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Whooping Cough Eidemic Declared In California

California health officials have declared an epidemic of Whooping Cough and have begun a vaccination campaign for teens and adults. Six infants recently died of Whooping Cough, a dangerous illness that can be prevented with routine vaccinations. The infected infants were all younger than 3 months old, and vaccinations do not become fully effective until 6 months of age. Officials are asking that teens and adults get vaccinated to prevent the spread of Whooping Cough to young babies and pregnant women. Those who were vaccinated as children are not protected as adults as immunity wears off over time.

There has been 1,500 cases of Whooping Cough so far in California and numbers are expected to rise over the next few months. Whooping cough symptoms appear much like any other cold and develops into a serious life threatening cough. Like any infectious disease it is highly likely to spread to other U.S. states. Here is a Today Show video clip with more on the Whooping Cough epidemic.

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Tylenol Recall On Products For Infants

Tylenol.com has released a news bulletin advising that the use of the following Tylenol products be discontinued:

Concentrated TYLENOL® Infants' Drops Plus Cold
Concentrated TYLENOL® Infants' Drops Plus Cold & Cough
PediaCare® Infant Dropper Decongestant
PediaCare® Infant Dropper Long-Acting Cough
PediaCare® Infant Drops Decongestant (containing pseudoephedrine)
PediaCare® Infant Dropper Decongestant & Cough
PediaCare® Infant Drops Decongestant & Cough (containing pseudoephedrine)

The Tylenol products that are being recalled are specifically designed for colds, regular Tylenol designed for the relief of pain and fever has not been recalled. You can find out more details on the current "Tylenol recall" on Tylenol.com.

British "Texting While Driving" PSA Video Goes Viral

The graphic video of a group of teens getting into a serious car crash because they were busy texting instead of watching the road is designed to show teenagers how dangerous texting while driving really is.

Not only should every driving teenager worldwide watch this scary video but so should all of the adults out there who text and talk on cell phones while driving, including parents.

It's not only teens that text that are dangerous on the roads but people of all ages who aren't aware of their surroundings while driving.

I think this British texting while driving PSA should become part of driver's education to every new driver getting their lisence. It's a great wake up call of the reality of taking your eyes off the road, even for only a few seconds at a time.