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Summer safety guide

Gearing up for the best summer ever? Follow these expert tips to stay safe and healthy.

The myth about floaties and water wings that all parents should know

When teaching a kid how to swim, it's important to learn about the water safety myths that can harm your child and the safety tips that will keep them safe.

Drowning really is silent: What parents need to know this summer

I used to read stories about near drownings every summer and think, "I'm so glad that didn't happen to me." Then it did.

See a stranger jump in and save a 4-year-old boy from drowning in a pool

Xzavier Rigney had been submerged for more than three minutes and 22 seconds when neighbor Tom Westerhaus appeared and saved his life.

Why swim instructors are warning parents against certain swimsuit colors

The color of your child's swimsuit may help save them from drowning.
boy diving in the swimming pool
boy diving in the swimming pool

Suburnt? Get relief with these 7 home remedies

Dermatologists say simple things you have at home — like yogurt, aloe and oatmeal — can serve as sunburn remedies.

From sunburn to bug bites: 5 natural home remedies for summer ailments

Dr. Taz Bhatia shares natural remedies for common summer pains using ingredients you likely have on hand. 
Left: Mosquito bites
Center: Poison Ivy vine
Right: Sunburn
Left: Mosquito bites
Center: Poison Ivy vine
Right: Sunburn

A 4-year-old boy drowned during a swim lesson. Now, his family wants answers

Four-year-old Izzy Scott drowned in the deep end during his second-ever swim class.

Temperatures are rising. Know these 3 signs of heatstroke

Watch for the signs of heatstroke and illness in scorching temps.
Heat Stroke
Heat Stroke

One baby died after using a neck float: Now the FDA is warning parents not to use them

The FDA said risks of baby neck floats "include death due to drowning and suffocation, strain, and injury to a baby’s neck."

3-month-old dies after being left in his parents’ car ‘for several hours,’ police say

The incident in Pennsylvania is under investigation. The high was 92 degrees Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.
A 3-month-old boy died Thursday after he was left in his parents car  "for several hours," police in Pennsylvania said.
A 3-month-old boy died Thursday after he was left in his parents car  "for several hours," police in Pennsylvania said.