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If you shopped at The Home Depot® store using your credit or debit card, your account information could be in the hands of hackers and may even be for sale online. The Home Depot released details of its investigation into the hacking of its payment systems, warning customers that payment card data for those who shopped at Home Depot stores in ...

Are you considering preserving pumpkin or winter squash this fall? If so, you better check the date of your recipe. Since 1989, the USDA has made major changes in the process of preserving this delicious fall produce. Home canning of pumpkins butter or mashed or pureed pumpkin is not recommended. The same is true for winter squash. According to USDA ...

Does your family know what to do if a tornado, earthquake, flood or other disaster strikes? Do you have a disaster plan or kit prepared? September is National Preparedness Month and across the United States, government offices and agencies, as well as private organizations and businesses are developing emergency preparedness plans and encouraging citizens to do the same. Ready.gov is ...

As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mulls over whether to rein in the use of common antibacterial compounds that are causing growing concern among environmental health experts, scientists are reporting today that many pregnant women and their fetuses are being exposed to these substances. They will present their work at the 248thNational Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical ...

Leaving a child unattended in a vehicle can lead to heatstroke and can kill in minutes. Nineteen children have died in hot cars so far this year. The latest tragedy is a 3-year-old boy in Southern California who died just yesterday after he wandered outside and got into the car while his family napped. He became trapped in the car ...

Pregnant women and parents of small children seeking to meet minimum dietary recommendations for fish and other seafood should know how to recognize and protect themselves from seafood fraud. The substitution and mislabeling of seafood is even more concerning since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a new recommendation earlier this week ...

The Flag of the United States of America will be flown across the nation today in observance of Flag Day. Citizens, businesses and government buildings will proudly display our flag to celebrate the day of its adoption in 1777. As our young nation fought for independence from Britain, those first thirteen states sought to establish their own identity by choosing ...

Latest data shows drowning remains leading cause of unintentional death for children ages 1-4 WASHINGTON, D.C. – New reports released today from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reveals that nearly 400 pool and spa drownings occur each year in the United States that involve children younger than 15 years old, with more than 75 percent involving children younger ...

If you have an account on eBay.com, change your password. eBay Inc. is notifying its users to change their password after determining hackers gained access to a database containing users’ personal information. “Cyberattackers compromised a small number of employee log-in credentials, allowing unauthorized access to eBay’s corporate network,” eBay said in a release. “Working with law enforcement and leading security ...

People taking the sleep aid Lunesta® should know the drug can cause impairment of driving and other activities that require mental alertness the morning after use, even if they feel fully awake. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced this week that it is requiring Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc., maker of the prescription sleep aid Lunesta (eszopiclone), to decrease the ...