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MEDIA ADVISORY: Survey Finds Dangerous and Toxic Toys on Store Shelves

What: News conference to release Ohio PIRG’s 27th annual Trouble in Toyland report and list of dangerous toys. The report highlights that, while product safety reforms have improved the marketplace, there are still dangerous toys on store shelves that pose a safety hazard.

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Community Provider Corner

• Athens Close To HomeSM Center
• Winter Well-being: CAP4Kids Resources for Patient Families 
• Harvest a Love of Reading During Family Literacy Month 
• Community Education: Save The Date

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Food Allergies and Anxiety

Families with food allergies often must consider safety, since food is such a big part of our society. Because of this, children and their parents might experience anxiety, especially in places such as school, birthday parties, restaurants, sleepovers, and when traveling.

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Stem Cell Transplant: HLA Typing

Learn how HLA typing is done.

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Tissue Expansion

Tissue expansion is a way for doctors to stretch skin and soft tissues.

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How To Choose Safe Toys

Before you head out shopping this weekend double check your list against the dangerous toy list released today. The U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) released it’s annual Trouble in Toyland report. Their key findings included: Lead and toxic chemicals continue to be a hazard in toys.

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Are You Using Your High Chair the Right Way?

Most parents will use a high chair at some point for their children. Given how common they are, you would think we would know if a lot of kids were injured while using them, right? Maybe not.

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Portable Pool Safety: Keeping Kids Safe in the Backyard

During the hot summer, parents are always looking for ways to keep their children entertained and cool. While portable pools, which include wading pools, inflatable pools, and soft-sided, self-rising pools, can be fun to play in, many parents don’t realize the potential dangers associated

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Dialysis

Learn more about dialysis, which is a procedure that is performed routinely on children who suffer from acute or chronic renal failure.