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Health and Safety Expo 2005 (di-ve)
The Health and Safety Unit in the Department of Planning and Development of the Education Division harbours a conscious policy to foster health and safety amongst school children.

Toy safety warnings issued for holiday shoppers (Canada.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Although decades of effort have made toys safer, children still choke on balloons, get strangled by yo-yo water balls and suffer hearing damage from loud playthings, a watchdog group warned Tuesday in its annual toy safety survey.

Toy safety warnings issued for holidays (USA Today)
Despite efforts to make toys safer, children still choke on small playthings and suffer hearing damage from loud playthings, a watchdog group warned Tuesday in its 20th annual report on toy safety.

Culver: Spend more on health, school, safety (The Des Moines Register)
Iowa Secretary of State Chet Culver, who is seeking the Democratic Party nomination for governor, today called for a slew of additional spending on state programs ranging from health care for more children to higher teachers salaries to public safety.

Toy safety warnings issued for holidays (New York Newsday)
The Elmo Talking Cell Phone is too noisy for children, while small kids shouldn't be left alone with Mr. Potato Head because they may choke on its parts, one nonprofit group advises.

Toy Safety Warnings Issued for Holidays (AP via Yahoo! News)
Though decades of effort have made toys safer, children still choke on balloons, get strangled by yo-yo water balls and suffer hearing damage from loud playthings, a watchdog group warned Tuesday in its annual toy safety survey.

Halloween brought safety hazard (Selma Times-Journal)
Public safety was endangered in Castlewood and Lansdown on Halloween night by the hundreds of children who were bussed into those areas to Trick or Treat.

Solon cites car makers for road safety initiatives (Manila Bulletin)
Rep. Joseph Santiago, House Transportation and Communications Committee vice chairman, recently cited Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. and Ford Motor Co. Philippines Inc. for their "significant contributions" to promoting road safety for children.

No toying with safety (The MetroWest Daily News)
WELLESLEY -- A water yo-yo, a shiny toy SUV, a plastic fishing game, and a bendable baby book rested on a classroom table at the Wellesley Community Children's Center, catching the eyes of the young students who filed to their seats.

Key anti-flu drug linked to deaths of 12 children (Sunday Mail)
U.S. HEALTH advisers are looking into the deaths of 12 Japanese children who took Tamiflu as part of their annual safety review of the anti-flu medication and seven other drugs.

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