BEND (AP) — Shortages of chemicals caused by Hurricane Katrina are sending prices for mattresses and some furniture soaring because of damage to Gulf Coast petrochemical plants that produce the products, retailers and marketers say.
When Melanie Parks's mother began to die eight years ago in Seattle, a Hospice Care provider phoned Parks in Park City to offer grief counseling. Hospice supplied her mother with an adjustable bed and wheelchair and home nursing care so her father could leave the house.
CONCORD, N.H. -- A mattress company in Milford, N.H., has settled a complaint with the state alleging that it ran deceptive ads. The Attorney General's Office said that Sleep E-Zzzz Corp. has agreed to run accurate ads, send the state copies of them for two years and to pay a $1,000 fine.
Want to eliminate ions caught in your mattress springs or buy boxer shorts that block radiation? Sales of products for the electrically sensitive are booming, though scientists doubt the hawkers' claims. By Joanna Glasner.
The CPSC announced the recall of Lov’s “Europa” cribs because of high levels of lead found in the crib’s paint. The recall affects the cribs in this line that have “natural” color wood. The recalled cribs have the words “Style #4827-2 M.F.G. No.: W 24088 Date: 22 JUN 2004” printed on the mattress support platform. About 335 of these cribs were sold nationwide at Toys R Us stores from July
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