Safer, Faster Temperature Taking

Tuesday, March 1, 2005

News tw Safer, Faster Temperature Taking (NAPSA)—It’s time to check the medicine cabinet. Are there old, outdated mercury thermometers lurking behind the pain medication and throat lozenges? The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends parents immediately stop using mercury thermometers because of the health dangers they pose when broken and cleaned up improperly. Parents and children appreciate safe, new digital thermometers madewithout glass or mercury. The display is large and easy to read in Fahrenheit or Celsius. Instead, doctors recommend digital thermometers made without glass or mercury. They are safe, quick and accurate. Now digital thermometers featuring car- toon character Dora the Explorer™ make temperature-taking more pleasant for children, and the nine-second temperature readouts also make temperature-taking easier for parents. For more information and a tip sheet on “How To Know When Kids Are Too Sick To Go,” log on to www.bd.com/thermometers. 2004 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Dora The Explorer and all related titles, logos and characters are trademarksof Via- com International Inc.

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