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IMPORTANT PRODUCT RECALLS
Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, & Zyrtec
The FDA has issued a recall of certain batches of Children's Tylenol, Infant's Tylenol, Children's Motrin, Infant's Motrin, Children's Benadryl and Children's Zyrtec products. McNeil Consumer Healthcare has issued a voluntary recall on these products related to quality control issue. To learn if the products in your home are affected by this recall, or to learn about how you can get a refund, please visit McNeil's Product Recall page.
If you have these products, you are advised to discontinue use.
Study: Breast-feeding Saves Lives
The lives of nearly 900 babies would be saved each year, along with billions of dollars, if 90 percent of U.S. women breast-fed their babies for the first six months of life, a cost analysis says.
The findings suggest that there are hundreds of deaths and many more costly illnesses each year from health problems that breast-feeding may help prevent. These include stomach viruses, ear infections, asthma, juvenile diabetes, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and even childhood leukemia.
About 43 percent of U.S. mothers do at least some breast-feeding for six months, but only 12 percent follow government guidelines recommending that babies receive only breast milk for six months.
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