Investigators say 54 year old Marcus Blanchard of West Palm Beach had a dirty little secret. They say he was molesting a half dozen kids his girlfriend was supposed to be babysitting in her home.
She never got a county day care license, even though records show she was warned in the past she needed one.
“Any child care in this county requires a licensure. Even if you have just one child? Even one child,” said Courtney Shippey with the Palm Beach Read the rest of this entry »

ScienceDaily (Jan. 13, 2009)
— Introduced in the 1960s, oral contraceptives have been used by about 80 percent of women in the United States at some point in their lives. For women without pre-existing risks for heart disease, the early formulations were generally safe, and the newer ones appear to be even safer, but all the risks and benefits are yet to be established, especially as women’s lifestyles change and new forms of contraceptives Read the rest of this entry »

A mentally disabled Redwood City man who was reported missing Dec. 21 has turned up safe at Valley Medical Center in San Jose, police reported Tuesday.
Danny Benavente, also known as Danny Aguilar, actually checked into the hospital the same day he was reported missing, said Sgt. Steve Blanc. But police had entered his name as Danny Benavente, while the hospital recorded it as Danny Aguilar.
As a result of the miscommunication, authorities and Read the rest of this entry »

During the winter season, driving on icy roads is always challenging, but even more so when driving with young children. Each year thousands of young children are killed or injured in car crashes. You can help keep this from happening to your child by using car safety seats and seat belts correctly every time you drive even for short errands.
No car seat is the “best” or “safest.” The best seat is the one that fits your child’s size, is correctly Read the rest of this entry »

By Merrill Matthews Jr.
The past few years have been tough, shaking both Americans’ finances and consumer confidence.
One reason for the negative impact on consumer confidence came as a result of multiple revelations that there are dangerous products out there—products whose safety many of us had taken for granted; products that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), as well as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), were Read the rest of this entry »

The Food and Drug Administration has been justly pilloried for grievous flaws in its regulation of foods and drugs. Now Congressional investigators, and some of the agency’s own scientists, are charging that the F.D.A. has failed to adequately regulate medical devices.
The Government Accountability Office recently reported that the F.D.A. has failed — for decades — to subject some of the riskiest devices to a rigorous review mandated Read the rest of this entry »

WASHINGTON: If you ‘re really fond of
eggs, then you need not worry about relishing one too many. An egg a day’s
contribution to the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in healthy adults is
just one percent, according to a new study funded by an industry
body.
Poor diet, smoking, obesity and physical inactivity contribute
a whopping 30-40 percent to heart disease risk, depending on gender.
The study, funded by the Egg Nutrition Centre and Read the rest of this entry »

December 31, 2008 05:21 am
DANVERS — Starting tomorrow, residents seeking to safely get rid of leftover or expired medication can drop their pill bottles in an old mailbox inside the police station.
“They can anonymously drop off their pills, no questions asked,” Sgt. Robert Bettencourt said.
The drop box will be available around the clock in the station at 120 Ash St.
Unused or expired drugs lingering in medicine cabinets is a real Read the rest of this entry »

Teen left at hospital, Neb.'s 30th safe-haven case
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 17-year-old boy left by his mother at an Omaha hospital on Monday is the 30th child abandoned under Nebraska’s safe-haven law, state officials said. The boy from the Omaha area was left at Creighton University Medical Center on Monday morning, said Todd Landry, director of children and family services for the Department of Health and Human Services.
The state was Read the rest of this entry »

century. But when it comes to the safety of the versatile botulinum toxin, the class of drugs to which Botox belongs, the lower the dose, the better.
Those who swear by Botox as the Fountain of Youth in a needle can take comfort in knowing that the trace amounts dermatologists inject in the fine muscles of the face carry a low risk of complications. The same is true for medical treatments of the face that relieve droopy eyelid or 
. Only about Read the rest of this entry »