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Recent product recalls

Recent product recalls

TWIN STROLLERS Thanks to an initial finding from Consumer Reports, about 28,000 Bumbleride Indie & Indie twin strollers sold at Buy Buy Baby and other baby product stores nationwide, online at Bumbleride.com, and other online retailers between January 2009 and January 2012 for between $500 and $700. [ More ]

Try these natural remedies when colds strike

Try these natural remedies when colds strike

If your house has been hit hard by the winter cold season like mine has, there’s no need to run to the pharmacy. Go to the supermarket instead. Common kitchen ingredients like these can provide relief. [ More ]

Recent product recalls

Recent product recalls

EXCEDRIN, NO-DOZ, BUFFERIN, GAS-X PREVENTION All lots of select bottle packaging configurations of Excedrin and NoDoz products with expiry dates of Dec. 20, 2014 or earlier as well as Bufferin and Gas-X Prevention products with expiry dates of Dec. 20, 2013 or earlier, in the United States, are being recalled. [ More ]

Taking the frenzy out of the holiday madness

Taking the frenzy out of the holiday madness

Every year I vow to not leave my holiday shopping to the last minute, and every year I do anyway. December is always filled with anxiety as Christmas gets closer and closer and I am battling mall crowds. I never have a plan and I buy random presents without any thought. [ More ]

Recent product recalls

Recent product recalls

GIRLS' SHOES About 45,000 Keds "Know It All" girls' shoes sold at department stores and online retailers from June through October 2011 for about $23. Ornamental stars on the heel of the shoe may loosen, posing a laceration hazard. [ More ]

Fancy dinners take a back seat to family time

Fancy dinners take a back seat to family time

All right, so it’s late in the afternoon and I have no idea what I’m making for dinner tonight. But I’m OK with it. I’m as type A as they get, so this is huge. I used to stress over dinner every night, making elaborate meals when I got home from work—meals that would take at least an hour to prepare. For what? [ More ]

Recent product recalls

Recent product recalls

PLASTIC TRIKES About 12,000 Disney Fairies plastic racing trikes sold exclusively at Target stores nationwide from July 2009 through December 2009 for about $50. The plastic fairy figures protrude from the top of the handle bar posing a laceration hazard if a child falls on them. [ More ]