Posted on September 18, 2012 · 2 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.
- Can my child’s lice shampoo really cause cancer? http://t.co/O01nsv7k 2012-09-16
- Snoring may affect behavior, health in kids http://t.co/eSHbziTv 2012-09-16
- Health Board Votes to Require Parental consent for Ultra-Orthadox Jewish Circumcision Ritual that may carry risk http://t.co/UN6Qwkok 2012-09-16
- Peanut allergies significantly on the rise. Parents should be on lookout for symptoms http://t.co/46hwDQRP 2012-09-15
- Whooping cough vaccine loses effectiveness too fast. Health officials considering add’l booster http://t.co/x0ltY9Vk 2012-09-15
PedSafe Headline of the Week:
First Pediatric Study to Look at the Role of Vitamin D in Critical Illness http://t.co/y1aBmqXw
- Consumer Product Safety Commission Issues Advisory On Drowning Deaths – 137 kids less than 15years old drowned this summer http://t.co/OV7eWQYN 2012-09-15
- Children’s health, access to care differ by parents’ immigrant status http://t.co/kG4AQpqz 2012-09-14
- Overweight teens don’t necessarily consume more calories than their trimmer peers http://t.co/FaGwSzhn 2012-09-14
- Which child health issues should the presidential candidates address? | National Poll on Children’s Health http://t.co/FvrJIHf6 2012-09-14
- Most GA parents recognize the severity of childhood obesity but are in denial when it comes to their own kids http://t.co/XToUuHWe 2012-09-14
- California parents with kids in private schools more likely to opt out of vaccines | http://t.co/3Hdji9OK 2012-09-14
- Pediatric Neurologist Calls Attention to Childs Risk of Concussion from Falling | http://t.co/OrAQBR0x 2012-09-14
- Put Traffic Safety on Back-to-School ‘To-Do’ List: Experts http://t.co/tPOQGi7h 2012-09-12
- Getting Your Teen Tech Ready for College: Yoursphere for Parents http://t.co/3GEPmaZH 2012-09-12
- Is Your Stress Harming Your Kids? http://t.co/B0WZ9r3s 2012-09-12
- Pediatricians’ Group Urges Flu Shot for Kids Aged 6 Months & Up http://t.co/GSLz0z3I 2012-09-11
- Baby Sleep Training Methods Safe For Infants [STUDY] http://t.co/wtJKlcCO 2012-09-11
- New and violent trends in infant abductions http://t.co/D2vjDRDj 2012-09-11
- An ADHD drug rejected for a govt subsidy because of “uncertain safety” in adults was used by more than 19,000 kids http://ow.ly/dCgoq 2012-09-11
- Top 10 Toxic Products You Don’t Need | Healthy Child Healthy World http://t.co/7smksycm 2012-09-10
- High chairs tested for safety, convenience http://t.co/6jOFyi1W 2012-09-10
- Health Tip: Cleaning a Young Child’s Teeth – Oral care is important even for newborns. http://t.co/47eaHJjz 2012-09-10
- Children’s diet less healthy when school starts | UAE Parents pack things that are quick to prepare http://t.co/4Gbx00Nx 2012-09-10
- Signs of progress? Obesity among Philly’s kids is down http://t.co/dOU1XvPN 🙂 good way to start the week! 2012-09-10
This is a very impressive list of resources. Thanks for putting it together. First aid and cpr training can never be underestimated
Thanks very much! Really nice of you to say 🙂