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• Bounce House Risks Highlighted By Recent Accident That Seriously Injured Toddlers

  October 14, 2014

  Russell Maas

  The recent injury of two New Hampshire toddlers highlights concerns over bounce house safety.

• BPA Exposure Before Birth Could Lead to Breathing Problems For Children: Study

  October 8, 2014

  Martha Garcia

  Exposure to BPA during pregnancy could result in childhood breathing problems, according to a new study.

• CPSC Approves New High Powered Toy Magnet Safety Rules

  October 7, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  The CPSC has issued new rules governing the size and strength of toy magnet sets, following thousands of reports involving injuries where children swallowed the powerful magnetic parts.

• Enterovirus D68 Problems May Include Risk of Paralysis, Muscle Weakness: Reports

  September 29, 2014

  Martha Garcia

  A number of cases of child paralysis may be linked to the enterovirus outbreak sweeping the country.

• Enterovirus Spreads To Children Across More Than Half The U.S.: CDC

  September 24, 2014

  Martha Garcia

  Enterovirus has stricken children in more than half the states in the country, according to the CDC.

• Carbon Monoxide Leak at School Sickened Dozens of Students in Illinois

  September 16, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  Dozens of children were hospitalized due to carbon monoxide poisoning after an Illinois middle school was evacuated due to a leak.

• Anti-Addiction Drug Hospitalizes Hundreds of Children Annually: Study

  September 15, 2014

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that the anti-drug addiction medication buprenorphine causes hundreds of child hospitalizations every year.

• Singulair Does Not Help Most Children Stop Wheezing: Study

  September 12, 2014

  Martha Garcia

  Researchers say the asthma drug Singulair does not provide significant benefits to children with respiratory problems.

• Magnetic Toy Injury Risks May Lead to New Safety Rules

  September 11, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  The CPSC is weighing new regulations to make magnetic sets for adults safer for children and reduce the risk of serious injury associated with swallowing the high-powered magnets.

• Hundreds of Children Nationwide Sickened by Enterovirus , CDC Warns

  September 9, 2014

  Martha Garcia

  The CDC is warning of an outbreak of a rare respiratory illness striking children across the midwest.