Posts tagged infant

• Couple Files Lawsuit Over Infant Injuries Related to Bumbo Baby Sitter Seat

  David Mittleman | December 15, 2011 8:30 AM | 4 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Many new parents favor the Bumbo Baby Sitter Seat because it's more stable than a bouncy chair, but more flexible than a highchair. However, the manufacturer is coming under some serious fire...

• Infant Blood Sample Program Questioned on Ethics, Violations of Privacy

  David Mittleman | February 09, 2010 9:40 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Every newborn baby born in the U.S. gets a heel prick so that doctors can obtain a sample of blood and test it for devastating diseases. This procedure is so common, in fact, that parents are seldom...

• Stork Craft Baby Cribs Recalled

  Timothy Smith | January 15, 2009 4:33 PM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Stork Craft Manufacturing of British Columbia, Canada has recalled 1,000,000 cribs that had been sold between May 2000 and last month here in the U.S. and Canada. The Consumer Public Safety...

• Timothy Smith accepts position on the National Advisory Board to the Sara Jane Brain Project

  Timothy Smith | July 06, 2009 1:56 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Rapids, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Odd name, huh? The Sara Jane Brain Project. But what is odd in name is absolutely breathtaking in what the project is trying to accomplish as it works to create a model system for children suffering...

• Settlement Reached in Class Action E-Ferol Suit Twenty-Six Years After Deaths of Premature Infants

  David Mittleman | April 15, 2010 10:24 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Nearly 26 years ago, some hospitals thought they might have found a helpful intravenous vitamin E supplement to give to premature babies. That drug, called E-Ferol, was supposed to prevent blindness...

• Child Drownings and Swimming Pool Accidents

  Larry Buckfire | June 06, 2008 12:43 PM | 1 CommentDetroit, MI Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Summer is now here and swimming pools are a favorite choice to escape the hot and steamy weather. While this provides for great fun and exercise, the safety aspect of swimming is a great concern.

• A Child is Treated in the Emergency Room for a Stair Injury Every Six Minutes

  David Mittleman | March 12, 2012 9:01 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  It serves as a marker of childhood growth when your toddler finally makes the long and arduous crawl up the stairs. However, stairs can be a serious danger. In fact, over the past ten years,...

• People Routinely Exposed to Dangerous Chemical Bisphenol A in Canned Foods

  David Mittleman | May 20, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  According to a recent study, people may be routinely exposed to the dangerous chemical bisphenol A through the everyday consumption of canned foods. Specifically, the study conducted by consumer and...

• Neocate Infant Formula Recalled for Containing Improper Amount of Protein

  David Mittleman | September 29, 2009 2:19 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Nutricia North America, Inc. has recalled one lot of its Neocate infant formula product. The recall affects approximately 3,700 individual cans sold between September 1 and September 11, 2009, and...

• It Could Happen to You–Forgotten Baby Syndrome

  David Mittleman | April 02, 2009 8:56 AM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Wrongful Death
  

  In the United States, 15-25 babies will be forgotten in a car this year. Many parents think that it would never happen to them. However, studies show that it happens regardless of age, sex,...