New research serves as a warning about a common household item that can pose a serious safety threat to young children: window blind cords. A new study published in the journal Pediatrics found that ...

A team of researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital has published a new report in Pediatrics that tallies the number of deaths and injuries due to ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Children's injuries and deaths from window blinds have not stalled despite decades of safety concerns, according to a new U.S. study that recommends a complete ban on blinds with cords.

UNDATED (WKRC) — Thousands of window shades were recalled over a potential safety hazard. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced a recall of Joydeco roller window shades due to ...

In response to tragic accidental strangulation deaths and injuries in young children, a ban on the manufacturing of corded blinds recently went into effect. In accordance with the new regulations, ...

WASHINGTON (CN) - The Consumer Product Safety Commission seeks comments on a petition for mandatory regulations for cords on window coverings, such as blinds and shades, that advocacy groups maintain ...

Most people don't look at the cords hanging from their window covers and see danger. But the Walla family does. That's because 15 years ago, a then-3-year-old Gavin Walla became entangled in the cords ...