The Internet's Mixed Messages
Parents get a lot of information about how they should be doing every day, especially from other parents, books, and more and more these days, it seems, the Internet.
Too often though, parents are getting mixed messages....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - January 22, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
RSV Season Continues Too
Most pediatricians and parents have come to expect that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season, just like flu season, will come each year and that it will linger through most of the winter....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - January 21, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
No Name-Calling Week 2013
Started in 2004 as a project for middle schools to address name‐calling, harassment and bullying, No Name-Calling Week has continued to include hundreds of schools across the country who understand that words can hurt....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - January 20, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Sunday Shooting Review Late Additions
There are some late additions to today's Sunday Shooting Review:
a 14-year-old in Lexington, Kentucky who was unintentionally shot in the abdomen by a 15-year-old friend who tripped while playing with his grandfather's revolver after they had broken into his house because of curiosity about the gun. Although his grandfather "assumed his grandson was responsible enough to handle weapons after completing a hunting course a few months ago where he learned all about rifles and firearms," he kept the gun unlocked in his home and hadn't actually talked to the teen about the gun.
a 15-year-old in Albuquerque, New Mexico wh...
Source: About.com Pediatrics - January 20, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Sunday Shooting Review
The gun debate continues, as we have heard President Obama's plan to reduce gun violence.
As we continue to hear from both sides, it is important to remember that there are everyday child and teen victims of gun violence in our country. In fact, about 20,000 children and teens are shot each year and almost 3,000 die from gun violence, including murders, suicides, and accidents....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - January 19, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Saturday Safety Review - Think About Safety
In this week's Saturday Safety Review, stories of:
a 3-year-old in Belleview, Florida who was seriously injured when the ATV he was riding on with his 9-year-old brother crashed into a tree.
an 8-year-old in Montana Vista, Texas who was injured when the ATV he was riding on with his mother crashed.
a 3-year-old in Fitchburg, Massachusetts who, along with her mother, were seriously injured after an attack by a pit bull.
a 4-year-old in New Mexico who was viciously attacked by a group of Husky and German Shepard dogs that entered her open backyard after escaping from a neighbor's backyard. The girl required 75 stitches...
Source: About.com Pediatrics - January 18, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Reducing Gun Violence
<p>The American Academy of Pediatrics has long called for action to prevent gun violence. They successfully fought Florida Governor Rick Scott's efforts to keep pediatricians from being able to discuss gun safety with parents, they urge pediatricians to "to counsel parents about the dangers of allowing children and adolescents to have access to guns inside and outside the home," and have supported regulations that limits child access to firearms.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2013/01/16/reducing-gun-violence.htm">Read ...
Source: About.com Pediatrics - January 16, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Flu Season Continues
"Flu is so variable."
That should likely be the take away message from today's CDC "Telebriefing on Flu Season," and not that "We're in the middle of flu season," or stats on how many people are sick....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - January 16, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Consensus Report Confirms that the Childhood Immunization Schedule is Safe
<p>Parents who have been scared or continue to second guess their decisions concerning their child's vaccinations should look forward to reading a new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM), "The Childhood Immunization Schedule and Safety: Stakeholder Concerns, Scientific Evidence, and Future Studies."</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2013/01/16/consensus-report-confirms-that-the-childhood-immunization-schedule-is-safe.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - January 16, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Bugaboo Stroller Recall
<p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/pediatrics/1/3/O/a/13092b.jpg" alt="Bugaboo Stroller Recall - Photo courtesy of the CPSC" />The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the voluntary recall of just over 46,000 Bugaboo strollers because "a button on the stroller's carrycot/seat carry handle can become disengaged and cause the handle to detach, posing fall and choking hazards to young children."</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2013/01/16/bugaboo-stroller-recall.htm&q...
Source: About.com Pediatrics - January 14, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Flu Season Wake Up Call
<p>With reports of <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://pediatrics.about.com/od/kidsandtheflu/a/deaths-from-flu.htm">flu deaths</a> reaching epidemic levels, major cities declaring public health emergencies, and reports of flu shot shortages, many parents are likely starting to get a little more worried with each new <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://pediatrics.about.com/od/kidsandtheflu/a/0607_flu_update.htm">flu update</a> they read.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://pedia...
Source: About.com Pediatrics - January 13, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Sunday Shooting Review - Too Many Everyday Victims
<p>The gun debate will continue this week, as we will hear <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/01/10/vice-president-biden-meets-groups-discuss-violence-prevention">Vice President Joe Biden's</a> recommendations on gun control and curbing gun violence.</p>
<p>As we hear from both sides, it is important to remember that there are everyday child and teen victims of gun violence in our country. In fact, about 20,000 children and teens are shot each year and almost 3,000 die from gun violence, including murders, suicides, and accid...
Source: About.com Pediatrics - January 12, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Saturday Safety Roundup
<p>In this week's Saturday Safety Roundup, stories of:</p>
<ul>
<li>a 13-year-old from Houston who died after he struck a tree while <strong>skiing</strong> at the Copper Mountain Resort in Colorado on the resort's beginner trail. He was not wearing a helmet.</li>
<li>an 8-year-old in New Athens, Illinois who suffered multiple bites to her legs, back, and chest during an attack by two <strong>German shepherds</strong> that had escaped from their yard.</li>
<li>a 10-year-old in Miami, Florida who was hospitalized after suffering a deep leg wound aft...
Source: About.com Pediatrics - January 9, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Have the flu?
As flu activity is still picking up across the United States, there is a good chance that your kids have either had the flu, have the flu now, or will get the flu soon, especially if they didn't get a flu vaccine....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - January 6, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Flu Activity Still Picking Up
Not surprisingly, flu activity is still picking up across the United States.
After weeks of rising levels of flu activity, the CDC reports that we are "nearing what have been peak levels" of influenza-like illness in past flu seasons that have been moderately severe....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - January 5, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
