A study released this week says that hundreds of children and teens have been treated by physicians, with dozens needing surgery for injuries, in just the past two years after swallowing tiny super-strong magnetic balls despite labels and warnings to keep them away from children. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission this past summer moved […]
Archives for October 2012
CDC Says Detergent Pods Serious Health Hazard To Childern
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a report which confirms what has been reported for some time: single-use detergent pods or pacs are according to the CDC an “emerging public health hazard in the United States,” with young children being the group most at-risk. The CDC report is based on data from the […]
Brothers Identified From Saturdays Hwy 101 Crash
Three people were killed, two of them brothers in an auto accident early Saturday morning on Highway 101 that sent a Jeep tumbling down an embankment in San Jose, authorities said. Two of the deceased identified as brothers are Mark Bava, 58, of Carmel and Chris Bava, 63, of Los Angeles. Two female passengers, one of whom was killed and one injured, […]