We bring the latest in health news. Choking hazards, a killer soba meal and deadly furniture - just three of the many things that could harm your child. Juliet Jacobs and Tina Carmillia discuss these news headlines and hear from the experts - including Consultant Allergist and Immunologist Dr Kent Woo Chee Keen, Consultant ENT Surgeon Dr Rahmat Omar, and Consultant Paediatrician Prof Datuk Dr Zulkifli Ismail - about making childhood safer in this big, scary, dangerous world.



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0:00 - Intro

1:21 - Toy tumour (Source: CNN)

10:10 - Fatal soba (Source: Straits Times)

22:49 - Killer furniture (Source: Washington Post)

We bring the latest in health news. Choking hazards, a killer soba meal and deadly furniture - just three of the many things that could harm your child. Juliet Jacobs and Tina Carmillia discuss these news headlines and hear from the experts - including Consultant Allergist and Immunologist Dr Kent Woo Chee Keen, Consultant ENT Surgeon Dr Rahmat Omar, and Consultant Paediatrician Prof Datuk Dr Zulkifli Ismail - about making childhood safer in this big, scary, dangerous world. -- <a style="font-weight: 100; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline;" onclick="gototime('0')">0:00</a> - Intro <a style="font-weight: 100; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline;" onclick="gototime('81')">1:21</a> - Toy tumour (Source: <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/28/health/toy-in-mans-lungs-for-40-years/index.html">CNN</a>) <a style="font-weight: 100; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline;" onclick="gototime('610')">10:10</a> - Fatal soba (Source: <a href="http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/quick-thinking-doctor-helps-save-4-year-olds-life-after-he-suffers-severe-allergic">Straits Times</a>) <a style="font-weight: 100; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline;" onclick="gototime('1369')">22:49</a> - Killer furniture (Source: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2017/10/20/ikea-recalled-millions-of-dressers-that-were-killing-toddlers-this-family-found-out-too-late/?utm_term=.75138d9bc543">Washington Post</a>)

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