News in category: Protecting Your Family

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.

Gardasil will not become part of the childhood vaccination schedule for boys to prevent against genital warts, despite the fact that earlier this month the FDA recommended its use for boys.

Plum Organics of Emeryville, California blames a mixing error for a recall of one batch of baby food, undertaken as a precaution due to a risk of potential contamination with Clostridium botulinum, which can -- but does not necessarily -- cause botulism.

The FDA is finding fraudulent products marketed on the Internet to fight the swine flu. It warns consumers to deal only with U.S.- based pharmacies because criminals are ready and willing to capitalize on the swine flu outbreak.

For the ninth time in 10 years, Ford is recalling vehicles that have a cruise control switch with the potential to come in contact with flammable brake fluid. 4.5 million vehicles are being recalled this time around after 550 vehicle fires and at least one death.

Target Corp will pay $600,000 for allowing lead-containing toys on its shelves. The responsibility for assuring no foreign made toys are continuing to be imported with excessive lead levels, lies with the retailer.

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a flush list for certain medications, but another federal agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says don't flush any medication.

Mattel and its Fisher-Price unit agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit related to a 2007 recall of millions of toys made in China.

The formation of a consumer financial agency to oversee financial products offered to the public, is meeting opposition from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and U.S. banks. Already some of their lobbying is working.

Summer may be over and most pools may now be closed, but drowning dangers still remain. Second to pools, more children drown in bathtubs than in any other product in and around the home.

The parents of Nataline Sarkisyan cannot sue insurer CIGNA because under ERISA, employee-offered plans can't be challenged on the basis of decisions they make. However, following an incident where a CIGNA employee gave the finger to Mrs. Sarkisyan, the couple can sue for emotional distress.