A NEW STUDY REVEALS...WEEK 5Parenting - Lawyers are acting for children in legal action against the manufacturers of baby drinks, including Ribena, Boots, and Cow & Gate, claiming that "products give insufficient warning about the dangers of tooth decay resulting from prolonged contact with sugary drinks." Spare Rib, No. 238, October/November, 1992 Lottery - "Lottery adds to dangers of ill-health, say Doctors" The Times, 17th July, 1995 Talcum Alert After Eight Babies Die - "Eight babies have died through inhaling talcum powder during nappy changes, doctors said yesterday" The Daily Telegraph, 18th May, 1991 Celestial Lung Cancer Risk - "Thousand at risk of lung cancer from natural radiation" Glasgow Herald, 16th March, 1989 Kissing Gets a Health Warning - "A warning against heavy sensual kissing is being issued by the World Health Organization for World Aids Day [...] The warning, covering so-called French kissing, is the first time that the UN body has been so esplicit over the risks of this kind of contact. Last year it would only go so far as declaring that 'kissing on the cheek' was safe." The Times, 28th November, 1991 Beware the 12 Dangers of Christmas - "Christmas crackers and frozen turkeys can be lethal weapons, a doctor warned festive merry-makers yesterday... 'Every year you think you'll seen it all, then something more ridicolous happen' said Dr. Susan Barnes, who runs the accidental emergency department at Dewsbury District Hospital in West Yorkshire... Frozen turkeys cause us a lot of problems. People drop them and suffer broken bones in their feet. Others do their backs in lifitng them out of the oven... Exploding Christmas crackers can also cause problems. People get eye injuries as the toys inside the cracker are thrown across the room... electric shocks from dodgy lights on their trees... Youngstars chocking on toys after being left on their own... Suffering burns when the decorations catch fire... Girls cutting their feet on broken glass by dancing barefoot in clubs... Children... falling off [new bikes] on their first ride... Dog bite injuries... as pets get excited... Teenage girls end up in hospital over Christmas with hypotermia after going out in freezing weather in skimpy party dresses." Daily Star, 6th December, 1991
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