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• Death Toll Rises for Simplicity Cribs

  Jamie Sheller | December 22, 2009 5:55 PM | 0 CommentsPhiladelphia, PA

  Currently, 11 reported baby deaths have been linked to defective Simplicity cribs. The number of deaths has increased despite several recalls and warnings about the dangers of Simplicity cribs....

• Recall of Children's Swine Flu Vaccine

  Jamie Sheller | December 22, 2009 5:26 PM | 0 CommentsPhiladelphia, PA

  Recently, the pharmaceutical manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur Inc., recalled almost 800,000 children's doses of the swine flu vaccine. According to federal health officials the recalled swine flu vaccine...

• Maine to Consider Cancer Warning on Cell Phones

  Camryn Hansen | December 22, 2009 4:52 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  Maine Rep. Andrea Boland (D-Sanford) has proposed that the state of Maine become the first in the country to require cancer warnings on cell phones. The now-ubiquitous devices carry...

• Born With Brain Damage!

  Alan Ripka | December 22, 2009 3:30 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Have you wondered why your child is not acting the way he or she should? Has your baby not reached the milestones that you were told that they would? Has the doctor avoided your concerns and told...

• Babies Born With Erb's Palsy

  Alan Ripka | December 22, 2009 3:28 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Bad births can lead to Erb's Palsy, a condition in which nerves are stretched and cause the hand, arm, shoulder and face to be injured. Erb's Palsy is frequently caused by the use of excessive force...

• Leopard Highchairs Recalled By IKEA

  Chrissie Cole | December 22, 2009 3:26 PM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  IKEA in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Commission (CPSC) initiated a voluntary recall of LEOPARD Highchairs because the snap locks that secure the seat to the frame can break, posing...

• Toddler Dies from Dog Bite Injuries

  Jeremy Thurman | December 22, 2009 2:43 PM | 1 CommentOklahoma City, OK

  According to foxnews.com, a two year old Florida boy has died from injuries sustained in a dog bite incident. Authorities say the toddler was walking by the family's 8-year-old Weimaraner when,...

• Collateral Source in Alabama

  Jon Lewis | December 22, 2009 1:16 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  Judge Vance issued an Order yesterday regarding collateral source. What is the collateral source rule? Well, for years, Alabama had this rule in effect. It basically said that if John Doe is in a...

• Truck Driver Helps Rescue Virginia Family

  Brett Emison | December 22, 2009 12:30 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  CBS affiliate WTVR has reported that Virginia State Police are crediting a tractor trailer driver for helping save father and two children involved in a car accident. Tractor-Trailer Driver...

• Land Rover Announces 2010 Range Rover Recall

  Brett Emison | December 22, 2009 12:11 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Sources have reported that Jaguar Land Rover North America will recall multiple models of the 2010 Range Rover for failing to comply with the minimum safety requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle...