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• Fireworks-Related Injuries, Deaths Increased Last Year, CPSC Reports

  July 1, 2014

  Martha Garcia

  After a jump in fireworks injuries and deaths last year, the CPSC issues safety report before Independence Day festivities.

• Lidocaine May Kill Infants When Used For Teething Pain: FDA

  June 27, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA warns that the use of prescription oral viscous lidocaine to treat teething pain can lead to injury or death for infants and small children.

• Rear-Facing Car Seats Contribute to Child Heatstroke Deaths, Group Claims

  June 26, 2014

  Martha Garcia

  Rear-facing car seats and air bags may be inadvertently contributing to an increase in the number of children who die each year after being left alone in a hot car.

• New Baby Formula Standards Require More Safety Testing

  June 10, 2014

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA has finalized new safety regulations governing infant formula, which are designed to ensure that formula is as safe as it can be and that certain manufacturing procedures are followed.

• Sixth Nap Nanny Infant Death Reported by CPSC

  June 2, 2014

  Russell Maas

  A sixth baby has died in a Nap Nanny mattress, a year after they were taken off the market.

• Infant Nasal CPAP Prong Recall Issued Due to Risk of Tubing Detaching

  May 27, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA is warning that infant CPAP nasal prongs that were recalled because they could detach during use could cause severe injury or death.

• IKEA Wall-Mounted Lamp Recall Expanded After Child Injuries, Death

  April 30, 2014

  Russell Maas

  An IKEA lamp recall has been expanded due to the risk of child strangulation, impacting more than 30 million children's wall-mounted lamps that have a power cord that hangs freely.

• GE Resuscitation System Recall Issued Due to Infant Death Risk

  March 3, 2014

  Russell Maas

  GE Healthcare has recalled a number of infant resuscitator systems which the FDA says could cause infant deaths.

• Infant Tylenol Overdoses May Be Prevented By Flow Restrictors: Report

  January 8, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  Flow restrictors that cost less than a dime could save infants from Tylenol overdose deaths, but companies have used that cost as an excuse not to use them, according to a new report.

• SimplyThick Lawsuits Over Infant Injuries, Deaths Continue to Mount

  January 2, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  More and more families are filing Simply Thick lawsuits over injuries and death allegedly suffered by infants given the thickening agent.