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Lead Testing Law: Kid Friendly or Are You Kidding?
H.R. 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), was passed by Congress last year and requires retailers to test merchandise for lead. This pertains to any item for children 12 and under including toys, clothes and jewelry.
Mommy Alert! EU Attempts to Make Toys Safer
Since there were so many toy recalls last year, it's no surprise that actions are being taken to try and outlaw unsafe toys. And, The European Union is at the forefront of the mission.
According to a Reuter's report, "The European Union's industry chief is proposing a crackdown on toys containing lead paint or carcinogens across the bloc and wants to stop toys being used as gifts in food items such as confectionary and cereals.
Baby Wellness: Lead Poisoning
When I think of lead poisoning, I think of old paint peeling off the wall. It can actually be a silent enemy. Just yesterday, a family in Utah discovered that their little girl has been affected by lead — not from sucking on a recalled toy, but from plates in their kitchen.
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Lead poisoning
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- Before Calling Emergency
- Poison Control, or a local emergency number
- What to expect at the emergency room
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Sun Poisoning: Even Worse Than Sunburn
Whether you skipped the sunscreen because you wanted a tan, or you actually wore it but forgot to reapply, now you're left with an awful sunburn. As you take a closer look, you notice parts of your skin appear blistery, and slightly yellowish in color. That's not just a sunburn, it's sun poisoning, and it's even more damaging to your skin.
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- Poison Control, or a local emergency number
- What to expect at the emergency room
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Food poisoning
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- Calling your health care provider
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Dogs Love Other Pups' Stinky Breath: In the LINK of an Eye!
- Smelly food breath leads dogs to treats — Paw Nation
- Check out the cool HabitCAT concept — moderncat
- Orlando and Sidi in Chelsea — Celebrity Dog Watcher
- Sharkey is just not that into swimming (like Francesca) — Daily Wag
- Sago palm equals poison — Dogster
- 8 extracurricular activities for active dogs — Wag Reflex
- Just try to say no to these furry faces — People Pets
- Marley and Me, take two? — New York Times
Hair dye poisoning
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- Permanent dyes
- Naphthylamine
- Other aromatic amino compounds
- Phenylene diamines
- Toluene diamines
- Temporary dyes
- Arsenic
- Bismuth
- Denatured alcohol
- Lead (see lead poisoning)
- Mercury
- Pyrogallol
- Silver
- Various hair dyes
- Abdominal pain
- Blurred vision
- Breathing difficulty
- Burning pain in the throat
- Burns to the eye
- Collapse
- Coma
- Diarrhea (watery, bloody)
- Low blood pressure
- Inability to walk in a normal manner
- No urine output
- Rash
- Slurred speech
- Stupor
- Vomiting
Sodium hypochlorite poisoning
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- Poison Control, or a local emergency number
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