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Make sure your child's car seat is safely installed: South Bay inspection stations
Family & Parenting
December 20, 2009
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)estimates that as many as 80 percent of all car seats are improperly installed. That...
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Health officials to parents: Don't worry about recent recall of kids' H1N1 vaccines
Family & Parenting
December 19, 2009
Nearly 800,000 doses of kids’ H1N1 (“swine flu”) vaccines were voluntarily recalled on Tuesday by manufacturer Sanofi...
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Buyer beware: Restaurants use ‘meat glue’ to create ‘steaks’ out of scraps
deceptive food practices
May 20, 2012
Move over, pink slime. An exposé by station WCVB in Boston reveals that the steaks we buy in supermarkets and restaurants aren’t necessarily...
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Conservationists urge Obama to veto any assault on the Clean Air Act
Clean Air Act
June 24, 2011
On Thursday, in the same week that Rolling Stone published an article by Al Gore, basically taking Obama to task for not doing enough on climate...
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CPSC offers reminders for Halloween safety
Halloween
October 30, 2010
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission offered suggestions for keeping children safe on Halloween.CostumesWhen purchasing costumes, masks,...
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BP claim form for injury or illness from the Deepwater Horizon explosion or resulting BP oil spill
Health & Fitness
July 2, 2010
According to a June 30, 2010 update by British Petroleum, BP claims have already been paid to the tune of 138 million dollars. Anyone who has...
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Diff'rent Strokes Star Gary Coleman Dies After Brain Hemorrhage - Intracranial Hemorrhage Treatments
Health & Fitness
May 28, 2010
Former child star, Gary Coleman, has died at the age of 42 after suffering an intracranial hemorrhage earlier in the week. Initial reports state...
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Gary Coleman Dead at Age 42 of Brain Hemorrhage - What Causes an Intracranial Hemorrhage?
Health & Fitness
May 28, 2010
Gary Coleman, once the child star of Diff'rent Strokes, has died at age 42. He was hospitalized on Wednesday, after suffering a brain...
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Unschooling special needs, Asperger or highly sensitive?
Education & Schools
May 19, 2010
Autism Spectrum Disorders have become a common "special needs" diagnosis and a number of parents have chosen homeschool for children who...
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Family Dollar Store Toy Recall After Kids Die From Choking on Toy Darts - Choking Hazard Dangers
Health & Fitness
May 18, 2010
The family dollar store is recalling a toy dart gun set manufactured in China, as of May 17, 2010. The toy set has been found to present a choking...
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