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• Accident Prone: How Can We Protect Kids From Accidental Death?

  A new study looking at global trends in child mortaility pinpointed accidents as the killers of 830,000 children worldwide each year. And in a way, that's the good news: accidents, it turns out, are at least potentially preventable, and on a small scale, unlike the bigger child-killers such as pneumonia and diarrhea. Still, what can we do to prevent them? And what are the biggest killers?  Read More... Posted Dec 10 2008, 03:01 PM by Kate Tuttle with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: accidental death, Unicef, World Health Organization, drowning, car crash, accidents, WHO, car accident

• The Basic Seven

  When it comes to the health of my kids, I'm a fairly laissez-faire mom. I'm not quick to call the doc. I don't bundle them to the ER at the first cough. They've been in my house long enough that I can tell when they need to see someone in a white coat.  Most of the time, it works out. I mean, they're both still alive. Read More... Posted Jan 13 2008, 03:30 PM by Adrienne Martini with | with no comments Filed under: doctor visits, health and kids, ER, fever, warning signs, WHO