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Kids' Injuries Parallel Rise of Flat Screens: Study

Hospital visits up 41% since 1990

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted May 12, 2009 1:49 PM CDT

(Newser) – The increasing popularity of flat-screen TVs coincides with a rise in child injuries from furniture tip-overs, MSNBC reports. Nearly 17,000 kids were rushed to hospitals after furniture fell on them in 2007, the last year with available data, a study reveals. That’s a...   Read full story »

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