http://www.childprotectionblog.com/ en-us 2008-05-02T17:27:31-05:00 http://www.childprotectionblog.com/2008/05/girl_with_heart_disease_dies_i.html Candi Martinez is filing a wrongful death suit against Las Cruces Public Schools because her daughter Destinie, who had heart disease, died after she was sent to gym class despite a note excusing her for medical reasons and then was... Cases Patrick A. Malone 2008-05-02T17:27:31-05:00 http://www.childprotectionblog.com/2008/04/schools_concerned_about_lead_i.html The artificial turf used in high school football fields may contain dangerous levels of lead: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission opened an investigation this month after the New Jersey health department found elevated lead levels in two fields, which... Product Liability Patrick A. Malone 2008-04-25T11:32:38-05:00 http://www.childprotectionblog.com/2008/04/common_baby_bottle_ingredient_1.html Previously, we blogged about a link between bisphenol A and problems in human development. Bisphenol A, you may recall, is a common ingredient in the plastic used in baby bottles. We stressed that there was no hard evidence of this.... Infants Patrick A. Malone 2008-04-18T17:19:11-05:00 http://www.childprotectionblog.com/2008/04/seizure_medications_while_nurs.html Given the frequent confusion over what drugs and foods are and are not dangerous to breastfeeding infants, mothers will be relieved to kow that breast-feeding while on seizure medications does not have any apparent harmful effects on children. From the... Infants Patrick A. Malone 2008-04-17T17:25:51-05:00 http://www.childprotectionblog.com/2008/04/child_wins_birth_defect_settle.html The migrant worker parents of a 3-year-old Florida boy have won a significant settlement from Ag-Mart Produce, arguing that their child's birth defects were caused by exposure to pesticides in Ag-Mart's fields. This is enough to provide for the... Birth Defects Patrick A. Malone 2008-04-17T16:39:14-05:00 http://www.childprotectionblog.com/2008/04/cdc_1_in_43_american_babies_ab.html The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a new report showing that 1 in 43 babies under the age of 1 in the U.S. have been neglected or abused. From the linked article: Ileana Arias, who leads... Abuse Patrick A. Malone 2008-04-04T17:14:35-05:00 http://www.childprotectionblog.com/2008/03/antivaccine_sentiment_leads_to.html A small but growing number of parents across the U.S. refuse to vaccinate their kids, doubting the efficacy and safety of the vaccines. The article suggests an intriguing reason for these refusals: It is the absence, or close to it,... Vaccines Patrick A. Malone 2008-03-28T16:47:51-05:00 http://www.childprotectionblog.com/2008/03/anne_arundel_county_infant_mor.html The Healthy Start Program for reduction of infant mortality in Anne Arundel County, Maryland is at risk after its recent loss of $610,000 in federal funding. From the article: The black infant mortality rate became a "widespread concern" for the... Infant Mortality Patrick A. Malone 2008-03-27T15:43:29-05:00 http://www.childprotectionblog.com/2008/03/uk_bans_cold_medications_for_c_1.html On this blog, we have discussed concerns over the efficacy and safety of cough and cold medications for very young children and babies many times. Today, the Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the United Kingdom has removed... Medication Patrick A. Malone 2008-03-27T15:33:51-05:00 http://www.childprotectionblog.com/2008/03/study_computerized_program_helps_teens_quit_smoking.html A smoking cessation program involving four computerized sessions is effective for teens, new research indicates. From the article: Fritz studied 128 teenagers, 14-19 years old, divided in half for control and experimental groups. The experimental group completed four CASCP computer... Drugs, Tobacco and Alcohol Patrick A. Malone 2008-03-21T17:44:51-05:00