Archive for the ‘Family Safety’ Category

Happy 4th of July Weekend!

July 3rd 2009 by Dr.MOZ in Family Safety, Holidays 8

I know many of you are already out there preparing for the holiday weekend, so I wanted to wish you and your family a relaxing 4th of July weekend. Don’t forget to be safe with the sparklers, and don’t forget the sunscreen! Have fun and stay healthy, Dr.MOZ

FDA Recall: Water-Based Face Paints

May 12th 2009 by Dr.MOZ in Arts and Crafts, Contests, Family Safety, Recalls 11

I received an FDA recall warning for a line of water-based face paints today that I thought everyone might be interested to know about it. Many children have experienced rashes, burning sensations, and swelling where the paints were applied, so you may want to review

Reducing SIDS: The BubLuv Monitoring Device

April 21st 2009 by Dr.MOZ in Family Safety, New Parents, Tech and Web 9

The BubLuv SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) monitoring device is a concept design by Queensland University of Technology student Michael Geedrick that we’re all hoping makes it out onto the market one day soon. When the baby sleeps, the BubLuv reads her carbon dioxide and oxygen concentrations using a co-oximeter in the ankle bracelet and

Cold Snap: Check on Friends and Neighbors!

January 15th 2009 by Dr.MOZ in Family Safety, Health News 6

The weather has been insane in the US this week with parts of the Midwest and Northeast experiencing some of the coldest temperatures in the last eight years. By “cold” I mean crazy-cold temperatures with wind chill in Massena, NY hitting 33 below zero during the night and a record low of 19 below zero [...]

Reminder: Keep Meds Locked and High!

September 30th 2008 by Dr.MOZ in Family Health, Family Safety, First Aid and Safety 8

Safe Kids USA reports that more than one million children ages 5 and under are accidentally poisoned, and 40 percent of these tragic poisonings are from prescription drugs and medications. One easy way to keep the home safe is to put all medications in lock boxes (up high), and it’s best to do this before [...]

Did You See the Latest Product Recall?

September 24th 2008 by Dr.MOZ in Dangerous Toys, Family Safety, Recalls 6

Keeping up-to-date with the incredible number of baby product and toy recall warnings is proving to be an impossible task for parents these days, so I decided to create a dedicated recall page to help organize the information into a single page that could be easily scanned. Parents can now access a single recall page [...]