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Spring cleaning – hazardous household materials
Spring cleaning – hazardous household materials While spring cleaning, you may discover you need to dispose of some leftover household products that contain corrosive, toxic, ignitable, or reactive ingredients that are considered to be household hazardous materials or waste. These products include old lawn/pool chemicals, cleaners, paints, antifreeze, batteries, pesticides, and gasoline/motor oil. [...]
BPA and Plastics
What is Bisphenol A and where is it found? Bisphenol A, also known as BPA, is used in the manufacture of hard plastics and epoxy resins1. There are a variety of familiar products which use materials containing this substance, including: toys, hard plastic food and beverage containers, thermal receipts, dental materials, cigarette filters, and [...]
What is springing up in your neighborhood?
Here in Cincinnati as spring hits the air, calls will flood in about plant exposures, ranging from the curious toddler snacking on petals to animals devouring entire plants. So, what’s in bloom this time of year in Cincinnati, Ohio? – Bulbs, bulbs, and more bulbs! Fortunately, most accidental exposures to plants among young children involve [...]
Flame Retardants: Benefits and Risks
You may have heard or read about flame retardants in the news. Some are concerned that exposure to flame retardants may cause unwanted health effects, with children being at greater risk. On the other hand, proponents believe the chemicals are very effective at preventing fires and fire-related injuries and deaths. Read below to find out [...]
Reader Question: Arsenic in Rice Cereal?
Question: A friend of mine told me her Doctor said not to give her baby rice cereal because there may be arsenic in it. I have been giving my baby rice cereal. Is it safe to continue feeding rice cereal to my baby of 4 1/2 months? – LK, Cincinnati, OH Response: Elemental arsenic [...]
Reader Question: Fumes from Toy
Question: I purchased a collector ed. Middleton doll named Pansy from Shopatron on 1216/12. It arrived with a noxious fume coming from it as soon as we opened the box. I decided to wash the clothes, shoes, socks, hair, face, arms, and legs. The odor is still coming out. Shopatron referred my concerns to the [...]
Reader Submitted Question: Lead in toys?
Question: Does the toy, My 1st Teach Time Gift Set made in Shenzhen, China and distributed by Big Lots, Columbus, OH contain lead? – YD, Pheonix, Arizona Response: Thanks for the question! Our scientists could not find any readily available information that would allow us to make a determination about the lead content of your [...]
Helpful Hints to Keep Your Holiday Home Hazard Free
Did you know that in the two months around the Holiday season each year there are over 14,000 visits to emergency rooms due to injuries related to Holiday decorating?1 It’s true. Christmas tree fires account for hundreds of fires, an average of 15 deaths, and $13 million in property damage each year. Candle-related fires top [...]
Warning! Home Heating and Carbon Monoxide
As the weather cools and folks start to warm their homes, parents need to take care about a potential carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Symptoms of CO poisoning include vomiting, dizziness, headache and confusion. Serious symptoms such as loss of consciousness, permanent neurological impairment and even death can occur. Anyone who suspects CO poisoning should call [...]
Harmful Toys – The Physical Risks
How can we be sure that the toys we buy for our children are safe? What sorts of guidelines can we use to minimize risks? The following article will discuss a few current products that could be present a risk of more than minor harm and provide some guidance on minimizing the risk of harm [...]
Lead in Paint & Old Houses – Risks to Kids
MGR, in Cincinnati, OH asks… Question: My family and I live in an old house with peeling paint on the exterior. I have a 2 year old and a 6 year old. I’ve tested the pain and it contains lead. There is also lead in the dirt at the base the walls. I do not [...]
Chemical Risks in Children’s Toys?
Playing with toys is fun! And toys are an integral part of child development, from increasing coordination to fostering imagination and social skills. Traditional toys are designed for children about 14 years of age or less and include a large spectrum of items ranging from mouthing objects for infants, to arts and crafts, to play [...]
Why is fluoride added to my drinking water?
Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral in water and many foods. In addition, fluoride is intentionally added to the public water supplies, because it has been demonstrated that communities with fluoride added to their water supplies have significantly reduced incidence of tooth decay in children. Fluoride makes teeth more resistant to the acid formed by [...]
Understanding Asthma – and its causes
Since 2001, the total number of people with asthma has increased from 7% to 8% in the U.S. As of 2009, approximately 10% of our children were diagnosed with asthma.1 As a parent, this is a huge and worrisome number. So what is asthma? Asthma affects the respiratory system, causing the airways to become narrow, which [...]
Shedding Light on Compact Flourescent Lamps
What are the different types of household lamps? Incandescent lamps: The most common type of household light bulb. An electric current passes through a thin filament, heating it and causing it to emit light. Halogen lamps: A modified form of incandescent lamp. They are more expensive to buy but last twice as long. Light [...]
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