Tag: Safety: Child
2 Million Fisher-Price Infant Swings Recalled After 5 Deaths
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The Fisher-Price company is recalling more than 2 million of its Snuga infant...
Most Pediatric Opioid Exposures Occur in Young Child’s Home
Grandparents and pets were other sources of opioid exposures
EPA Finalizes Rule to Require Removal of Lead Pipes in U.S. Water System
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday finalized a rule that will require...
Most Parents Are Moving Kids Out of Car Booster Seats Too Soon
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Most parents are placing their kids in harmsâ way by moving them out...
Pediatric Water Bead-Related Emergency Visits Increasing in U.S.
More than half of cases involved children younger than 5 years; all admissions in children younger than 5 years involved ingestions
Feds Issue Warnings on ‘Copycat’ Delta-8 Products That Mimic Popular Foods
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, July 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In a joint effort to curb the illegal sales of food products containing...
Pediatric Resource Use Less Likely With Legalization of Recreational Cannabis
Resource utilization less likely in cases of cannabis intoxication in children in states with legalization
Mothers Often Engage in Nonrecommended Practices for Infant Sleep
Almost all mothers aware of ABCs of safe sleep, but many feel they are unrealistic and use nonrecommended practices
Consumers Urged to Stop Using ‘Comfi’ Baby Walkers Due to Injury Hazards
Babies can tumble down steps in the walkers, or their heads can become entrapped
Florida Surgeon General Defies CDC Guidance Amid School Measles Outbreak
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Amid an outbreak of measles at a Florida elementary school, the state's surgeon...
