Feds Fighting to Keep Hazardous Toys Off Shelves for Holiday Season
Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Top federal officials are trying to block a flood of dangerous toys from overseas from hitting the U.S. store shelves this holiday season.Federal customs and consumer protection officials have inter…
Choking Death Linked to Gastric Bypass Surgery
Keith Brofsky/Thinkstock(LONDON) — A U.K. woman died choking on food that wouldn’t fit in her stomach after weight-loss surgery, according to an inquest into her death. But experts say gastric bypass patients are no more likely to choke than someone w…
Mom Chokes Bully Over Facebook Comments
Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images(ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.) — A Florida mom said she regretted choking a boy who bullied her daughter online, but said his “nasty” and “disgusting” comments about the girl on Facebook had go…
6-Year-Old Saves Best Friend’s Life with Heimlich Maneuver
ABC News(SACRAMENTO) — A 6-year-old girl in Sacramento saved her best friend’s life by performing the Heimlich maneuver earlier this week, something she learned from watching a Disney Channel TV show.First graders Elspeth “Beanie” Ma…
Study: Looking for a Rush, 6% of Kids Play Deadly Choking Game
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The choking game has been around for decades, billed as a “safe” way to get a rush or a high from passing out. According to a new study, about 6 percent of adolescents have played it at least once. But do…
Is YouTube Helping ‘Choking Game’ Resurge Among Teens?
LOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Called the choking game, the pass-out game or even California knockout, it has resurged among kids and young teens who see it on online video-sharing sites.The choking game, in which a person uses auto-asphyxi…
Fourth Grader Saves Best Friend’s Life
Mark Johnston/Daily Herald(OREM, Utah) — A fourth grader in Orem, Utah, is being recognized Monday for a heroic act of saving his best friend’s life at school.Noah Webster Academy honored 10-year-old Carter Helt for saving the life of his friend…