Kansas Safe Kids issues toy safety guidelines
Kansas Safe Kids Coalition releases guidelines urging careful toy selection and supervised use to reduce injuries from choking, falls, and small parts. The guidance cites 1994 data with 113000 toy related ER visits, notes high risk for children under four, and outlines age specific toy recommendations and safety checks for homes and storage.
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Safe Kids
United States
Carolyn Jenlink
Wichita Area
Safe Kids Coalition
Medicare Part B sign-up period opens in January
Ottawa Social Security manager Rosalie Griffith says the 1998 annual enrollment runs January 1 to March 31. Sign-up during this period begins July 1, 1998, with Part B costing $43.80 monthly. The article covers limits on earnings and surcharges for enrollees, and how Part A and B interplay with payroll taxes and benefits.
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Ottawa
U.S
Griffith
Social Security Office
Ottawa Social
Jolly holidays on a tight budget from Children's Mercy Hospital
Pediatric experts advise turning hardship into heartening family time. Verbalize gratitude, keep affordable traditions, bake and read together, and involve volunteering. Practical gifts like coats and books can still delight, with time and care as key presents.
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Children’s Mercy Hospital
David Bennett
Children’s Mercy
Dr. Bennett
Children’s 'S Mercy Hospital
Kansas City
Sex activity linked to lower death rate in men study
A British Medical Journal study following 918 Welsh men over ten years found those sexually active twice weekly or more had lower mortality than those with less than monthly sex. Coronary deaths were 2.2 times higher among the least active. Commentators questioned causality and noted possible confounding factors.
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ONDON
British Medical Journal
George Davey Smith
University of Bristol
Stephen Frankel
Queen’s University
Belfast
Caerphilly
Wales
Matthew Hotopf
Simon Wessely
Department of Psychological Medicine
King's College
London
ATF Warns About Alcohol in Ginseng Products
The government warns that many ginseng products sold in health food and convenience stores may contain up to 34 percent alcohol. Of 55 products tested by the Treasury Department, seven contained no alcohol, while the rest varied, some reaching one third alcohol. The alert followed inquiries including a New York teacher report of students asleep in class.
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Treasury Department
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
New York State
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