Archive for the Child Health and Safety Category
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Fire Safety and Children – 5 Tips
Hundreds of deaths per year are caused by children who get a hold of matches or lighters and start fires. Children younger than 6 years of age are usually responsible for starting those fires and are most likely the ...
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Swine Flu Cases On the Rise
With over 400 schools closed in eighteen states up from eleven, the swine flu has many parents concerned. The CDC has confirmed that cases rose from 109 on Thursday to 141 on Friday. Children can be contagious from seven to ...
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Moms Urge Kids to Drink Vodka at Birthday Party
How far would you go to make your fourteen year old daughter’s birthday party special? Or should I say illegal. I am outraged that a mom not only offered vodka, beer and shots to underage kids but encouraged ...
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Can Eating Microwave Popcorn Make You Sick?
After reading an article about microwave popcorn causing lung problems, I decided to research it futher and write my findings here. It’s true that there is an additive called diacetyl added to popcorn for artificial butter flavoring which can ...
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RECALL: Child Dies from Window Blind Cord Strangulation
After being placed in a playpen, a 1 year old child from Greenwich, Connecticut, was strangled from a roman blind. She was found with the cord wrapped twice around her neck, a parent’s worse nightmare. The Consumer Product Safety Commission ...
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