Tag: Safety: Child
Boy Dies From Brain-Eating Amoeba After Swimming in S.C. Lake
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, July 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A 12-year-old South Carolina boy has died after being infected by a rare,...
2002 to 2022 Saw Increase in Teen Handgun Carrying in Florida
However, handgun carrying in school, favorable attitudes toward handgun carrying in school, and handgun access decreased over time
Oregon Infants Sickened by Lead in Recalled Target Baby Food
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, July 7, 2025 — Two babies in Oregon got sick with lead poisoning after eating baby food from Target...
Experts Sound Alarm About Risk of Child Deaths in Hot Cars
By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, June 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — With early summer temperatures already setting triple-digit records across the East Coast, safety experts...
Bugaboo Recalls 18,000+ Giraffe High Chairs Due to Fall Risk
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Bugaboo is recalling more than 18,000 of its Giraffe high chairs following reports...
Strict Firearm Policies Tied to Decreases in Children’s Firearm Deaths
In contrast, excess firearm deaths seen in states with permissive laws
New York Sues Vape Companies for Marketing to Youth, Violating Flavor Ban
By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a major lawsuit yesterday, accusing 13...
Calls to Poison Centers on the Rise for Pediatric Exposures to Caffeine Energy Products
17 percent increase in the exposure rate seen for 2011 to 2023
2 Million Fisher-Price Infant Swings Recalled After 5 Deaths
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The Fisher-Price company is recalling more than 2 million of its Snuga infant...
Most Pediatric Opioid Exposures Occur in Young Child’s Home
Grandparents and pets were other sources of opioid exposures
