The following is a guest post by Gloria Verret, RN, RN Remedies® blogger and pediatric nurse in the Liver and Kidney Transplant Unit at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Have you heard the term “fever phobia?” It’s a term I use when parents rush to maintain a normal temperature for their child, even though a fever could actually be a sign of their child’s natural … [Read more...] about How to Treat Your Child’s Fever With OTC Medicine
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Medicine Bottle Storage Containers
Locker Brand has recalled 59,600 Rx Lockers due to a design flaw that can allow "unauthorized access" to medicine containers, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced. Product: Rx Locker medicine bottle storage containers Made By: Locker Brand Inc. imported the products, which were sold at Bed Bath & Beyond, CVS, Walgreens and the Locker Brand … [Read more...] about Medicine Bottle Storage Containers
Lipitor Recall Grows by 19,000 Bottles
The Lipitor recall continues with Pfizer's recall of 19,000 additional bottles of the popular cholesterol drug. A musty smell has led to four recalls, totaling 345,000 bottles recalled since August 2010. The musty odor comes from TBA, a chemical used to treat the wooden pallets on which the product was stored. Pfizer says the foul-smelling bottles were supplied by a … [Read more...] about Lipitor Recall Grows by 19,000 Bottles
Dangers Lurking in Your Medicine Cabinet
Every household has a medicine cabinet. It's filled with bottles of Tylenol, Pepto Bismol, bandages and anything else you may need for a variety of illnesses. But, do you ever wonder what dangers are lurking in your own medicine cabinet -- dangers that could do much more harm than good? Here are some very important things to consider: Expired or Recalled Meds Imagine … [Read more...] about Dangers Lurking in Your Medicine Cabinet
Home Organization During Self-Isolation
Like most moms, I’m trying to use this very weird time in history to accomplish a few things. Some days I feel like I’ve accomplished enough if I’ve simply kept my small humans alive. On the days that I’m feeling motivated, I have been busy getting the house organized. Well, trying at least. We recently launched new Household Labels over at Mabel’s Labels, so I decided to start … [Read more...] about Home Organization During Self-Isolation