Boston Buying Back Guns After Boy Kills His Brother
Boston is initiating a gun buyback program and it will almost certainly be met with very typical reactions.
On the one hand, gun safety advocates will likely be happy that something is being done somewhere that might help to reduce gun violence. And if nothing else, all of the attention that a gun buyback program gets can serve as a good reminder that the community needs to do more about gun safety and reducing gun violence....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - February 9, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Safety Roundup
In this week's Saturday Safety Roundup, stories of:
a 17-month-old in Patterson Springs, North Carolina who was hospitalized after she was unintentionally shot by her 3-year-old brother with their father's 9 mm handgun that he found on top of a dresser.
a 9-year-old in Boston, Massachusetts who died after he was shot by his 14-year-old brother who was handling a firearm recklessly when it fired, hitting his younger brother in the chest.
a 13-year-old in Puyallup, Washington who died after he was unintentionally shot in the chest by his 13-year-old best friend while they were playing with a shotgun after school.
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Source: About.com Pediatrics - February 8, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Multiple Measles Outbreaks in the US
After a report from the CDC showed worldwide declines in measles cases and that "an estimated 13.8 million deaths were prevented by measles vaccination during 2000-2012," we are continuing to see measles outbreaks in the United States....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - February 8, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Flu Season Update - Has Flu Season Peaked?
Although the latest flu report from the CDC states that flu activity "remains elevated nationally," there is certainly signs that we may have already have seen the peak of this year's flu season, including that:...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - February 7, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
February 7th is 14th annual observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, "an HIV testing and treatment community mobilization initiative designed to increase the awareness of HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment among Blacks in the United States and across the Diaspora."...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - February 6, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Give Kids A Smile Day
In its 12th year, over 9,000 dentists and 28,000 volunteers across the United States in over 1,500 events will provide screenings, treatments, and education to almost 450,000 children as a part of the annual Give Kids A Smile Day. From Athens, Alabama to Sheridan, Wyoming, this is "a way for dentists across the country to join with others in their community to provide dental services to underserved children."...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - February 6, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Measles Advisory in California
California has had its fair share of measles outbreaks over the years.
After all, it was in California where a large measles outbreak in 2008 was triggered by an unvaccinated 7-year-old ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - February 5, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Trends in Outpatient Antibiotic Use and Overuse
The overuse of antibiotics, which can lead to an increase in resistant bacteria (antibiotics can't kill them anymore), has been a problem that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and other experts have been combating for some time. In fact, it is now considered a critical public health threat....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - February 5, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Measles Exposures in New York
There has been an update on the recent report of a case of measles at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.
As in many of these cases, the health department is now warning that the unvaccinated student who had a vaccine exemption may have exposed other people to measles at a number of locations in the area, including:...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - February 4, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
More Doctors Are Talking About Gun Violence
The American Academy of Pediatrics has long advised that "the safest home for a child is a home without guns, and if there is a gun in the home, it must be stored unloaded and locked, with the ammunition locked separately."...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - February 4, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
The HPV Vaccine and Later Sexual Behaviors
The anti-vax folks are usually against all vaccines.
Then there are some people who are just against some vaccines, wishing to get their kids vaccinated using some sort of alternative vaccine schedule so that they don't get "too many too soon."...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - February 3, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Measles in New York
An unvaccinated student in New York is the latest confirmed case of measles this year. The student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York had signed a waiver to ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - February 3, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Safety Roundup
In this week's Safety Roundup, stories of:
an 11-year-old in Panola County, Mississippi who was hospitalized after he was unintentionally shot in the neck/collarbone area as he was climbing into a deer stand while hunting with his 14-year-old brother in a wooded area near their home.
a 10-year-old in LaPorte, Indiana who required surgery to remove a BB from his eye after he was unintentionally shot by a 13-year-old friend at point blank range.
a 10-year-old in Columbus, Ohio who is in critical condition after his 11-year-old brother unintentionally shot him in the head with a gun that they had found in their backyard....
Source: About.com Pediatrics - February 1, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Recent Recalls
When products are found to be hazardous, they are usually recalled. That hopefully keeps them away from our kids and alerts everyone to their dangers.
Don't let these products continue to harm kids after they are recalled. Be sure to return or fix any of these products if you have them:...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - February 1, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Firearms are the Third Leading Killer of Children
A special on 20/20 tonight, "Young Guns: A Diane Sawyer Special," is being promoted with the fact that "firearms are the third leading killer of children ages 1 to 17."
While surprising to some people, that figure is not news to those of us who are following the gun safety debate....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - January 31, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
