News in category: Protecting Your Family

Kellogg's will remove immunity-boosting claims from the front of its cereal boxes of Rice Krispies and Cocoa Krispies after public scrutiny, rather than an FDA crackdown as some have received.

While Kellog's tells consumers that Cocoa Krispies helps boost immunity, the respected Dr. Andrew Weil takes down mention of his Immunity Support supplement from his Web site.

Birth defects are associated with the use of nitrofurantoins and sulfonamides, two antibiotics sometimes used during pregnancy.

The seasonal flu shot is sold for $100 in some places as the Attorney General's office in Connecticut investigates price gouging by distributors and manufacturers.

Swine flu inoculation side effects will be monitored by an independent panel of experts from public health to see if we repeat the side effects noted from the 1976 swine flu vaccine.

Children who go without insurance have 1.6 times the death rate during hospitalization of insured kids, this study from Johns Hopkins finds.

Atypical antipsychotics used in young patients for the first time led to a weight gain of anywhere from 11 to 19 pounds in just 11 weeks and an increase in cholesterol and triglycerides, making some question whether the drugs are a long-term solution for young people with psychiatric disorders.

Sony Corp. is voluntarily recalling certain VAIO AC adapters because they pose an electrical shock hazard to consumers. And Target is recalling 610,000 mini Halloween flashlights because they can overheat and melt.

The FDA does no testing of cosmetics or face paints  so a consumer group, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, has taken over that job, testing 10 products from a Halloween store. The results are scary, but consumers aren't left in the dark if they are informed.

Pregnant women and mothers of young children are wary of the the swine flu vaccine. According to a new Harris Interactive poll, only one out of four plans to be jabbed - mainly out of fear of the new formulations.

Halloween can be fun for the entire family, including the pets, if you take a few safety precautions.

Vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, is deficient in at least six million U.S. children, reports this study from Harvard and published in the journal Pediatrics. Given its increasing recognition in health maintenance, the study author says this should be a call to action.

They are scary and season appropriate, but over-the-counter decorative contact lenses for Halloween are the focus of an FDA warning about safety.

In a landmark long-term study, the World Health Organization (WHO) is about to announce that long-term cell phone use is linked to a higher risk of developing brain cancer.

The creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency came one step closer to reality today with a House committee vote. The agency would regulate credit cards and home loans and tighten up the deregulation atmosphere that precluded the collapse of financial markets.