US unveils new child seat ratings system
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The government is revamping a consumer ratings system for child safety seats, hoping to address confusion among parents over the wide variety of seats and installation methods.
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THE United Statesâ obesity epidemic has reached the playpen, according to research, with more than 10 per cent of children aged two to five reported to be overweight.
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About a quarter of Americans have rated products, services or people online, according to the latest Pew Internet  & #038; American Life Project survey. The results point to the growing significance of online rating systems. By Daniel Terdiman.
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Aside from living in the nation's capitol, Washington, D.C., kids have another dubious distinction: They are the fattest children in the country, according to a new report from the Trust for America's Health.
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According to auto industry regulators and executives worldwide, new criteria for vehicle performance must include a car's or truck's ability to protect its occupants in a crash.
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13 (HealthDay News) -- While there's more recognition of the obesity epidemic plaguing American children and many new programs to fight it, the effectiveness of these efforts is not clear, a new federal report warns.
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New cars will include labels with crash test ratings and more realistic fuel economy estimates.  In Autopia.
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BERLIN, Feb. 14 -- The United States and Britain ranked at the bottom of a U.N. survey of child welfare in 21 wealthy countries that assessed subjects from infant mortality to whether children ate dinner with their parents or were bullied at school.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 15  /PRNewswire/ -- A booster seat is not a baby seat. That's the safety message that a Detroit-based rap group is trying to convey to kids between eight and ten years old.
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MONDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDayNews) -- A U.S. national database on children's hospitals can help reduce the length, cost and frequency of stays, says a University of Michigan study in the October issue of Pediatrics.
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Bumbo International of South Africa recalled about 1 million "Baby Sitter" seats after 28 reports of babies falling out of the seats, including three skull fractures, a government safety group announced Thursday.
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VeriSign and a children&#39;s safety group unveiled a new technology on Thursday that they said would make it easier for children to avoid child predators online.
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U.S. government researchers launched  the biggest-ever study of children on Tuesday, saying they will  track 100,000 children from birth through age 21 to see what  makes kids sick.
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When we think of spaces designed with children in mind, gaudy colours, cartoon characters and cheap plastic furniture spring to mind. But that's all changing with a new generation of fresh, modern spaces designed for kids.
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There's something spooky about a regulation that mandates child safety seats in hearses.
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The federal government has published a proposed rule requiring agencies to use the EPEAT environmental rating system on all purchases of desktop PCs, laptops and computer monitors.
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Sept. 30, 2004 -- Sweeping changes are needed in America to prevent the growing childhood obesity epidemic from wreaking havoc on the nation&#39;s overall health and its medical system, concludes an Institute of Medicine panel.