January 8, 2015 900 Baby Bracelets Recalled Over High Levels of Lead A Utah company is recalling 900 bracelets for babies and pacifier clips because they contain high levels of lead.
January 8, 2015 Obese Children as Young as 3 Showing Signs of Heart Disease Obese children as young as age three show signs of an inflammatory response that has been linked to heart disease later in life, U.S. researchers said, in a finding that is likely to further stoke concerns about childhood obesity.
January 8, 2015 Study: Teen Use of Marijuana, Alcohol on the Rise Alcohol and marijuana use among teens is on the rise, ending a decade-long decline, a study being released Tuesday found.
January 8, 2015 Snacks Mean U.S. Kids Moving Toward 'Constant Eating' U.S. children eat an average three snacks a day on top of three regular meals, a finding that could explain why the childhood obesity rate has risen to more than 16 percent, researchers said on Tuesday.
January 8, 2015 Parents Say Doctors Hastened Death for Dying Kids It's a situation too agonizing to contemplate a child dying and in pain. Now a small but provocative study suggests that doctors may be giving fatal morphine doses to a few children dying of cancer, to end their suffering at their parents' request.
January 8, 2015 Hospital Suspends Heart Surgery After the Deaths of Four Children An Oxford hospital has suspended child cardiac surgery pending the results of an external investigation into the deaths of four children over the past three months.
January 8, 2015 Gov't Slow in Efforts to Force Safer Window Blinds When 3-year-old Brandyn Coppedge became entangled on a window blind cord, it took less than a minute for the toddler to strangle. His father says the safety device designed to prevent such a tragedy had broken, but the window blind was never recalled.
January 8, 2015 Conjoined Twins Growing Too Big for Their Shared Heart The parents of 3-year-old conjoined twins face a difficult decision because their daughters are growing too big for the heart they share, Sky News reported.
January 8, 2015 Day Care Workers Charged With Giving Kids Sleep Supplement Two former Ohio day care workers have been charged with giving children an over-the-counter dietary supplement to make them sleep.
January 8, 2015 New Jersey to Toughen Rules on High School Athlete Concussions Proposed new regulations in New Jersey will require high school student athletes to obtain a doctor's approval after a concussion before returning to games.
