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'Open Wide!' exhibit displays toys kids have cut their teeth on

Parents and children can drill down to dentistry's fun side at the National Museum of Dentistry through Jan. 30.

 

Adults urged to get flu, whooping cough vaccines to protect kids

Adults urged to get flu, whooping cough vaccines to protect kids

Health officials are urging adults to get vaccinated against pertussis and flu as a way protect babies and other vulnerable patients.

 

40,650 drop-side cribs recalled for safety risks

More than 40,000 drop-side cribs are being recalled for safety concerns.

 

Fisher-Price Recalls 10 Million Items

Fisher-Price Recalls 10 Million Items

The recalls, which cover the United States and Canada, involve seven million tricycles and more than a million high chairs as well as other products.

 

Stop using baby sleep devices, U.S. tells parents

Sleep positioners marketed with the promise of helping babies sleep safely are too dangerous to use and should not be sold, U.S. officials warned on Wednesday.

 

Research links pesticides with ADHD in children

Research links pesticides with ADHD in children

A new analysis of U.S. health data links children's attention-deficit disorder with exposure to common pesticides used on fruits ...

Senh: The article recommends that people buy organically grown fruits and vegetables for their kids. Farmers' markets or locally grown fruits and vegetables are good alternatives too.

 

Children’s Tylenol and Other Drugs Recalled

Children’s Tylenol and Other Drugs Recalled

Consumers should stop using certain lots of infants’ and children’s Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec and Benadryl because they may contain too much of the active ingredient.

 

1.2 Million Graco High Chairs Recalled

Do you own this model? One point two million Graco "Harmony" high chairs are being voluntarily recalled due to a fall hazard. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has received reports of children falling when the legs of the chair have become dislodged or broken.

The regulatory agency said that "screws holding the front legs of the high chair can loosen and fall

 

Fingertip amputations prompt Graco stroller recall

About 1.5 million Graco strollers sold at Wal-Mart, Target and other major retailers are being recalled after some children's fingertips were amputated by hinges on the products.

 

Tot falls, lodges chopstick in brain

Tot falls, lodges chopstick in brain

Li Jingchao learned the hard way -- be careful what you stick up your nose.

 

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