A debate on the banning of looped cord blinds is to take place in the House of Commons this week. Ochil and South Perthshire MP Gordon Banks wants the UK brought into line with America, which outlawed ...

NEW European guidelines to protect children from window blind cords have been introduced – but campaigners warn that over one million older window blinds still pose a potentially lethal risk to ...

Dear Angie: My window blinds need new cords. What's involved? Is this a DIY project or something to hire for? — Connie L., Calabasas, Calif. Dear Connie: While it's certainly possible to replace ...

Kaiser recommends parents get the cords out of their homes. She suggests drapes, cordless blinds or a cord-covering device that costs about $15 a window. Kaiser said some products being sold in the ...

THE family of a toddler who died after getting entangled in the cord of a window blind has said they should be banned. Dean Regan Russell died at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin, last ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Approximately 17,000 children under the age of 6 suffered form window-blind-related injuries from 1990 to 2015, a new study has found. The study was published on Monday in ...

Following the deaths in the last month of four children from strangulation due to window covering cords, a consumer coalition today called last week for federal regulators to take action to protect ...

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A Utah mother is warning parents to beware of blind cords after her son nearly choked to death while playing with the seemingly harmless string. Mother-of-three Arika Hernandez shared an emotional ...