Your Health.(Health & Fitness)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May, 2006

Dangerous hospital beds: Wouldn't it be awful to be stuck in a hospital bed? Literally? Seeking to reduce the occurrence of hospital bed entrapments, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has set new guidelines for hospital bed manufacturers, according to this month's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

The guidelines warn of potential problem areas, such as bed rails and gaps between rails and mattresses. In the past 21 years, the FDA has received 700 entrapment reports. Of those, 413 people died and 120 were injured, the report said. Better than cigarette breath: Nicorette is introducing a new fruit-flavored gum to help people stop smoking. A 40-piece pack of the "Nicorette Fruit Chill" will cost you $30, but if it works,...