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Too Much Calories in Kids’ Fast-food Meals

Thirteen big-name fast-food restaurant chains offer at least 1,474 possible food choices for kids’ meals, which means there is a wide variety for kids to choose from; however, at least 93 percent of these exceed the recommended calorie content in a single meal.
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Drugs Proposed for Kids’ Cholesterol

High cholesterol level is a problem that exists not only in adults but also in children, reminds the nation’s pediatricians as they recommended that use of cholesterol-lowering drugs begin as early as age 8 in order to prevent heart problems in adulthood....
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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....
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Lead Fears Trigger More Toy Recalls

Fears of overexposure of children to lead paint on various toys have led to an expanded recall program issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The four recall orders affect over 300,000 items, all of them made in China....
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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....
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There’s Lead in Your Kid’s Toys

Another company recalled its toy products containing lead paint. Mattel Inc. last week recalled 1.5 million toys sold by its Fisher-Price unit due to high levels of lead....
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Choose Baby Cribs Wisely

The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) recalled approximately 320,000 cribs this week, following several reports of the slats or spindles getting broken, including 4 incidents where children actually got trapped....
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FDA to Review Safety of Pediatric Cold Medicines

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has set an October review on how safe and effective are over-the-counter cough and cold products for use by children under 6 years old, in a notice posted August 15 on its Web site....
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