Child Health & Safety News Roundup: 09-17-2012 to 09-23-2012

Posted on September 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Last updated on March 2nd, 2018 at 04:54 pm

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 20 news-worthy events.

In Kansas, a battle over what pediatric oral health benefits ought to go into the “essential health benefits” pkg. http://t.co/Mu9kCBFz 2012-09-22
Salt: A Child’s Indulgence That Should Be Checked | Care2 Healthy Living http://t.co/XXFde9j9 2012-09-22
September 2012: 346,000 Babies in the United States Will Turn One and Can Now Enjoy Honey http://t.co/X8kZ4hcL 2012-09-21
Childhood obesity linked to food packaging chemical BPA http://t.co/zIkGm6YL wonder if the link is actually in reverse? 2012-09-21
Pediatricians may skip kids’ blood pressure checks | Fox News http://t.co/4lbwLxWJ 2012-09-21

PedSafe Headline of the Week:
FDA expands alert on feeding infants SimplyThick – PLS check article for list of symptoms of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), if using this product http://t.co/LBofJ41c

Helping children overcome burn trauma http://t.co/qRE1PAVr 2012-09-21
Technique that gives children 3 parents may be a year away in UK http://t.co/OMiLCJ9X if it eradicates a horrific disease…thoughts? 2012-09-21
If your child is cranky or stressed, cut out texting | http://t.co/gF2L8vfG 2012-09-21
Parental involvement necessary to overcome children’s obesity | http://t.co/n0YACaQt 2012-09-20
Three Ways to Keep Tabs on Your Child’s Online Activity: Yoursphere for Parents http://t.co/5lIE4GXk 2012-09-20
Colored Water Balz dangerous to kids if swallowed – they are small initially but grow to racquetball size in water http://t.co/dr96aCCW 2012-09-20
Are you buying safe baby products? | BabyCenter Blog http://t.co/LHbwhdZ2 2012-09-20
Human trafficking: Another reason to watch your kid’s online activity – Please read this! http://t.co/QFJjEBTP 2012-09-20
Do You Praise Your Kid Too Much?? There’s a Better Way… http://t.co/kdgpW3lD 2012-09-19
Sept 16th-22nd is National Child Passenger Safety Week – pls make sure your children are secure! http://t.co/AKiGpsCm 2012-09-18
High Sodium a Concern for Children, Study Finds – Children and teens on average consume as much sodium as adults http://t.co/s1mymnw8 2012-09-18
My Child Has Been Bullying Someone Online – What Now? http://t.co/dOBBO6jx 2012-09-17 Great article by online family safety expert Mary Kay Hoal
Honoring National Child Passenger Safety Week: Great question about car seat safety answered http://t.co/Fj3zf6fV 2012-09-17