security lapse on May 29, 2008, at National Book Store; advisory re Hector M. Reyes; Prepar e for dangers after the storm; children and secondhand s

security lapse at National Book Store
On May 29, 2008, the person inspecting bags, at street entrance to National Book Store at Robinsons Ermita, didn't (1) inspect well my trolley luggage, which was large enough to contain bomb elements; (2) inspect my waist bag, which was large enough to contain deadly weapons. From said store, I proceeded to other parts of said mall, but nobody inspected said trolley luggage or waist bag.

Advisory re person identified as Hector M. Reyes, who wrote in the Manila Bulletin style weekend magazine. If will benefit customers to, before believing any claims said person makes about cosmetics, require him to produce proofs, that what said person claims about cosmetics, is true.

CPSC Urges Consumers to Prepare for Dangers After the Storm
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NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 29, 2008
Release #08-291 CPSC Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908


CPSC Urges Consumers to Prepare for Dangers After the Storm

WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC is urging consumers to include a plan for after the storm.

If a storm knocks out power, consumers who use portable gasoline generators to restore power can place themselves at risk
for carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Only use portable generators outdoors, far away from the doors, windows and vents of
indoor spaces. Generators should never be used indoors, including inside homes, garages, basements, crawlspaces and sheds.

The amount of CO from one generator is equivalent to hundreds of idling cars in a garage and can kill consumers in minutes.
At least 65 people died from CO poisoning associated with portable generators in 2006.

CPSC also advises consumers to keep charcoal grills outside. Never use them indoors. Burning charcoal in an enclosed space can produce lethal levels of CO.

If flooding occurs after a storm, do not use gas or electrical appliances or equipment that has been submerged. The electrical components and safety controls may be damaged and burner parts may be plugged with debris, leading to a fire
risk. Have fireplaces, furnaces, and other heating equipment inspected by a professional to make sure they are working properly.

CPSC recommends that consumers install CO alarms in their homes as a line of defense against CO poisoning. Battery operated CO alarms or plug-in alarms with battery back-up add an important layer of protection in consumers’ homes. Remember to replace CO alarm batteries annually.

For more information on protecting your family against CO poisoning, visit www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PUBS/464.pdf and www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PUBS/468.html

(800) 638-8270, or visit CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. To join a CPSC email subscription list, please go to
https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.


Information about children and secondhand smoke:

ttp://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/smokeexposure/
Remarks as prepared; not a transcript.

Rear Admiral Kenneth P. Moritsugu, M.D., M.P.H
United States Acting Surgeon General
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services


Remarks at press conference to launch Children and Secondhand Smoke Exposure - Excerpts from The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General

Tuesday, September 18, 2007
10:00 a.m.
Washington, D.C.


Children and Secondhand Smoke Exposure


We're here today for one simple reason: the health of our children is at risk in this country-at risk from the proven, undisputed dangers of exposure to secondhand smoke.

Sadly, children are powerless to protect themselves from this risk.

But we are not.

Parents, healthcare professionals, educators, caregivers, business owners, community leaders, and all of us in the public health community must act-and we must act now-to protect children from this very real threat.

Fortunately, we possess the scientific information we need to do just that and effectively safeguard the health and wellbeing of our young people.

The Surgeon General's 2006 report, The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke, concluded without equivocation that secondhand smoke causes premature death and disease in children.

Specifically, the report finds that children exposed to secondhand smoke are at an increased risk for sudden infant death syndrome (or SIDS), acute respiratory infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia, middle ear disease, more severe asthma,
respiratory symptoms, and slowed lung growth.

The California Environmental Protection Agency has estimated that 430 infants nationwide die each year from SIDS as a result of secondhand smoke exposure and that another 202,000 episodes of asthma and 790,000 doctor visits for ear infections each year are attributable to this exposure as well.

Further, the Surgeon General's Report concluded that there is quite simply no risk-free level of secondhand smoke exposure, and-perhaps most disturbingly-the report documents that children in this country are more heavily exposed to
secondhand smoke than nonsmoking adults.

In fact, the Report finds that 60 percent of U.S. children aged 3-11 years-nearly 22 million of our young people- are exposed to secondhand smoke.

This is unacceptable.

They are exposed to this health hazard in the places where they spend most of their time: at home, in cars, at child care centers, and in a multitude of public places including restaurants.

As parents, neighbors, healthcare professionals, and government officials-as a society-we want nothing but the best for our children. We want them to be safe and to grow up healthy.

Yet, we continue to allow our children to regularly breathe a substance that contains more than 50 cancer-causing chemicals.

We are allowing them to be exposed for hours at a time to a substance that makes healthy children sick and sick children even sicker.

We can do better.

Starting this morning, it is my hope that we can refocus the nation's attention on the need for immediate action to protect children from this totally preventable health hazard.

Today we are announcing two new educational resources and two major national initiatives that are intended to provide parents, pediatricians, childcare providers, and community leaders with the facts and tools they need to keep our children
safe.

We are fortunate to be joined by Daniel Schneider, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Administration for Children and Families; Elizabeth Cotsworth, Director of the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Radiation and Indoor Air; and
Dr. Jay Berkelhamer, President of the American Academy of Pediatrics, who will be announcing two ambitious national initiatives to reduce children's secondhand smoke exposure.

I am confident that these initiatives, which they will detail for you shortly, will act as catalysts for other organizations to launch their own efforts to address this serious public health problem.

The first publication we are releasing today consists of key excerpts from the 2006 Surgeon General's report: The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke.

This special excerpt documents the various ways in which secondhand smoke exposure harms children's health and details approaches that are effective in protecting children. The findings in this excerpt provide the scientific foundation for our efforts in this area.

We are also announcing a new resource entitled Sabemos, the Spanish phrase for "We Know."

Sabemos is a bilingual, culturally competent resource developed by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help Hispanic/Latino families protect their children from secondhand smoke exposure.

Sabemos is an excellent example of how we can translate the science into culturally appropriate and accessible messages that can be effectively delivered into people's homes and communities.

Now I will turn it over to Assistant Secretary of the Administration for Children and Families, Daniel Schneider, and Director of the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, Elizabeth Cotsworth. Their announcement will be followed by Dr. Jay Berkelhamer, President of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

[Daniel Schneider and Elizabeth Cotsworth, followed by Dr. Jay Berkelhamer speak at the microphone]

Thank you. We certainly look forward to these initiatives truly making a difference in our children's lives.

As we've just heard, we all have a role to play in making the places in which our children live, learn, and play smoke-free. The ways to achieve this are not complicated, nor are they beyond our reach. In fact, they're quite simple.

*

Let's make our homes and vehicles smoke-free at all times. If there are
smokers in your family, they should always go outside to smoke. Opening a
window is not enough.
*

Let's be certain that our children's day care centers and schools are 100%
smoke- and tobacco-free.
*

Let's do our best to bring our children to public places like restaurants that
are completely smoke-free.
*

Let's insist that no one smokes around our children.

Finally, let's remind smokers that the single best step they can take to protect both their family's health as well as their own is to quit smoking.

While quitting can be difficult, a number of proven resources are available to help?including a range of FDA-approved medicines and the National Network of Quitlines, which is accessible by calling 1-800-QUITNOW. And smoke-free home rules
not only keep our children safe, but also make it easier for smokers to quit.


In closing, I must point out that we have achieved great progress in this nation in protecting nonsmoking adults from secondhand smoke by dramatically reducing their exposure. At the same time, children continue to represent a disproportionate burden from this exposure.

While the new publications and initiatives we've announced today represent very real steps forward in the fight to protect our children from secondhand smoke, we all have a role to play and an obligation to act if we are to make greater strides
still.

By "connecting the dots" and working together, we can educate parents and caregivers, empower health care providers, and inspire community leaders to make informed decisions that will protect all children in this country from the serious health
effects of secondhand smoke.


Last revised: September 18, 2007





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http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/secondhandsmoke/factsheets/factsheet2.html
The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Children are Hurt by Secondhand Smoke

* Secondhand smoke contains more than 250 chemicals known to be toxic or
carcinogenic (cancer-causing), including formaldehyde, benzene, vinyl chloride,
arsenic, ammonia, and hydrogen cyanide. Children who are exposed to secondhand
smoke are inhaling many of the same cancer-causing substances and poisons as
smokers.

Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke in Children

* Because their bodies are developing, infants and young children are especially
vulnerable to the poisons in secondhand smoke.


* Both babies whose mothers smoke while pregnant and babies who are exposed to
secondhand smoke after birth are more likely to die from sudden infant death
syndrome (SIDS) than babies who are not exposed to cigarette smoke.


* Mothers who are exposed to secondhand smoke while pregnant are more likely to
have lower birth weight babies, which makes babies weaker and increases the
risk for many health problems.


* Babies whose mothers smoke while pregnant or who are exposed to secondhand
smoke after birth have weaker lungs than other babies, which increases the risk
for many health problems.


* Secondhand smoke exposure causes acute lower respiratory infections such as
bronchitis and pneumonia in infants and young children.


* Secondhand smoke exposure causes children who already have asthma to experience
more frequent and severe attacks.


* Secondhand smoke exposure causes respiratory symptoms, including cough, phlegm,
wheeze, and breathlessness, among school-aged children.


* Children exposed to secondhand smoke are at increased risk for ear infections
and are more likely to need an operation to insert ear tubes for drainage.


Exposure to Secondhand Smoke Among Children

* The Surgeon General has concluded that there is no risk-free level of
secondhand smoke exposure. Even brief exposures can be harmful.


* On average, children are exposed to more secondhand smoke than nonsmoking
adults.


* Children aged 3-11 years and youth aged 12-19 years are significantly more
likely than adults to live in a household with at least one smoker.


* Children aged 3-11 years have cotinine levels more than twice as high as
nonsmoking adults.


* Children who live in homes where smoking is allowed have higher cotinine levels
than children who live in homes where smoking is not allowed.

Information contained on this highlight sheet has been taken directly from The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General. For more information, please refer to the Resources and How to Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones from Secondhand Smoke highlight sheets. Additional highlight sheets are also available at www.cdc.gov/tobacco.

Last revised: January 4, 2007



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http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/secondhandsmoke/factsheets/factsheet3.html
The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

How to Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones from Secondhand Smoke

* The Surgeon General has concluded that there is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke. Breathing even a little secondhand smoke can be harmful.
* The Surgeon General has concluded that the only way to fully protect yourself
and your loved ones from the dangers of secondhand smoke is through 100%
smoke-free environments.


* Opening a window, sitting in a separate area, or using ventilation, air
conditioning, or a fan cannot eliminate secondhand smoke exposure.


* You can protect yourself and your loved ones by:


o Making your home and car smoke-free.


o Asking people not to smoke around you and your children.


o Making sure that your children’s day care center or school is smoke-free.


o Choosing restaurants and other businesses that are smoke-free. Thanking
businesses for being smoke-free. Letting owners of businesses that are
not smoke-free know that secondhand smoke is harmful to your family’s
health.


o Teaching children to stay away from secondhand smoke.


o Avoiding secondhand smoke exposure especially if you or your children
have respiratory conditions, if you have heart disease, or if you are
pregnant.


o Talking to your doctor or healthcare provider more about the dangers of
secondhand smoke.


* If you are a smoker, the single best way to protect your family from secondhand
smoke is to quit smoking. In the meantime, you can protect your family by
making your home and vehicles smoke-free and only smoking outside. A smoke-free
home rule can also help you quit smoking.


Information contained on this highlight sheet has been taken directly from The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General. For more information, please refer to the Resources and How to Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones from Secondhand Smoke highlight sheets. Additional highlight sheets are also available at www.cdc.gov/tobacco.

Last revised: January 4, 2007




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http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/secondhandsmoke/factsheets/factsheet4.html
The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Secondhand Smoke Exposure in the Home

* The home is the place where children are most exposed to secondhand smoke and a
major location of secondhand smoke exposure for adults.


* Children who live in homes where smoking is allowed have higher levels of
cotinine (a biological marker of secondhand smoke exposure) than children who
live in homes where smoking is not allowed. As the number of cigarettes smoked
in the home increases, children’s cotinine levels rise.


* Although secondhand smoke exposure among children has declined over the past 15
years, children remain more heavily exposed to secondhand smoke than adults.

* Secondhand smoke exposure in the home has been consistently linked to a
significant increase in both heart disease and lung cancer risk among adult
nonsmokers.


* The Surgeon General has concluded that eliminating smoking in indoor spaces is
the only way to fully protect nonsmokers from secondhand smoke exposure.
Separating smokers from nonsmokers, cleaning the air, and ventilating buildings
cannot completely eliminate secondhand smoke exposure.


* Smoke-free rules in homes and vehicles can reduce secondhand smoke exposure
among children and nonsmoking adults. Some studies indicate that these rules
can also help smokers quit and can reduce the risk of adolescents becoming
smokers.


Information contained on this highlight sheet has been taken directly from The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General. For more information, please refer to the Resources and How to Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones from Secondhand Smoke highlight sheets. Additional highlight sheets are also available at www.cdc.gov/tobacco.

Last revised: January 4, 2007



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