Health roundup: Infant travel beds recalled after death

Your Friday morning health roundup:

Travel bed recall: KidCo Inc. is recalling about 220,000 PeaPod and PeaPod Plus Travel Beds after reports that one baby died and nine others got stuck or otherwise distressed inside the portable sleep tents, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today. The agency says children can roll into a gap between the inflatable mattress and the side of the pop-up tent, risking suffocation. The problem can be fixed with a kit available from the company. Details are at the commission's website. (Associated Press)

Caffeinated Cracker Jack: The latest food to add caffeine: Cracker Jack'd -- a pumped up version of the popcorn candy that comes with as much caffeine as a cup of coffee. Consumer watchdogs are concerned about the possible health effects on kids, but the manufacturer says the product is marketed to adults. (Boston Globe)

Seat belt progress: The good news is that 86% of U.S. car passengers and drivers, a record share, now use seat belts, according to a government report cited by HealthDay. But USA TODAY has less encouraging news: A separate study shows more drivers are texting and web-surfing on their smartphones while driving, despite safety campaigns.

Today's talker: Can eating 6,000 calories ever be a good idea? It might, if you are carrying triplets. Brittany Deen, a 32-year-old nurse from Sacramento, Calif., gave birth last week to what may be heaviest set of triplets on record. The babies, all boys, arrived at 37 weeks with a combined weight of 20 pounds. Two weighed more than seven pounds each and the third was above five pounds. Most triplets are born earlier and smaller, putting them at increased risk for complications. (Modesdo Bee)