0 to 12 months. “Aubree’s” socks have flowers attached to the toes. [...]
Name of product: Children’s Pajamas Hazard: The pajamas fail to meet federal flammability standards for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children. Units About 700 Description The recalled products are one-piece micro fleece garment made of 100 percent polyester knit fabric. They were sold in infant sizes 9M to 12M. The pajamas [...]
What We Know About Concussions
Your brain is your body’s command center. Its soft, sensitive tissues float in a cushioning fluid within the hard and sturdy skull. But a swift blow to the head or violent shaking can override these protections and lead to a mild type of brain injury known as a concussion. More than 1 million mild traumatic [...]
Flu in Pregnancy May Quadruple Risk for Bipolar Disorder in the Child
Pregnant mothers’ exposure to the flu was associated with a nearly fourfold increased risk that their child would develop bipolar disorder in adulthood, in a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The findings add to mounting evidence of possible shared underlying causes and illness processes with schizophrenia, which some studies have also linked [...]
NHS England to Tackle Shockingly Low Dementia Diagnosis Rates
NHS England is to tackle “shockingly low” dementia diagnosis rates with plans that could see 160,000 people who are unknowingly living with the condition identified and treated, Jeremy Hunt announced today. The plans, announced as the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia reached its first year, will aim to see two-thirds of people with dementia identified [...]
CDC Finds Suicide Rates Among Middle-aged Adults Increased From 1999 to 2010
Suicide deaths have surpassed deaths from motor vehicle crashes in recent years in the United States. In 2010 there were 33,687 deaths from motor vehicle crashes and 38,364 suicides. Suicide rates among middle-aged Americans have risen substantially since 1999, according to a report in CDC journal, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. “Suicide is a tragedy [...]
When the Mind is At Rest Electrical Signals in the Brain Appear to Travel in Reverse
When the mind is at rest, the electrical signals by which brain cells communicate appear to travel in reverse, wiping out unimportant information in the process, but sensitizing the cells for future sensory learning, according to a study of rats conducted by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. The finding has implications not only [...]