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Many states are failing to enforce proven strategies to prevent injury, such as requiring bike helmets for kids or enacting primary seat belt laws.
It’s probably not sheer coincidence that a crib resembles a jail cell. After all, parents need a super-secure place to tuck baby and go do what they need to do — shower, for example, or sleep. But now a new study published online today in the journal Pediatrics finds that cribs are not the safe havens [...]
Abrasions, shoulder sprains and ankle and foot injuries are everyday battle scars that kids rack up as they pursue a multitude of sports. But who knew they could be an occupational hazard of virtual athletics too?
Between 1997 and 2007, the annual number of gym class injuries grew by 150%, according to a study published in this week’s edition of the journal Pediatrics. In 1997, there were an average 4.39 trips to the emergency room per every 10,000 kids; a decade later, that was up to 10.9 visits. “This is a [...]
Although arthritis is extremely common, people still have many misconceptions about the disease. How much do you really know?
