Child Health and Safety

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    Co-Sleeping Ads – Have They Gone Too Far?

    The Milwaukee Health Department took a drastic step in the infant safe-sleep movement, just minutes after another infant death was attributed to co-sleeping – but is their new campaign going too far?

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    Chicken Pox Lollipops – Crazy or Cautious?

    Yup, you read that title right. The media is warning about a new fad that’s popped up on Facebook called “Find a Pox Party in Your Area” that has parents buying lollipops that have been licked by children with chicken pox, to give to their own child with the hopes of infecting them with the condition and foregoing a chicken pox vaccine.

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    Parents Lose Child After Sandwich Theft!

    Every parent tries to explain to their child that stealing is wrong, but the parents of 3-year-old Zofia, Marcin and Nicole Leszcynski, may have a harder time, after they themselves were taken into custody for allegedly “stealing” two $2.50 sandwiches.

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    Johnson & Johnson Baby Products Toxic?

    Super-company Johnson & Johnson are in a tub full of hot water over their baby bath and skin care products, which are said to contain toxic chemicals and irritants.

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    New Genetic Testing Not Just for High Risk Cases Anymore?

    Genetic testing has been open to certain groups of mothers-to-be for a long time, but now there's a reason for all women everywhere to go through this potentially revelatory screening -- or is there?

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