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Bumbo Recalls Baby Seats Due To Serious Head Injuries

Bumbo baby sitter seats are recalled due to serious head injuries. About one million Bumbo baby sitter seats, made in South Africa and sold at Target, Wal-Mart, Sears, Kmart, Toys R Us, Babies R Us, USA Babies are recalled and the company provides now safety information for consumers.

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AT&T Continues Funding for Christina Noble Children's Foundation

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has announced a donation of US$20,000 (VN dong 320 million) to the Christina Noble Children's Foundation (CNCF) to help improve the lives of impoverished children in Vietnam. Founded in 1991, CNCF is an international organization dedicated to helping children in need with education, medical care, social opportunities and job placement assistance.

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McAfee Honors Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott for Fight Against Cybercrime

McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE) today presented the inaugural McAfee® Cybercrime Fighter Award to Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott. The award, recognizing General Abbott for his fight to protect Texas children from online predators, was presented during the McAfee Strategic Executive Security Summit in Dallas.

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Kolcraft Recall: Play Yards Recalled After 10-Month-Old Child Dies

Kolcraft recalls play yards for infants due to safety. The death of a 10-month old child prompted the Kolcraft recall. 12 different Kolcraft play yards are included in this recall.

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Simplicity Nursery-In-A-Box Cribs Recall

Simplicity Nursery-In-A_Box Cribs are recalled today due to several dangers. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is notified and Simplicity cooperates with the agency in regard to the crib recall.

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Lunch Boxes Contain Lead Hazard - California Officials

Certain Lunch boxes are not safe for children. Lunch boxes used as nutrition education items have elevated levels of lead. Do not use CDPH Lunch Boxes.

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Hazards of using crib bumper pads outweigh their benefits

Although bumper pads are theoretically designed to prevent injury to a baby while in the crib or bassinet, the risk of accidental death or injury to an infant from using them outweighs their possible benefits, according to a new study by pediatric researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

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Stay Safe - Web Filter At Home And Work

Children are increasingly capable of creating their own websites, some of which have potentially provocative domain names.

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Police quiz McCanns: parents of missing Madeleine

Kate and Gerry McCann, the parents of missing Madeleine, and in the company of their recently appointed Portuguese legal team, were this week facing renewed interviews by Portuguese police. In what is a shift away from what had become regular weekly meetings, Kate and Gerry were asked to appear separately at the Policia Judiciiria (PJ) offices in Portimio. Kate arrived yesterday (Thursday) while Gerry was told to visit police this Friday.

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China Struggles to Improve Product-Safety Image Following Series of Recalls

China's government is scrambling to improve its product-safety image following yet another massive recall of Chinese-made products. The latest case, announced by a major U.S. toy maker Tuesday, involves the recall of more than 700,000 toys tainted with excessive levels of lead.

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Depression in women with migraine linked to childhood abuse

Childhood abuse is more common in women with migraine who suffer depression than in women with migraine alone, according to a study published in the September 4, 2007, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

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Baby savaged to death by pet dog

A two-week-old baby has died after being attacked by a family dog in the Perth suburb of Willetton.

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