In the December 2008 issue of The Lancet, a case report was published about an 11-month old baby girl who, while playing in her baby walker, fell down a flight of stairs and suffered serious head injuries. The doctors involved in the case issued a call to all governments to ban the use and import [...]
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There’s the first hand or direct cigarette smoke. Then there’s the second hand or passive smoke. Now comes a newly identified cigarette hazard – third hand cigarette smoke.
So what’s third hand smoke?
It’s the toxic substances that linger and persist for long periods of time, long after the act of smoking is finished, long after the [...]
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Before your child begins to walk is the time to start baby proofing your home. Babies and toddlers learn by touching and by putting things in their little mouths, so making sure that their environment is safe from hazards is important.
Here are some basic guidelines for baby proofing your home.
First, get down to your [...]
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