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Simplicity Cribs Recalled Due To Failures Resulting in Infant Deaths

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing today a voluntary recall with Simplicity Inc., of Reading, Pa., of about 1 million cribs. The drop-side can detach from the crib, which can create a dangerous gap and lead to the entrapment and suffocation of infants. CPSC is aware of two deaths in Simplicity manufactured cribs with older style hardware, including a 9-month-old child and a 6-month-old child, where the drop-side was installed upside down. CPSC is also aware of seven infant entrapments and 55 incidents in these cribs.

Recall: Baby's Bliss Gripe Water

MOM Enterprises Inc., and FDA informed consumers and healthcare providers that Baby's Bliss Gripe Water, apple flavor, with a code of 26952V and expiration date of October 2008 (10/08) is being recalled due to the presence of Cryptosporidium infection. The product is labeled Baby's Bliss. Pediatrician Recommended Gripe Water. Apple Flavor. An herbal supplement used to ease the gas and stomach discomfort often associated with colic, hiccups, and teething in infants and children.

Flip Flops Causing Rash and Chemical Burn - Another Product from China Recalled

The latest in a string of recalls of products made in China are popular flip flops sold nationwide at Wal Mart stores.

Diacetyl in Microwave Popcorn Discovered Years Ago - Dangers not Publicized

Popcorn manufacturers adding Diacetyl to their popcorn have begun removing the dangerous chemical from their products. This comes more than a year after the EPA produced a study warning of potential health hazards from Diacetyl. Diacetyl was identified at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2002 as the cause of a debilitating and sometimes fatal lung disease among workers in the plants where it is produced.

Gadolinium Linked to NSF & NFD

A 2006 study found nearly 50% of patients diagnosed with Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) had received an MRI involving use of a gadolinium-based contrast agent. These results were confirmed by other studies and case reports showing a similar connection between Gadolinium and NSF. NSF is debilitating and could lead to death and people who get an MRI with a gadolinium based contrast agent may develop NSF. The FDA says there are 215 patients with NSF in the world. About 75 of those people had gotten a gadolinium-based contrast agent for an MRI or MRA. The FDA has found gadolinium in skin biopsies of patients with NSF.