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Dry Drowning Is Swimming’s Hidden Danger
A 10-year-old boy went swimming for the first time in his life in a pool near their home in South Carolina. That swim would also be his last. An hour or so after he had gone home, the boy died due to dry drowning. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that there were 3,600 drowning fatalities in 2005 ...

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More Child Drownings in Inflatable Pools
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently reported an increase in the average number of drowning deaths among young children, and consumer advocates are linking this increase to inflatable pools which have minimal safety measures in place. Among children under 5 years of age, the average drowning deaths ...

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Measles Outbreak Hits 7 States
In the highest level of incidence in 7 years, measles outbreaks have hit at least 7 states and cases have also been reported in 3 other states. From January through April 25, there have been 64 cases of measles, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. After April 25, officials in Washington State reported ...

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Flu Plus MRSA: Deadly Combination?
Two children died in Massachusetts, according to Friday news reports, from the flu which were linked to MRSA infections. Health officials, including the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are concerned there may be a surge of the potentially deadly combination.The CDC reported in late January 2008 that for the 12-month period from ...

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Does Bedroom TV Make for Unhealthy Habits?
For many years, health professionals and child development experts have warned about American youngsters watching too much television and having too much easy access to a TV set. A recent study indicates, however, that parents don’t seem to be listening to this professional advice.A research team from the University of Minnesota’s ...

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Medication Mix-ups Hurt More Kids
More children, 1 out of 15 hospitalized kids, are harmed by accidental overdoses, medicine mix-ups and adverse reactions to drugs than originally believed. This finding is contained in the first scientific test of a new procedure to detect errors. This estimate means about 540,000 children are affected each year by these errors. ...

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Newborn Babies Also Child Abuse Victims
It may seem hard to believe, but a U.S. Centers for Disease Prevention and Control study has found that approximately 1 in 50 (2.1 percent) infants (less than 1 year old) in the U.S. suffer from non-fatal child abuse or neglect every year, and close to a third of these infants are newborns. ...

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Is Eating Snow Still Safe for Kids?
One of the simple pleasures of childhood is eating snow. For some time, parents have warned kids to stay away from dirty snow (particularly yellow snow). Parents are now wondering whether it is still safe for kids to eat new-fallen snow. The reason? Snow contains large quantities of Pseudomonas syringae, a type of ...

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What Can We Do for Children of Alcoholics?
One out of every four American children lives in an alcoholic household. It is a statistic enough to make you sober: that’s nearly 19 million children, living in an alcoholic environment. And despite what they may think, there is nothing they can do to stop the drinking. None of it is their fault, yet the devastating impact of alcoholism...

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Are Baby Cosmetics Safe For Babies?
A new study has warned against the use of baby lotions, shampoos and powders that may contain high levels of phthalates, chemicals that can affect testosterone production in male babies. The research study was published recently in the Pediatrics medical journal. The direct correlation found was that phthalate concentrations...

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Congress Passes Pool Safety Law
The US Congress passed legislation Tuesday that would strengthen the safety of swimming pools. The President signed the bill into law Thursday. The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act of 2007 was inspired by the pool-related injuries and fatal deaths of several children, including Virginia Graeme Baker, the 7-year-old granddaughter ...

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Children Start Drinking at Earlier Age
Educators and substance-abuse experts are trying to develop strategies to combat what may be a growing problem: children are starting to drink alcohol as early as their fourth grade. A study published in September found that 7 percent of fourth-graders had taken alcoholic drink in the past year, while 10 percent had taken more than just ...

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Screening Toddlers for Autism Urged
The American Academy of Pediatrics, the largest group of pediatricians in the U.S., is urging once again that screening of children for autism should be done earlier – twice by age 2. The earlier screening can enable parents and doctors to spot the disorder sooner. Autism is usually diagnosed by age 3, but new research is making ...

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House Passes Bills on Child Safety
The House passed four bills governing child safety Tuesday. One of the bills requires that durable products for infants will be sold together with a postage-paid registration card. The intent of the registration card is to make it easy for manufacturers to inform consumers in the event of recalls. The recall registration bill ...

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How to Prevent Child Abduction
An 11-year-old girl was nearly abducted Tuesday, Sept. 25, in Walhalla, North Dakota, on her way home just a block away from school. The suspect, driving a black sports car, approached the girl and offered her a ride. The girl was able to run away, screaming, and find refuge in a friend’s house. The school counselors and teachers ...

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Safety Tips on SIDS
The month of October is also SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) Awareness Month. One of the most important things to remember is the phrase\ “back to sleep\". Parents and caregivers need to ensure that babies sleep face up, on their backs. This will reduce the risks of SIDS. SIDS is the number one cause of death among babies ...

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Securing Children’s Car Seats
Many states require parents to put children under age 5, or under a certain weight or height, to be seated in a federally approved car seat. It appears, though, that many parents do not know how to install them properly.Safe Kids Worldwide estimates that at least 80 percent of car seats are not installed in the proper manner. ...

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Protect Your Child From Pedophiles
Pedophiles are still a persistent problem in our communities, says a national child-safety expert and founder of the Child Lures Prevention program that seeks to protect children from pedophiles, in a workshop to US Air Force servicemen in Japan. The pedophiles use all kinds of tricks to lure their victims, but the most common and the most ...

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Safe Haven Laws Protect Newborns
More unwanted newborn babies in Massachusetts are expected to be given the chance to live with families that want them, as the state’s 2004 Safe Haven Law, which would have expired this year, was signed and extended by the governor last week.Massachusetts is one of 47 states as of year-end 2006 that have an ...

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Are You Nursing? Avoid Codeine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned breast-feeding mothers who are taking codeine-based medications about the possible effects of the drug on their nursing infants. In an advisory posted to its website Friday (Aug. 17), the FDA says infants are in danger of getting a morphine overdose if the mother is an ultra-rapid ...

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