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Protection & Safety

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Protect your home and family with the latest tips on catastrophe preparation and home & auto safety.

  • AT&T Digital Life home automation coming to 50 markets in 2013

    Tue, Jan 08, 2013 10:42 AM by Daniel P. Howley, LAPTOP

    Users will be able to flip on the lights in their home, manage the thermostat, monitor doors and windows and even shut off the water to their house.

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  • Obese and overweight kids face bullying at school and at home

    Tue, Jan 08, 2013 8:00 AM by Jenn Savedge

    New study finds that overweight and obese kids deal with a startling amount of bullying from their peers, teachers, and even their parents.

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  • Safety check: Is your child's car seat installed correctly?

    Mon, Jan 07, 2013 8:00 AM by Jenn Savedge

    Over 300 hundred children were saved in 2010 thanks to properly installed car seats. Here's how to make sure yours is up to the task.

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  • Sandy-damaged cars raise health concerns

    Fri, Jan 04, 2013 9:46 AM

    Video: Local environmentalists are concerned that tens of thousands of storm-damaged cars parked on unused airport runways on the eastern part of Long Island, N.Y., could be threatening the area’s drinking water.

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  • Texting while walking: More dangerous than you think

    Thu, Jan 03, 2013 4:11 PM by Michael S. Lasky, LAPTOP

    The areas of the brain controlling executive function and attention are also necessary for walking. Texting and walking may be too much for your brain to handle.

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  • New FTC rules protect kids' privacy

    Thu, Dec 20, 2012 12:20 PM by Leslie Meredith, TechNewsDaily

    Geolocation data, photos, audio files and videos related to a child cannot be collected by any entity without parental consent.

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  • How burglar alarms function [Infographic]

    Mon, Dec 17, 2012 5:29 PM

    Here's how electric circuits, motion detectors, flashing lights and other gadgets help protect you and your home.

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  • How to prevent TV tip-overs from harming kids

    Fri, Dec 14, 2012 9:00 AM by Leslie Meredith, TechNewsDaily

    According to a new report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, falling TVs account for a growing number of injuries, mostly to children.

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  • More than 35,00 holiday-themed rubber ducks were seized at the Port of Los Angeles due to excessive phthalate levels

    35,000 holiday toys seized for excessive phthalate levels

    Mon, Dec 10, 2012 2:00 PM by Jenn Savedge

    Thousands of rubber ducks dressed as snowmen, gingerbread men, penguins and reindeer were seized by U.S. Customs officers for having phthalate levels which may be harmful to children.

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  • 911 texting will be available to most by 2014

    Fri, Dec 07, 2012 11:48 AM by TechNewsDaily Staff

    AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon will launch the service in some parts of the U.S. next year.

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    Are libraries the new hot spot for bedbugs?

    Fri, Dec 07, 2012 11:46 AM by Melissa Breyer

    These sly parasites have picked up a new mode of transportation: Borrowed books.

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  • Nap Nanny: Feds file suit against baby-recliner maker

    Thu, Dec 06, 2012 9:36 AM

    Video: A federal agency claims the Nap Nanny baby recliner has caused the death of five children.

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    Carbon monoxide: What is it, where is it?

    Mon, Dec 03, 2012 5:45 PM by Clint Williams

    Winter weather can present an unseen, unexpected risk: Carbon monoxide poisoning.

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    How to defend yourself against home invasion

    Wed, Nov 28, 2012 12:40 PM by Sue Marquette Poremba, TechNewsDaily

    The single most-important item to have handy when an intruder is on the property is a telephone.

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    'Bouncy house' injuries on the rise

    Mon, Nov 26, 2012 11:12 AM

    There was a fifteenfold increase in the number and rate of children treated for injuries related to inflatable bouncers between 1995 and 2010.

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