Program to replace, provide smoke detectors and replace and change batteries at no charge Nov 1, 2008
Do not tuck your electric blanket into mattresses or mattress pads. Keep fire extinguishers in the kitchen, laundry room, and garage. (Altus Times, OK)
Camping? Yes. Roughing it? Not quite. Sep 17, 2008
com), a lodge and camp surrounded by 30,000 acres of state parks and wildlife preserves, visitors would be hard-pressed to call their 76 tented bungalows "tents." They are like stand-alone rooms with canvas walls and ceilings, hardwood floors and made-up beds with heated mattress pads ("So we can save energy by keeping the bungalow's heat lower," said Trevor Bridge, Costanoa's general manager. . (International Herald Tribune)
Make your room into a superhero's lair Sep 5, 2008
Meijer also has foam mattress pads for $9. 99 and mattress pads for $12 ... Target has extra-long mattress pads at $19. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
How To Allergy-Proof Your Home For Fall Sep 3, 2008
American Textile Company is the leading supplier of quality mattress and pillow protectors, bed pillows and mattress pads to large and small retailers. The company's products are designed to improve the quality of sleep. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Make your home healthier in five easy steps Jul 26, 2008
Also, toss old "egg crate" foam mattress pads, since they're coated with flame retardants. A list of companies that make PBDE-free mattresses and bedding can be found at. (CNN -- Health)
What you need before the baby comes Jul 15, 2008
-- Two waterproof mattress pads. -- Diaper caddy. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Luxury camping trips at home & abroad Jun 14, 2008
These come with waterproof canvas walls, electricity, sliding windows, and heated mattress pads. Three comfort stations are available to tent guests, each equipped with restrooms; hot showers; heated floors; a dry sauna; and an outdoor fireplace. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Deep-cleaning in 1-2-3 steps May 25, 2008
Mattress pads, especially the antiallergenic variety, significantly inhibit mites' proliferation. . (CNN -- Law)
More Americans are Sleeping Thanks to Science Apr 22, 2008
Many bedding items such as pillows, comforters and mattress pads contain unwanted chemical ingredients and finishes from manufacturing or packaging, and most bedding also accumulates household allergens during everyday use ... Recently, the rapidly expanding asthma gy friendly(TM) Certification Program, certified SmartSilk(TM) silk-filled Pillow Protectors and Duvets, adding to the long list of other existing certified pillows, encasements, mattress pads, comforters and more. (PR Newswire)
Seeking comfort Apr 4, 2008
The padding would be used in mattress pads or upholstery for furniture ... Founded in 1889, Louisville Bedding produces mattress pads, bed pillows and densified and fire-retarding fiber to clients such as hotel chains, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Linens 'N Things Inc., and Restonic Mattress Corp.. (Louisville Business First, KY)
SeaTac Motel Closed For 'Unsanitary, Unsafe Conditions' Feb 13, 2008
Other conditions include mold and unsanitary mattresses, bed covers, sheets and mattress pads. The state was forced to suspend the license of the motel after learning of these violations. (KIRO TV, WA)
Nonprofit Holiday Wish List Dec 11, 2007
New twin size mattress pads. New bath towels. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Concerns Raised Over Fire-Retardant Chemicals In Homes Nov 29, 2007
HENSEL: Despite these concerns, regulatory agencies are moving forward with stricter flammability standards for pillows, mattress pads, and comforters ... Make sure Technical Bulletin 604 (TB 604) to regulate the flammability of filled bed clothing including comforters, mattress pads, and pillows doesnt pass until these is health and environmental information about the chemicals and materials to be used. (NBC4.tv, CA)
Sheet shopping? Not scary Oct 26, 2007
The main priorities when searching for bedsheets are that they should be comfortable and durable, says Steve Carwile, president of Vivetique, a mattress manufacturer in Arcadia that also makes comforters, mattress pads and bedsheets out of organic cotton and other natural materials. If you hold it up to the light and can see through it, you should pass on it, he says. (Fresno Bee)
Clot risk low for most fliers Sep 29, 2007
Magnet therapy has become a multi-billion-dollar industry; there are now arm and leg wraps, mattress pads, necklaces, shoe inserts and bracelets that contains magnets. But do they really work. (Globe and Mail)
Magnets Don't Fight Pain, Study Shows Sep 26, 2007
Researchers say magnets for pain are a multibillion dollar industry and have been incorporated into arm and leg wraps, mattress pads, necklaces, shoe inserts, and bracelets. They are marketed for reducing pain from a variety of causes, and one survey showed up to 28% of people with rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, or fibromyalgia use magnets or wear copper bracelets. (CBS News)
notes from the desk: Super student? Sep 20, 2007
For those who loaded their cans of tomato soup, crates of water, "Scarface" posters and egg crate mattress pads into Stewart Hall two weeks ago, maybe being a special super duper senior Feb sounds like an exotic escape - I do after all, live in an apartment off campus. I can cook Pad Thai if I want, and I do not have a CRA or RA fielding phone calls from my angry mother when I do not call home on Sunday nights. (Middlebury College -- The Campus, VT)
No rest for expanding pillow maker Sep 17, 2007
The pillow-making side of the company has only existed since 2005, but American Textile has made mattress pads, pillow covers and pillow protectors since 1925. It's built a niche in those markets, Riccio said, supplying retailers like Wal-Mart, , , Sears, and Linens 'n Things. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
USAID Delivers Aid Commodities to Greece Sep 8, 2007
The commodities include 1,056 family hygiene kits, 10,000 blankets, 300 family tents, 3,000 sleeping bags, 2,000 mattress pads and 1,000 kitchen sets. The total value of the commodities, including transport, is $500,833. (PR Newswire)
Baghdad crackdown swamps jails Jul 24, 2007
Inside, in a room the size of a high school gymnasium, 505 prisoners stood or sat shoulder to shoulder on cardboard boxes and stained mattress pads. Their few clothes, Korans and other belongings hung from the walls or rafters. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Down Lite to open home interiors store Jul 14, 2007
Down Lite primarily sells down and alternative bedding, including comforters, pillows, mattress pads and feather beds, to retailers around the United States. Extra. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
EFY Comes to Campus May 31, 2007
Lessa Petrini, Stover Hall advisor, said things like pillows and mattress pads had been laid out for the guests in anticipation of their arrivals. She also said each of the rooms were cleaned before the participants arrived. (The Daily Universe, UT)
Sleep Safe and Sound May 17, 2007
"However, there are millions who are not ready to replace their current mattress set. Fortunately, there is now a more cost effective alternative. Louisville Bedding Company, the world's largest manufacturer of mattress pads, offers a two-piece flame resistant mattress and box spring cover set to give existing mattresses a level of protection similar to the new measures put in place by the new Federal standard."In lab tests, the FireDefender(tm) Sleep System protected mattress sets from igniting... (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Acute and chronic bronchitis are quite different ailments Mar 2, 2007
Do you mind if I spare you all the background information for and against electric heating blankets and electric mattress pads. I couldn't make it through the winter without an electric blanket, and I have no intention of giving it up ever. (The Standard-Times, MA)
Residents 'adopt' fire and rescue station, urge other neighborhoods to do the same Jan 2, 2007
Bed comforters, sheets, pillows, mattress pads. Bedroom and living room curtains. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
