Every well stocked medicine cabinet should include:
Motrin and Tylenol for pain and fever management
Benadryl for allergic reactions
Hydrocortisone cream 1% for eczema/rashes as directed by a physician
You can remove crayon marks or wax spills with your hair dryer?
Blow dry the stain on high until the wax melts, then wipe with a soapy sponge.
Many products are often recalled after distribution for safety reasons. The following websites are excellent sources of information regarding recalls.
- www.consumeraffairs.com At the site, click on recalls. Select children's items. You can select items back to the year, 1999.
- www.cpsc.com U.S. consumer product Safety Commission. Provides information on recalls and product safety news. Years 1973 - 2005, by month. Can search the most recent month or by product category.
- these allergy tips may help reduce your child's symptoms?
shower and shampoo hair every night before bed to remove pollen. If this is not possible, at least wash face and hands before bed.
remove shoes before entering the house or do not wear shoes into the bedroom.
keep window shut in the bedroom of the allergic person.
avoid handling pets before bedtime that have been outside and are probably covered in pollen.
- the top ten household poisons?
1. Cosmetics
2. Cleaning products
3. Analgesics such as aspirin, tylenol.
4. Plants
5. Cough and Cold Remedies
6. Foreign objects, such as mothballs.
7. Topical treatments, such as creams and lotions.
8. Pesticides
9. Oral antibiotics
10. Vitamins
- that toilet lids should remain closed to prevent " spiraling toilet aerosol", which contains airborne germs, bacteria and particles that are cast into the air with every flush of the toilet.
Dr. Charles Gerba, professor at the University of Arizona and specialist in microbiology reports that significant amounts of bacteria, virus and microbes float around the bathroom for at least two hours after every flush. To decrease the amount of these floating germs, close your toilet lid before flushing, use bleach tablets in your toilet bowl and put your toothbrush and cup away.
- the laundry room is one of the places with the highest concentration of bacteria and fecal matter due to the collection of underwear.
Fight germs when doing your laundry and make underwear your last load. Don't put colored underwear with other colored items. Use chlorine bleach to clean clothing and your washing machine.
-that many common household plants are poisonous. Is there danger growing in your house or garden?
The following list includes plants considered to be toxic (poisonous, possibly dangerous). These plants contain a wide variety of poisons and may cause symptoms from a mild stomachache, skin rash, swelling of the mouth and throat to involvement of the heart, kidneys or other organs. Many plants do not cause toxicity unless ingested in very large amounts.
House Flower Garden Vegetable Garden
Caladium Azalea Tomato Leaves
Dumbcane(Diffenbachia) Crocus Rhubarb Leaves
Elephant ear Lily of the Valley Potato sprouts
Primrose Daffodil Mushrooom
Ivy Hyacinth
For a more complete listing contact the Poison Control Center in your area.