A new report issued by the staff of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) indicates that the average number of drowning deaths involving children younger than 5 in pools and spas has increased from a yearly average of 267 (for 2002-2004) to 283 (for 2003-2005). The average number of emergency room treated pool and spa submersion injuries decreased from an annual average of 2,800 (for 2004-2006) to 2,700 (for 2005-2007). The report also shows that the majority of deaths and injuries occur in residential settings and involve children ages 1-2. Drowning is the leading cause of unintentional death to children ages 1-4.
For more information visit www.newsinfusion.com The Strength of Connections™ is a six-minute video that introduces the conservation work of The Vital Ground Foundation and details how the organization endeavors to protect habitat crucial for grizzly bear survival in North America. Premiered on October 17, 2008 at Brookfield Zoo, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Learn more about Vital Ground at: www.vitalground.org.
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New Study Reinforces Safety Profile of GARDASIL Vaccine
For more info visit www.newsinfusion.com WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J., Aug. 18, 2009 â Merck is proud to have introduced GARDASIL® [Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent (Types 6, 11, 16 and 18) Vaccine, Recombinant], the world's first cervical cancer vaccine, a vaccine that can also help to prevent vulvar and vaginal cancers and genital warts caused by HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18. The paper published in JAMA on Aug. 19 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is another important milestone in the medical community's ongoing effort to monitor the safety of vaccines, including GARDASIL. "We are pleased that the study published by JAMA today further reinforces the safety profile of GARDASIL. We welcome continued study and discussion about the safety of this important vaccine," said Richard M. Haupt, M.D., MPH, pediatrician and head of the clinical program for GARDASIL. "Our children, our parents, our spouses and we, ourselves, are vaccinated with the same vaccines that we distribute to the ...
More info visit www.newsinfusion.com September 2nd 2009 -Rising commodity prices for metals, combined with the crisis in the housing market, have created a unique opportunity for thieves who are stealing scrap metal from abandoned and foreclosed homes and selling the material to unwitting recyclers. Thieves have also created public safety hazards by targeting public sources of valuable metals, such as manhole covers, traffic lights and telecommunications and electric infrastructure. Because in many cases the recycling facilities were taking the heat for accepting the stolen materials, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI), the national trade association for the $87 billion industry, began working aggressively to combat the theft problem by creating coalitions with local law enforcement agencies.
For More Info Visit www.NewsInfusion.com/Yahoo SUNNYVALE, CA â October 13, 2009 â As part of the launch of its global âItâs Y!ouâ brand campaign in late September, Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) is giving the yodel back to the people by inviting them to participate in the creation of the next generation of one of its best known brand assets â the Yahoo! yodel. âThe foundation of the âItâs Y!ouâ campaign is about making the web more personally relevant to each of our consumers, so itâs important that we engage the world in the creation of our new yodel,â said Elisa Steele, Yahoo! executive vice president and chief marketing officer. âItâs essentially a unique form of user generated content that honors the millions of people who visit Yahoo! every day.â The Yodel Studio kicks-off a casting call for the worldâs best new yodels, allowing people to personalize and reinterpret the Yahoo! yodel. From now until November 8, people can create and submit their own yodel at http://yodelstudio.yahoo.com. In addition, ...
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High-Tech Vehicles & Roads Hailed As Future Of Transportation
For more information on this story and others, visit www.newsinfusion.com Policymakers Urged to Increase Investment in Technologies that Save Lives, Reduce Traffic Delay, and Minimize Energy Use and Emissions New York, NY – As millions of Americans prepare their Thanksgiving travel plans – most knowing they will get stuck in highway traffic along the way – government and industry leaders unveiled an array of transportation technologies that promise to save lives, time and money by reducing congestion, improving safety and minimizing wasted fuel and emissions. The demonstration is part of the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), a gathering of transportation officials and industry leaders from the U.S. and more than 45 countries that opens today in Manhattan.
Nearly all people (97 percent) with multiple sclerosis (MS) who have started treatment say their commitment to managing their disease in every way possible is their prime motivation for staying on therapy, according to a new North American survey of people with MS, results of which were released today at the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers annual meeting in Denver. However, the survey also found that people with the disease can face significant barriers that make it difficult for them to start or stay fully committed to an effective treatment regimen. For more information on this story and others, visit www.newsinfusion.com
For more information on this story and others, visit www.newsinfusion.com Why Your Children Should Be Vaccinated Against The Flu Every Child By Two (ECBT), a Non-Profit Organization, Explains the Dangers of Influenza in Children According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year in the U.S., between 5 and 20 percent of the population is infected with influenza (flu), causing more than 200,000 hospitalizations and approximately 36,000 deaths. Although the public is informed that they should receive a flu shot every year, immunization rates remain dismally low for flu vaccine. Many people don't realize that it is especially important to immunize children 6 months to 18 years of age. Actor Amanda Peet faced the vaccination controversy while pregnant with her first child in early 2007. Throughout her pregnancy, many of her Hollywood friends recommended she delay or completely refuse vaccines for her new baby, suggesting that vaccines were the cause of disorders such ...
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Tricks For Making Halloween Treats with Sandra Lee
For more information on this story and others, visit www.newsinfusion.com Food Network Star Sandra Lee Offers Sweet Inspiration for Semi-Homemade Halloween Treats from Her Latest Book, Desserts 2 From Hannah Montana to Queen Amidala, the Dark Knight to Indiana Jones, your kids probably knew what they wanted to dress up as for Halloween since the summer. Even if you are searching for the impossible-to-find costume or are going to endeavor to make it yourself, you’re not going to want to miss the opportunity to cook up some super simple and delicious Halloween treats for your little ghouls and goblins. Monstrous as this task may seem, moms and dads won’t have to spend all day in the kitchen thanks to Sandra Lee, host of the popular, Emmy-nominated Food Network program “Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee.” Her latest book, Semi-Homemade Desserts 2, will be hitting the bookshelves just in time for Halloween and in it she pulls out all the stops in using her signature ...
For more info, visit www.newsinfusion.com/start DALLAS (January 7th) - Just in time to help you keep your New Year's resolution, the American Heart Association has created an online community of virtual walking buddies, or "sole-mates". The MyStart! Online Community encourages walkers to connect with others - whether from the neighborhood or on the other side of the country - to stay on track with a walking program. "For some time, research has indicated that individuals are far more likely to stick with an exercise regimen if someone else is counting on them," said Timothy Gardner, M.D., president of the American Heart Association, alluding to a recent survey that revealed American adults are 76 percent more likely to walk if someone else is counting on them.
For more info visit www.newsinfusion.com Millions of Americans live with chronic joint pain which worsens as they age. As the pain increases, everyday activities, including the simple act of walking, become increasingly difficult. This pain is most often caused by osteoarthritis, a disease that involves the breakdown of cartilage in one or more joints. With more than 70 million baby boomer Americans in their mid-40s to mid-60s, concerns regarding joint pain are on the minds of more people than ever before. According to a recent survey, 42 percent of people over 45 years of age feel that severe joint pain affects their lives. And 61 percent are concerned that their joint pain will increasingly affect their quality of life over time. The good news is that there are more options to treat joint pain and deterioration than ever before. Advances in joint replacement have made it possible for millions of Americans to pursue joint replacement surgery as an earlier option to decrease pain, increase ...
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Plant and Grow Campbells Tomato Soup in Your Own Backyard
For more info on this and other stories visit www.newsinfusion.com Camden, N.J., March 19, 2009 â For the first time in its more-than-100-year history, Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) is making available to the American public specially cultivated seeds used to grow tomatoes for its iconic Campbellâs® Tomato soup. The effort is part of Campbellâs goal to grow more than one billion tomatoes across the country and to support American agriculture. Campbell also is teaming up with the National FFA Organization and Urban Farming Inc., each of which will use the special seeds to help create five community gardens in urban communities. Through June 21 (or while supplies last), each household that purchases any variety Campbellâs condensed soup and enters the code on the can at HelpGrowYourSoup.com can request a free packet of Campbellâs tomato seeds to plant in their own backyards and windowsills. With each request, Campbell will donate the seeds being used to plant community gardens and achieve th...
For more info visit www.newsinfusion.com Washington â April is National Financial Literacy Month, and the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) is launching a student-focused public awareness campaign designed to demonstrate the importance of financial responsibility and inspire students to make their voices heard in the ongoing fiscal policy debate. Budgetball is an innovative new sport that combines fiscal strategy and physical play. The game takes students out of the classroom and on to the field for competitive play that highlights the relationships among debt, savings, interest, and taxes. Budgetball gives players a compressed, real-time, physical experience in managing money that applies to balance sheets of any size â from personal finance to the Federal budget. Visit www.budgetball.org to view a video explanation of the game.
For more info visit www.newsinfusion.com/sweetsurprise Leading Penn State Registered Dietitian Kris Clark, Ph.D., R.D., F.A.C.S.M., Clarifies This Year's Popular Diet Myths and Offers Help for Women to Get on Track for Spring/Summer WASHINGTON, DC - Spring. It's the time of year when we shed our unhealthy winter habits and renew the weight-loss vows we made back in January in hopes of seeing the numbers on the scale drop. Each year, millions of Americans follow the latest and greatest diet trends and widely publicized information in our quest to lose weight and manage our diets. However, many of the most common diet "truths" are false. "Many women search for the magic bullet to shed extra pounds, but a lot of the most publicized diet trends result in false hope and even potential weight gain," explains registered dietitian Kris Clark, Ph.D., R.D., F.A.C.S.M., Director of Sports Nutrition, The Pennsylvania State University. "Diet myths mislead and deceive women to believe a particular ingredient or diet ...
This spring, allergy sufferers have a new treatment option with OMNARIS – a prescription nasal spray now available at pharmacies nationwide – for the treatment of seasonal nasal allergies in adults and children 6 years of age and older, and year-round nasal allergies in adults and adolescents 12 years of age and older. For more information on this story please visit Newsinfusion.com: http://newsinfusion.com/video_details.php?videoId=169
WASHINGTON, D.C. â Fireworks may be a staple for family 4th of July celebrations, but the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging consumers to only use legal fireworks and to use them safely. This yearâs demonstration will feature graphic reenactments of actual incidents where consumers were killed or severely injured when professional explosive devices were used. For more information on this story and others, visit www.NewsInfusion.com
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Walt Disney World Experts Share the Secret Turkey Tidbit
For more info visit www.newsinfusion.com Want to brighten your dining table with a special centerpiece? Want some sensational creative leftover ideas? The behind-the-scenes experts at Walt Disney World share a few of their easy tips to give your Thanksgiving meal that magic Disney touch! The resorts and restaurants of Walt Disney World Resort will prepare more than 2,000 turkeys between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day - and that doesn't count any of the 1.6 million turkey drumsticks guests enjoy each year in the four theme parks. Walt Disney World Resorts Executive Chef Lenny DeGeorge has personally carved more than 200 roast turkeys and offers these tips for adding some Disney magic to your holiday table. Jean Volante, Walt Disney World Florist, is featured with Cindy Braak, Creative Designer and Walt Disney World Florist.
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Its Time to Quit Smoking - Important Facts About Quitting
For more info visit www.newsinfusion.com The national quit smoking day was November 20th. The holidays just around the corner, smokers will be bombarded with triggers such as family stress and holiday parties that can stimulate the intense nicotine cravings. According to Dr. Michael Roizen, founder and chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of RealAge, Inc. and frequent Oprah contributor, successful quitting is almost always a step-by-step process! Did You Know These Smoking facts? • More than 45 million Americans still light up on a regular basis. • A recent report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) stated that tobacco use killed 100 million people worldwide in the 20th century and could kill one billion people in the 21st. • Cigarette smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, accounting for approximately 1 of every 5 deaths (438,000 people) each year.
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Breckenridge Colorado Holiday Lodging, Value and Festivities
BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. – December 2, 2008 – The snow is falling, historic buildings are decorated with twinkling lights, the town tree is trimmed and carolers are singing on the street corner. Breckenridge embodies the holiday season with a story book atmosphere, festive events, winter activities and lodging packages that provide an affordable and memorable vacation option needed now more than ever. Holiday Lodging Packages: · It’s not too late to book a family holiday ski vacation at an incredible value Five nights of lodging and four days of lift tickets for a family of four. Get 20% savings with prices as low as $113 per person per night during the holiday season. Restrictions apply. Visit gobreck.com or call 877.593.5260 today.
We’ve seen the infomercials... are they for real?? For more info visit www.newsinfusion.com We’ve all seen the infomercials. Whether you’re channel surfing on a Saturday afternoon or up way too late one night, at some point you’ve seen Tony Horton pushing P90X or dancer Shaun T. promoting his "Tilt, Tuck & Tighten" technique on Hip Hop Abs. These tapes sure seem entertaining, and the testimonials sure seem convincing, but are they for real? Do these workouts really work? The answer to that question was revealed on Saturday, March 14, as the winners of the Million Dollar Body Game were named in an awards ceremony at Universal Studios Hollywood. All of the contestants entered the weight loss competition on Beachbody.com, and achieved their new physiques by using infomercial workout tapes alone – no surgeries, no fancy gyms, no expensive equipment – just dedication, determination and a DVD. Each year The Million Dollar Body Game awards prize money to 8 ...
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