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Being A Good Sport: Tips For Keeping Kids Safe During Practice And On The Field:With children back in school that also means kids back in extracurricular activities. From choir to drama club, ballet, cheerleading, and sports, we can look forward to another season of kids in the gym, out on the track, and in the field. While parents and experts agree that this is perhaps one of ... Read On  Filed under LIFamilies Articles » Safety |
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PETurbed: Unleashing The Truth About Spreading Illnesses From Animals to People How can you resist snuggling up with snuggles bunny or getting a big wet kiss from your petite pooch. But before engaging in PDAs (pet displays of affection) you may want to consider that many of these innocent exchanges of affection may pose a potential health risk (to you and your ... Read On Filed under LIFamilies Articles » Safety |
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Radon Detectors: Ensuring Your Home Isn’t A Health Hazard: The ability to buy your very own home and give your family a safe place to grow in may have been a breath of fresh air, but according to recent research, it may be anything but. In fact, some studies show that you may be at risk for lung cancer based on the very foundation you are building your ... Read On Filed under LIFamilies Articles » Safety |
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Protective Parenting: The basic essentials in safety equipment for protecting your most precious investment. You’ve done everything you possibly could to take care of your baby (before he/she is even born) and welcome him/her into your new home. In addition to investing in all the comforts for baby known to man and available at your local Babies-R-Us, you are eating right, exercising, relaxing and giving ... Read On Filed under LIFamilies Articles » Safety |
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Check these three areas to prevent accidental poisoning National Poison Prevention Week is March 20-26 continuing a forty-year tradition started by President John Kennedy. The annual observance of this week continues to help American families learn how to protect their families from accidental poisoning.
More than a million accidental poison ... Read On Filed under LIFamilies Articles » Safety |
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Whatever your age, take steps now to make your hearing last for life One in every 10 Americans has some degree of hearing loss. That includes teenagers, children, and adults.
Though age is a factor, hearing loss isn't a definite condition of advancing years. By protecting your hearing, you could have excellent hearing through retirement years.
Today, ... Read On Filed under LIFamilies Articles » Safety |
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Read this before starting to shovel snow Check these instructions from a specialist in ergonomics before you head out to tackle the beautiful white stuff:
Keep your spine in an upright, neutral position.
* No slouching or twisting.
* Bend at the hips and knees to get lower to the ground.
* Use your leg muscles to lift ... Read On Filed under LIFamilies Articles » Safety |
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Fireplace Safety Where there's soot, there may soon be fire
Professional chimney cleaners say any soot deposits more than a quarter-inch thick present a fire hazard.
The soot, called creosote, is one of the top reasons for the thousands of fires involving fireplaces each year, according to the National Fire ... Read On Filed under LIFamilies Articles » Safety |
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Drink lightly: RU-21 can't prevent inebriation During the Cold War, Russian scientists tried to develop a pill that kept their spies from getting drunk. They failed in that, but their supplement did reduce hangovers.
In 1999, RU-21 became available to consumers in Russia, and it became available in the U.S. in 2003. It works by helping ... Read On Filed under LIFamilies Articles » Safety |
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Pocket bikes create problems, danger Mini motorcycles called "pocket bikes" are becoming more and more popular.
The tiny motorcycles provide thrills for people who don't want to pay a lot for a motorcycle, but don't like mopeds. Pocket bikes typically sell for just $300 to $600.
But police departments across the country say ... Read On Filed under LIFamilies Articles » Safety |
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Fire Protection Fire protection on the job
Fires are costly. Each year they take many lives, cause workers and their families to suffer, and cost many millions of dollars in damage.
Fire control is everybody's business. You can do your part by observing and complying with fire prevention rules. If you ... Read On Filed under LIFamilies Articles » Safety |
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More athletes sidelined with overuse injuries Doctors at the sports medicine clinic of Children's Hospital in Boston say many young athletes hobble in daily. The cause: playing too hard, too often. Swimmers have sore shoulders. Tennis players clutch their backs. Soccer players have leg pains. They have overuse injuries, a rising health crisis ... Read On Filed under LIFamilies Articles » Safety |
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