What were they thinking??? Hershey’s has just released a new mint candy that looks just like street cocaine. “Anything like this … is going to give an advantage to the criminals, narcotics users, narcotics dealers,” Austin, Texas, police Sgt. Richard Stresing said of Ice Breakers Packs — tiny, blue, dissolvable packets of white mint powder that looks startlingly like heat-sealed dime bags of cocaine. Not only does this make a policeman’s job more difficult, children could mistake cocaine for candy.

Childhood cancer on the decline. The death rate for children with cancer has dropped 20% since 1990. Doctors credit better medical technology, especially for leukemia which has seen a 3% reduction each year. Doctors are optimistic that this encouraging trend will continue.

Lead - it’s not only in toys. There are dangers in the home as well that can harm children. One of the most common places to find lead is in old window paint. There has been big progress made in the past 25 years - banning lead paint and leaded gasoline has resulted in an 88% decrease child lead poisoning cases. But still over 310,000 children are harmed by lead. If you have any doubts about lead in your home, please consider getting it tested.