Secondhand Safety
New law to control how much lead can be in new and used products for kids
Mention that new consumer safety restrictions might restrict whole categories of merchandise at her favorite kids' consignment shops and Candi Singfield's eyes go wide. "Oh, God." she whispers. Her girls are ages 16, 14, 6 and 4 months. The infant is a onesie-busting 16 pounds "and growing," Singfield sighs. Full Story
What is affected by the peanut butter recall?
Many questions remain regarding the recall of several peanut butter products following the recent discovery of salmonella at the Peanut Corp. of America, which supplies peanut butter and peanut paste to many well-known cracker, cookie, cereal, ice cream and candy companies. Full Story
Seven new physicians join Lee Memorial Health System
MEDICAL NEWS
Seven physicians joined the Lee Memorial Health System's medical staff in January: • Daniel Gorski, M.D. - Anesthesiology, obtained medical degree and had residency at Loyola University. He is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology and has joined Anesthesia and Pain Consultants. Full Story
Free men's heath talk in Fort Myers
Local urologist Dr. Bary Blitz will lead a free community health talk at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 26 and 9:30 a.m. Feb. 28 on the symptoms and treatments for enlarged prostates. Both talks will be at Florida Urology Specialists, 7451 Gladiolus Dr. Fort Myers. Full Story
HOLISTIC HEALTH NOTEBOOK
Sense and sensibility
A faithful reader gave me a high compliment last week. "I read your column because you are sensible." I like that. It is well noted that common sense is not common anymore, so if I am thought to be sensible, that's great. Full Story
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