A recent survey published in the journal Pediatrics concludes that children under the age of 6 experience frequent medication mistakes every 8 minutes. The study was conducted using data from the National Poison Database System. This database is produced using 55 U.S. poison control hotlines. With tens of thousands of errors registered between 2002 and 2012, the study shows an ugly and … [Read more...]
Parents Arrested after 5-year-old Boy Tests Positive for Cocaine
The parents of a 5 year-old boy were arrested on drug charges after cocaine had been found by doctors in the system of their 5 son. According to the Ventura County Sheriff’s office, Marco and Sandy Cuevas (31 respectively 29 years old) were arrested on Thursday after police officers found half a pound of cocaine sitting next to their young son on the back seat. Marco Cuevas also had several … [Read more...]
Autism Often Deters Parents From Having More Kids
A recent study conducted by researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, shows that for many parents who have a child with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), may factor into whether or not they decide to have any other children. For the study, published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, researchers discovered that parents with an autistic child were less likely to have any other … [Read more...]
