Child Health and Safety:
Child Health Articles, Baby Health, Infant Care, Child Safety
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Aug 5th, 2009
Nearly two-thirds of parents reported they felt the need to watch over their child’s care to ensure that medical errors are not made during their hospital stay.
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Aug 5th, 2009
Medical errors are a serious problem, and the consequences of these mistakes can be especially devastating for children.
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Aug 5th, 2009
More than two-thirds of all emergency department visits for childhood poisoning involve prescription and over-the-counter medications, more than twice the rate of poisonings from consumer products.
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Aug 4th, 2009
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is issuing a public health advisory for consumers concerning bisphenol A (BPA). BPA is present in baby products, including baby bottles and some infant formula.
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Aug 1st, 2009
This week is world breastfeeding week. According to the WHO, breastfeeding could save millions of lives, especially in the event of a public emergency. Breastfeeding is not a lifestyle – it is a way to reduce healthcare spending, promote women’s health, and ensure a lifetime of better health for breastfed infants and children. This year, breastfeeding as a part of emergency preparedness is a focus of the World Health Organization.
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Aug 1st, 2009
Being active at age 5 helps kids stay lean as they age even if they don't remain as active later in childhood.
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Jul 27th, 2009
A new study to investigate best practice in service provision and support to help children with speech language and communication difficulties.
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Jul 25th, 2009
A common bacterium normally found in the intestines and mouth has been found to be a cause of colic, the persistent crying of an otherwise healthy baby. The researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston found the organism in the intestinal tract of babies that had colic.
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Jul 24th, 2009
In years past, there has been concern about lead, mercury, and other chemicals and how they affected children. The Environmental Protection Agency focused on these specific chemicals and pollutants, updating risk guidelines. However, the guidelines were only the cancer risk guidelines. It was concluded that these chemical were 10 times the potency for cancer in children than in adults. Air pollution and low IQ in children is definitely one of the many concerns that should be considered.
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Jul 24th, 2009
There is no evidence that giving infants a combination vaccine for diphtheria (D), tetanus (T), pertussis (P), hepatitis B (HBV), and Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib) protects them as effectively as separate vaccines
