Posted on April 17, 2012 · 4 Comments
Welcome to Pediatric Safety’s weekly “Child Health & Safety News Roundup”- a recap of the past week’s child health and safety news headlines from around the world.
Each day we use Twitter to communicate relevant and timely health and safety information to the parents, medical professionals and other caregivers who follow us. Occasionally we may miss something, but we think overall we’re doing a pretty good job of keeping you informed. But for our friends and colleagues who are not on Twitter (or who are but may have missed something), we offer you a recap of the past week’s top 25 news-worthy events.
- Only 21 out of 98 of the top-selling 2010-11 vehicles have LATCH connectors that are easy to use http://t.co/gJneRHqc 2012-04-15
- New Research to Evaluate Benefits of Dog Therapy for Kids with Cancer http://t.co/gkEHrk70 http://t.co/g0onXlD4 2012-04-14
- Pesticides and Pregnancy | Healthy Child Healthy World http://t.co/3HWTNJvv 2012-04-13
- Abused in the USA ~ Spotlight on Child Abuse Awareness & Prevention Month http://t.co/oq4nWqFn 2012-04-13
- Utah Breach Shows Vulnerability of Health Records – Child records risky for ID theft – http://t.co/OPcjQm2V 2012-04-13
PedSafe Headline of the Week:
Baby bike seat poses finger amputation risk – The Boston Globe http://t.co/T2USIUA3
- Food intolerance tests unreliable and unproven, experts say – http://t.co/PU3fW21K 2012-04-13
- Action Alert Helps Parents Protect Kids Against Cyberbullying & More http://t.co/Hhw9BSTk interesting app worth reading about 2012-04-11
- Local fire departments provide screening, help for juveniles who set fires – Interesting program. http://t.co/Vb15vmdd 2012-04-11
- Children’s codeine deaths prompt warning – Health – CBC News http://t.co/aKvcJ0GP 2012-04-11
- Health officials warn of leaving kids in cars http://t.co/nFSEXZp8 2012-04-11
- Home Safety: Hidden Risks to Children – Highlights hazards we might not think of – US News and World Report http://t.co/agvsuSkE 2012-04-10
- Six Surprising Strategies for Summer Swimming Safety http://t.co/bR5YiohZ 2012-04-10
- Cochlear Implants Redefine What It Means To Be Deaf : NPR http://t.co/WwZ08KvN 2012-04-10
- The Key To Keeping Lice At Bay? A Lot Of Hot Air : NPR http://t.co/CiOKo6kV 2012-04-10
- Waist Size Helps Predict Heart Risk in Teenagers – http://t.co/juhPtpU6 2012-04-09
- The Autism Wars – Definition, causes and debates – http://t.co/IlUuLOB0 2012-04-09
- No Seizure Risk From Measles Vaccine in Older Children – http://t.co/YNTmTfCY 2012-04-09
- Bilingual Kids Are Better Multi-Taskers, Study Says – US News and World Report http://t.co/uxDPwelp 2012-04-09
- Study finds gene variants behind childhood obesity risk – http://t.co/bXUMyLw8 2012-04-09
- Trying to Keep Students’ Mental Health Care Out of the E.R. – http://t.co/fJfYjuN1 2012-04-09
- RT @dailymomreport: Despite rising melanoma rates, teens’ tanning for prom still the norm http://t.co/5VCq4Adb 2012-04-09
- Spotting Dyslexia May Be Possible Even Before Kids Learn To Read : Health Blog : NPR http://t.co/n3FeZmN2 2012-04-09
- Caffeine Might Keep Moms Awake, But Not Their Babies : Health Blog : NPR http://t.co/jhxwczZ1 2012-04-09
- Children’s health, academic performance closely linked – Connecticut Post http://t.co/W1fslF7S 2012-04-09
- What you should know about child abuse and neglect – Canton, OH – http://t.co/nzGlAUKK 2012-04-09
You’ve shared quite a bunch of helpful resources. What’s the best site for the child health safety news? Thanks for sharing them all here.
-Liv
Thanks very much! We definitely try…
Child health is most important. Very good information and resource.
Thanks Tina! Glad to know you found it helpful! We appreciate your stopping by 🙂