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• Youth Football Injury Risk Can Be Reduced With Improved Coaching, Rule Enforcement: Pediatricians

  October 30, 2015

  Martha Garcia

  New guidelines by the American Academy of Pediatrics calls for less tackling in child and youth football to reduce the risk of head trauma and other injuries.

• Toppling TV Injuries, Deaths for Children on The Rise: Study

  September 30, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Researchers say that more children will be injured by falling televisions as larger TVs become more widely available and more affordable.

• Children Exposed To Pesticides Have Higher Risk of Cancer: Study

  September 23, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study suggests that indoor pesticide exposure increases the risk of cancer in children.

• Parents of Young Children Often Unaware of E-Cig Liquid Nicotine Risks: Study

  September 22, 2015

  Martha Garcia

  A new study indicates most parents who vape keep liquid nicotine in the house in containers that are not childproof.

• Laundry Detergent Pod Accidents Result in New Safety Standards

  September 8, 2015

  Austin Kirk

  New proposed voluntary industry standards would make detergent pods tougher to chew through, coat them with a bitter-tasting substance and make packaging opaque to prevent children from trying to eat them.

• Antibiotic Risk of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Identified in Study

  September 4, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Some antibiotics appear to increase the risk of childhood arthritis, according to the findings of a new study.

• Hospital Infection Warning Sent Out to 12,000 Seattle Children’s Hospital Patients

  September 2, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A Children's hospital in the Seattle area is warning thousands of families that improperly sterilized medical equipment put their children at risk of blood borne pathogens.

• Merck Temodar Recall Issued After Cracked Caps Found On Cancer Drug Bottles

  August 19, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Merck and the CPSC are warning that some bottles of the cancer drug Temodar and its generic equivalent may have cracked child-proof caps that could let children access the drug, potentially poisoning them.

• Britax ClickTight Car Seat Recall Issued Due to Failure to Secure Child

  August 17, 2015

  Russell Maas

  Britax has recalled more than 213,000 Clicktight car seats due to defective latches.

• School Start Times Too Early to Allow Sufficient Sleep for Students: CDC Report

  August 12, 2015

  Russell Maas

  Early school start times may be preventing children from getting enough sleep, putting them at increased risk of health and academic problems, according to the CDC.