The Environmental Protection Agency is trying to improve the safety of flea and tick treatments after seeing a significant increase in pets harmed by the products. The EPA says it will develop stricter testing and evaluation requirements for topical flea and tick treatments.
The government is preparing a safety warning about baby slings _ those popular and fashionable infant carriers that parents strap around their chests to give the little ones a cuddle on the move. The concern: Infants can suffocate, and at least a few have.
The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection is warning consumers about a voluntary recall of baby bracelets and pacifier clips sold at consitnment retailers and resale stores in 2008. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says Allreds Design Baby Bracelets and Pacifier Clips are a lead hazard and consumers should stop using them at once.
Details of the Boston Red Sox new spring training complex to be built in Fort Myers, Florida have been released. The 11,000-capacity, $75 million ballpark, is scheduled to open in 2012 about 10 miles from their current stadium, City of Palms. (AP Photo/Populous)
As the UConn football team prepared for its first game ever against Notre Dame, The UConn Radio Network's Wayne Norman snapped some pictures of the team's visit to South Bend.