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    How to Make Your Baby’s Room Safe

    How to Make Your Baby’s Room Safe Many companies continue to sell dangerous baby products, including bumper pads and sleep positioners know there are risks associated with their products but they keep selling them… and parents keep buying them. In fact, a new study conducted by the Penn State...

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    When Exercise Equipment Hurts Your Health

    When Exercise Equipment Hurts Your Health Getting into the gym is supposed to be good for you. But every year, thousands of people fall off treadmills, trip on equipment or push themselves too far. Gym accidents can often result in strained or torn muscles, broken bones and in some...

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    Riverside Crash Linked to Faulty Airbags

    Riverside Crash Linked to Faulty Airbags LOS ANGELES – Another victim of Takata Corp.’s faulty air bag inflators has been identified after an investigation of a September car crash in Southern California. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration confirmed the faulty air bags, known to explode with massive force...

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    Doctors: This Common Grilling Item is a Hazard

    Doctors: This Common Grilling Item is a Hazard SAN DIEGO – It’s spring! Time for you to take out the grill and fire-up some burgers and sausages — but as you’re cleaning the grill for the first time this year, doctors are warning about rare but serious injuries caused...

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    Takata Inflator Linked to 10th US Death

    Takata Inflator Linked to 10th US Death SAN JOSE, Calif. – A high school senior following what many safety experts call a ‘minor car accident.’ Authorities at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration say the teen bled to death as a result of a defective airbag. The 17-year-old girl,...

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    Another 35-40 Million Air Bags Recalled

    Another 35-40 Million Air Bags Recalled Takata has agreed to recall another 35 to 40 million air bags, an increase that will double what was already the largest auto recall in history. Takata, which once held 20 percent of the worldwide market, will now bring back as many as...

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    A Dangerous Chore for Children

    A Dangerous Chore for Children OAKLAND, Calif. – Despite new technology, features and safety guidelines, U.S. children continue to suffer serious injuries from both riding lawn mowers and push-mowers, a new pediatric study found. In total, nearly 200 children under the age of 18 were injured in a lawn...

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    Defective Airbags Causing More Injuries

    Defective Airbags Causing More Injuries Federal regulators continue to pull more vehicles off the roads, citing airbag problems. Each time, the airbags are linked to the Japan-based Takata Corporation. Since 2008, 14 different automakers have recalled 24 million vehicles equipped with Takata airbag inflators. Some of these inflators have...

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