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State booster-seat laws reduce children's injuries

Protect your kids regardless of state law, experts say.

Government nears new standards for cribs, ban on drop-side cribs

In an effort to make children safer while they sleep, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of new proposed mandatory standards for cribs.

Death of baby girl is 3rd tree limb accident since last year

Despite efforts to rid Central Park of dangerous tree limbs, the death of the baby girl killed by a falling branch Saturday is the third such accident since last year.

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More kids trapped in sweltering cars are dying

Temperatures are rising and so are reports of infants and toddlers dying from being trapped inside sizzling automobiles.

Battery ingestion a growing risk for kids

The rate of severe poisonings from battery ingestion among U.S. children has risen in the past 25 years, along with the growing use of lithium "button" batteries in a wide range of consumer products, new research shows.

Move afoot in Congress to ban drop-side cribs

The baby crib, usually a safe haven for little ones, became a death trap for 6-month-old Bobby Cirigliano. The side rail on his drop-side crib slid off the tracks and trapped his head and neck between the mattress and the malfunctioning side rail. His face pressed against the mattress, the boy suffocated....

1.8 million toy dart guns recalled after 2 boys die

Nearly 2 million toy dart sets have been recalled after two boys chewed on the soft-plastic darts and then choked to death.

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.