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• Codeine Still Prescribed To Children Despite Serious Health Risks: Study

  November 20, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that too many children are still being prescribed codeine, despite an FDA warning linking its side effects to respiratory problems and death.

• School Transportation Safety Tips Issued by NHTSA

  September 5, 2017

  Russell Maas

  As a new school year begins, the NHTSA is issuing safety tips for children commuting to school as well as their parents, whether they are walking, taking the bus, riding a bicycle, or even driving.

• Pediatric Sepsis Treatment Study Reveals Gaps In Medical Care

  July 27, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that many hospitals do not have protocols in place to quickly identify or treat pediatric sepsis syndrome, a leading cause of child death.

• Pool Safety Campaign Launched by CPSC to Prevent Child Drownings

  May 31, 2017

  Russell Maas

  The CPSC has launched its annual Pool Safety campaign as the Summer season begins, noting that drowning deaths are on the decline but children still face the highest risks.

• Most Child Deaths Preventable, WHO Reports

  May 17, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  WHO report finds that most adolescent deaths worldwide are preventable, with auto accidents, preventable illnesses, suicide and pregnancy complications among the world's leading killers of teens.

• Child Safety Recalls and Injuries from Defective Products Increased in 2016: Report

  April 4, 2017

  Russell Maas

  A new report warns that the number of recalls linked to products that threatened child safety increased in 2016, and it took longer, and more injuries, before manufacturers pulled the products off shelves.

• Michigan Hotel Carbon Monoxide Leak Caused by Broken Indoor Pool Heater

  April 3, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A carbon monoxide leak in a Michigan hotel has killed one teen and injured several other adults and children, after a pool heater malfunctioned, investigators say.

• CPSC Urges Consumers To Check For Recalled Hoverboards After Child Deaths

  March 21, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  The CPSC is urging consumers to check if they have a recalled hoverboard in their home following the death of a second child, who was fatally burned in a house fire believed to be caused by one of the self-righting scooters.

• Cordless Window Blinds To Become New Standard, To Prevent Child Strangulation

  February 22, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  The window covering industry has approved new voluntary standards that would make all stock blinds cordless to prevent child strangulations. However, some consumer safety advocates say the new rule does not do enough to protect children.

• Flu Vaccine Only About 50% Effective This Year: CDC

  February 21, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  This year's flu vaccine formulation appears to be only about 50% effective, according to a new CDC report.