Child Safety News - Toy Safety Warnings Issued for Holiday Season (E-Commerce Times) Though

Toy Safety Warnings Issued for Holiday Season (E-Commerce Times)
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 yesterday in its annual toy safety survey.

Parents call for road safety measures at school following crash (The Galway Advertiser)
Parents of children attending Coldwood National School near Craughwell have this week called for further road safety measures at the school after a car crashed into the playground wall.

HIV children benefit from zinc supplements: study (RedNova)
LONDON (Reuters) - Zinc supplements could be a simple and safe way to reduce illnesses such as diarrhea in children infected with HIV, researchers said on Friday. Zinc is an essential mineral for development and a healthy immune system but there has been concern about the safety of su

HIV children benefit from zinc supplements -study (Reuters)
Zinc is an essential mineral for development and a healthy immune system but there has been concern about the safety of supplements for HIV patients because the virus that causes AIDS also needs it to function and replicate.

Meth Labs Found In Homes Put Children At Risk (WDIV ClickOnDetroit.com via Yahoo! News)
Rescue 4's Kevin Dietz went undercover to investigate something that is happening in suburban neighborhoods that puts children's safety at risk.

YMCA day care workers praised for safety efforts (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
BINGHAMTON -- Officials from the state Office of Children and Family Services said day care workers at the downtown YMCA took the right steps to ensure the safety of the children during a stabbing incident late Tuesday afternoon that sent two men to area hospitals.

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