The folks over at The Daily Green have a great article called Lead Poisoning Prevention Tips in which they discuss ways for parents to protect their children from being overexposed to lead via lead paint on toys, lead used in metal jewelry, and other sources. The article goes into more depth, but just as a preview: 1. Check the Toys 2. Remove the … [Read more...]

The US Food and Drug Administration has ordered Evanger's Dog & Cat Food CO., Inc., of Wheeling, IL to obtain an emergency permit before allowing their products to move into interstate commerce. … [Read more...]

This isn't a 'recall' alert or anything like that. It is just an article that I came across on Digg that I wanted to share. I can't wait until the day my grandkid looks at me like I'm an idiot when I say "We used to keep 40 gallons of water heated at all times 'just in case' we needed any hot water".Read The How To Article Here! | digg story … [Read more...]

Learn how to reuse and recycle everyday household items in this article from RealSimple.com . It features new uses for lemons, newspapers, coffee filters, olive oil... Example: "Use your used dryer sheets to freshen smelly shoes. Put them under your foot and by the end of the day your shoes and feet will smell laundry-fresh."read more | digg story … [Read more...]