A small step in the right direction which should be a total ban.
In a report in the Canadian official government newspaper the Canada Gazette, The Canadian government will move to limit sales of baby bottles made with the chemical bisphenol A
Canadian environment and health ministries concluded that “bisphenol A be considered as a toxic substance [...]

Lead pollution is especially dangerous for children.
In another example of what is considered “safe” levels of exposure to toxic chemicals can change dramatically, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) dramatically strengthened the nation’s air quality standards for lead, especially for children. The new standards tighten the allowable lead level 10 times to 0.15 micrograms of lead [...]

A research team from the Peninsula Medical School, the University of Exeter, the University of Plymouth and the University of Iowa, have found evidence linking bisphenol A (BPA) to diabetes and heart disease in adults
The study, the first to link higher BPA levels and disease in adults, is published in the Journal of the American [...]

Exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) may reduce the effectiveness of chemotherapy treatments, say University of Cincinnati (UC) scientists. The findings are reported in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.
The research study found that BPA—a man-made chemical found in a number of plastic products, including drinking bottles and the lining of food cans—actually induces a group of [...]

A new study published inthe journal Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine has found that the flu shot fro kids has been ineffective over the last two years. According to the research, the vaccination did not reduce reduce the number of child hospitalizations or doctor’s visits linked to the flu.
THe study is one of [...]

According to a new study published in the journal Anesthesia & Analgesia, acupressure treatment given to children undergoing anesthesia noticeably lowers their anxiety levels from the surgery, lowering stress levels for them and their families
According to researchers Dr. Zeev Kain, anesthesiology and perioperative care chair, and his Yale University and collaborator Dr. Shu-Ming Wang, [...]

 According to a new study published in the journal Anesthesia & Analgesia, acupressure treatment given to children undergoing anesthesia noticeably lowers their anxiety levels from the surgery, lowering stress levels for them and their families
According to researchers Dr. Zeev Kain, anesthesiology and perioperative care chair, and his Yale University and collaborator Dr. Shu-Ming Wang, the [...]

Is commonly used for pain and fever in children.

Kids sicker and grow less
Violence against women in a family also has serious consequences for the children’s growth, health, and survival. Kajsa Åsling Monemi from Uppsala University has studied women and their children in Bangladesh and Nicaragua and shows, among other things, that children whose mothers are exposed to violence grow less and are sick [...]

Internal industry documents, independent lab tests and survey data reveal strategy to manipulate menthol content in cigarettes to recruit new smokers among young people says study. 
Researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) explored tobacco industry manipulation of menthol levels in specific brands and found a deliberate strategy to recruit and addict young smokers by [...]