Cost Plus Inc. Recalls Wooden Animal Drum Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard

The paint used on the drum is in excess of the maximum allowable level of 90 ppm, a violation of the federal lead paint standard. US Consumer Product Safety Commission – Recent More »

Target Recalls Children’s Task Lamps Due to Laceration and Fire Hazards

Lamps can overheat, causing the adhesive inside the lamp socket to melt and migrate into the bulb area of the socket. The cooled glue can adhere to the light bulb base and More »

Mini Stars Building Sets Recalled by Edushape Due to Choking Hazard

Plastic knobs can break from the center of the stars, posing a choking hazard to young children. US Consumer Product Safety Commission – Recent Child-Related Product Recalls More »

Prime-Line Products Recalls Child Bathtub Non-Slip Pads Due To Fall Hazard

Some pads do not stick to the bathtub surface, posing a fall hazard to consumers. US Consumer Product Safety Commission – Recent Child-Related Product Recalls More »

Child Safety Latches and Outlet Covers Recalled by Prime-Line; Screw Breaks Can Allow Unintended Access

The screws on the safety latches and outlet covers can loosen and/or break. When this happens, young children can gain access to electrical outlets and other potentially hazardous items. US Consumer Product More »

Strollers Recalled by phil&teds USA Due to Risk of Injury from Brake Failure

The brake mechanism on the strollers can fail, posing an injury hazard. US Consumer Product Safety Commission – Recent Child-Related Product Recalls More »

Fisher-Price Recalls to Repair Little People Builders’ Load ‘n Go Wagons due to Laceration Hazard

The back of the wagon’s plastic handle has molded-in reinforcement. This design adds stiffness and facilitates children gripping the handle. The handle poses a laceration hazard if a child falls on it. More »

Toy Keys with Remote Recalled by Battat Due to Choking Hazard

The metal toy keys and the plastic key ring can break, posing a choking hazard. US Consumer Product Safety Commission – Recent Child-Related Product Recalls More »

Bravo Sports Recalls Disney-Branded Pogo Sticks Due to Fall and Laceration Hazards

The bottom rubber tip attached to the pogo stick frame can wear out prematurely, posing a fall hazard to consumers. Also, the end caps on the handlebars can come off, exposing sharp More »

Category Archives: Infant Product Recall

Helping Hands Milk Bank Reaches Out to Utah Moms

October 14, 2011     No comments

Helping Hands Milk Bank Reaches Out to Utah Moms
Utah's nursing mothers may choose to donate excess breast milk through Helping Hands, to be used to make life-saving, human milk-based nutritional products for extremely premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). …
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3 Students Diagnosed With Whooping Cough
In two of those cases, infants died. A new state law took effect for the 2011-2012 school year, requiring all students in grades 7-12 to be vaccinated against pertussis with a Tdap booster shot. The law was a direct result of the 2010 statewide …
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Zutano Wins 'Earnie' Award for Best Infants' Collection
NEW YORK, NY, Oct 05, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Zutano, the Vermont-based designer of children's clothing, accessories and home products, has won the Earnie Award for Best Infants' Collection. This was announced by Earnshaw's Magazine, …
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Explore the Center for Women and Infants at Bayhealth open house

October 13, 2011     No comments

Explore the Center for Women and Infants at Bayhealth open house
By Jeff Louderback Bayhealth Medical Center's Kent General Hospital will host an open house for the Center for Women and Infants from 3 pm to 5 pm on Oct. 16. The center is located at 640 S. State Street in Dover. The two-story center opened in 2005 …
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Hospital faces kin wrath after baby death
The infant died around 2 pm. The infant's father, Y Kundar, a hotelier, alleged that his son died after the doctor administered outdated medicines. Soon, Kundar's relatives started pelting stones on the window panes. The baby's father alleged that the …
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Polytherapy With Valproate Ups Fetal Malformation Risk

October 12, 2011     No comments

Polytherapy With Valproate Ups Fetal Malformation Risk
The risk of malformations among infants born to women exposed to antiepileptic drug polytherapy with carbamazepine or lamotrigine in their first trimester is significantly higher than the risk for those treated with the corresponding monotherapies, …
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On the genius of infants: are we really born racist?

October 12, 2011     No comments

On the genius of infants: are we really born racist?
Infants don't have a wide behavioral repertoire, but one thing they do reliably is to look at things that interest or surprise them. When they get bored, they look away. This is called habituation. Developmental psychologists have cleverly used …
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Early Childhood Conference Set For Saturday At CLCS
Topics will include brain development of infants and toddlers; play with natural, organic and recycled materials; ways to make learning through play visible; talking to families about difficult topics; addressing challenging behavior of infants and …
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SCID Infant Screening Requirement
The infants will be screened early enough to undergo life-saving preventive measures if they are found to have SCID. For infants with SCID, even common colds can become deadly. SCID prevents their immune systems to develop properly. …
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Congenital Toxoplasmosis Is Undertreated in the US

October 11, 2011     No comments

Congenital Toxoplasmosis Is Undertreated in the US
October 5, 2011 — The vast majority of infants in the United States who are seropositive for Toxoplasma gondii have severe clinical signs of toxoplasmosis. Severe clinical signs include eye disease (92.2%), brain calcifications (79.6%), …
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Latest Infant’s News

October 11, 2011     No comments

To cut or not to cut, still a question
Recent reports of the health benefits of circumcision have come up against arguments that the procedure violates infants' autonomy. The controversy leaves parents asking the question: To cut or not to cut? A commentary in last week's Journal of the …
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OU research tests devide which helps disabled infants crawl

October 11, 2011     No comments

OU research tests devide which helps disabled infants crawl
But many infants with cerebral palsy are unable to crawl or creep and that can have lifelong consequences. Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, in collaboration with colleagues at Virginia Commonwealth University, …
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Whooping cough strikes San Juan; nine cases documented
In Washington State, there have been 58 cases of whooping cough in infants less than one year of age so far this year. Twenty-two infants have been hospitalized, 18 of those were three months old or younger, including two infants that died. …
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Police: Mom, 19, charged after officers find malnourished infant

October 10, 2011     No comments

Police: Mom, 19, charged after officers find malnourished infant
By KBOI Web Staff Published: Oct 7, 2011 at 11:57 AM MDT BOISE, Idaho – A 19-year-old woman has been booked into the Ada County jail on allegations that she allowed an infant to live in unsanitary conditions. Boise Police says officers received a …
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Coroner: Infant's Death Ruled Homicide in York City
On Saturday night the baby was taken to York Hospital and later transferred to the Hershey Medical Center. Police say the baby was taken off life support on Tuesday morning. An autopsy conducted on Wednesday revealed the baby died of multiple blunt …
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Woman, children pulled from SUV in Va. Beach pond
Two young men, including the driver's teenage son, were trying to pull the driver from the vehicle, and a woman clutched two infants above waist-deep water, Deangelis said. He joined them, crashing through thick brush and down a 10-foot embankment into …
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Billy Bob Thornton's estranged daughter Amanda Brumfield gets 20 years in …
(CBS/WKMG) OCOEE, Fla. – Amanda Brumfield, the estranged daughter of actor Billy Bob Thornton, was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for aggravated manslaughter in the 2008 death of her friend's 1-year-old child. Brumfield, 32, was found guilty …
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Latest Infant’s News

October 10, 2011     No comments

Woman charged with selling infant
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 5 (UPI) — Police in Delaware have charged a 33-year-old woman with selling her infant son to a Philadelphia man for $ 15000. Bridget Wismer of Brookside Park, Del. was arrested after members of her family expressed concern about the …
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Parents' stories aim to help stop SIDS deaths
KDHE said the most recent data, from 2009, shows that of 290 Kansas infants who died before their first birthdays, 39 of the deaths were attributed to SIDS and a category called "other sleep-related infant deaths." It makes SIDS and other sleep-related …
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Latest Infant’s News

October 08, 2011     No comments

Toxins from formula food found in babies
Washington, (IANS) High levels of toxins from formula food have been detected in infants, which could increase their chances of developing diabetes, say researchers. These toxins are called Advanced Glycation End products (AGE), transmitted through …
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Nurses can spot future killers at only three years old
"The single most effective way to stop crime and violence is to ensure that infants are reared in a way that fosters good mental health and wellbeing. The surest way to do this is to support parents, carers and families," he added. …
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Stress reduces brain size of preterm babies
Infants born prematurely are placed in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to help them develop fully. They are likely to be exposed to stress factors at the unit which could decrease their brain size and functional connectivity. …
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