News Items - 2007-2008

Mattel Recalls Nearly One Million Preschool Toys Due To Lead by db — last modified 2007-10-17 12:38 PM

Over eighty types of toys, including the popular Dora and Diego, Elmo and Big Bird, are being recalled due to excessive lead used in their manufacturing by factories in China.
Keywords: Nation, Children, Lead Poisoning, Consumer Safety

Recall of Canned Food Products from Castleberry's Expands by db — last modified 2007-10-17 12:38 PM

The Cuyahoga County Board of Health provides links to vital information concerning the recall of chili and other products by Castleberry. Local consumers should be aware of this list of products and brands.
Keywords: Food Safety, Consumer Safety

How will population changes affect local health statistics? by db — last modified 2007-11-29 21:55 PM

New population estimates for 2005 by the US Census Department show large changes for Cleveland and surrounding counties. This is prompting many health officials, policy analysts and researchers to reconsider and recalculate health statistics.

Mattel announces yet a third recall of toys due to lead by db — last modified 2007-10-17 12:38 PM

The Mattel Corporation has extended its recall of toys to include another 675,000 items, including Barbie and GeoTrax labels. This on the heels of two other recalls of that have identified over 10 million items in total.
Keywords: Children, Lead Poisoning, Nation, Consumer Safety

New recalls include toys and baby seats by db — last modified 2007-10-26 13:24 PM

On October 25th, Mattel Corporation announced new recalls of specific "Go Diego Go" toys. That same day, the Consumer Protection Agency recalled baby car seats made by Bumbo Incorporated (of South Africa) due to safety concerns.
Keywords: Consumer Safety, Lead Poisoning, Children, Nation

CDC reports over a million chlamydia infections in 2006 by db — last modified 2007-11-28 23:59 PM

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states actual infections may be even higher, as many as 2.8 million in the US.
Keywords: STD, Statistics, Municipal, Nation, County, Women's health, Featured Item, Teens, Safe Sex

How well is the statewide workplace smoking ban working? by db — last modified 2008-01-15 09:48 AM

Twenty-nine bars and restaurants surveyed in Ohio before and after the ban went into effect benefitted by a remarkable drop in fine particulate air pollution.
Keywords: Environment, Consumer Safety, State, Municipal, Tobacco

Ohioans quitting cigarettes at a faster rate than US by db — last modified 2008-02-28 10:52 AM

Fewer Ohio teens and adults are smoking in 2006 than ever before. The decline in the number of people smoking cigarettes from 2001 to 2006 outpaced decreases seen nationally. New policies such as the 2007 statewide ban on indoor tobacco use in public places and ongoing prevention messages may be important factors in this decline. See the report summary by the Ohio Tobacco Research and Evaluation Center (OTREC), located at Case Western Reserve University.
Keywords: Statistics, Tobacco, Substance Abuse, State, Policy, Teens

How to dispose of your prescription medicines by db — last modified 2008-04-01 09:53 AM

Federal and state guidelines on the proper disposal of presciption medications and over the counter medications are available.
Keywords: Medical Product Safety, Drugs, Consumer Safety, Nation, Environment, General Information

Smoking prevention funds pulled to pay for jobs program by db — last modified 2008-04-17 10:37 AM

Governor Strickland pulls nearly all remaining monies from the tobacco companies' settlement away from tobacco cessation and prevention programs to fund a jobs development program. Prevention programs respond and take the governor to court. See the detailed article in the Cincinnati Enquirer, dated April 14, 2008.
Keywords: Tobacco, Advocacy, Substance Abuse, General Information, State, Policy