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Saturday, September 8, 2007 12:00 AM

Baby's first lead

All the recent toy recalls have revived fears about toddlers and toxins. How should parents protect their children?
By Katharine Mieszkowski

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  • Monday, September 10, 2007 02:12 PM

    Over Reaction

    Our toddler loves his Thomas trains, and he possessed and played with several of the items recalled for lead. At both his one and his very recent two year well baby checks, his blood showed no trace of lead. While it is important to make sure kids are not exposed, this type of overreaction is just nuts.

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