More Car Seat Recalls
Baby Trend, Inc., in collaboration and cooperation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Association, is recalling about 16,655 of their 3-in-1 child restraints because, because like a recent Graco car seat recall, "it may be difficult to remove the child from the restraint, increasing the risk of injury in the event of an emergency in which a prompt exit from the vehicle is required."
Included in this car seat recall, are the 2011 and 2012 TrendZ Fastback 3-in-1 child restraints, including:...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - April 16, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Anti-Vaccine Myths and Misinformation
Of course, the great majority of parents vaccinate their kids and get them fully protected against vaccine-preventable diseases. And with the rise in these diseases, including mumps, measles, and pertussis, ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - April 16, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Mumps Outbreak in Ohio
In addition to the ongoing measles outbreaks across the country, there is currently a large mumps outbreak in central Ohio.
Although not getting as much attention, the mumps outbreak, which began ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - April 16, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Walking to School Safely
People often bemoan the fact that it doesn't seem like as many kids walk to school like they used to in the 'good old days.'
It would certainly be good if they did. Most kids need more physical activity, especially those who aren't involved in youth sports....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - April 7, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013
The Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013 (S. 1700) was introduced in the United States Senate and in the House as HR. 3481 last November.
The bill "amends the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to extend, enhance, and revise the provisions relating to collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children, to establish certain other protections for personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes."...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - April 7, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
World Health Day 2014
It's World Health Day and the focus this year is on vector-borne diseases, or diseases that can be transmitted by the bite of mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, and water snails.
Unfortunately, while the CDC states that "vector-borne diseases account for 17% of the estimated global burden of all infectious diseases," it is important to remember that there are no vaccines to help prevent most of them. These diseases include dengue, schistosomiasis, leishmaniasis, Lyme disease, West Nile virus, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Chagas disease, and malaria, which remains "one of the most severe public health problems worldwide."...Read F...
Source: About.com Pediatrics - April 7, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Update on New Meningitis Vaccines
While there are more than a few meningitis vaccines already available, some recent outbreaks of meningococcal meningitis and meningococcemia highlight the fact that at least one is sorely missing.
In addition to many sporadic cases, last year, eight students and one prospective student at Princeton University developed meningococcal disease in an outbreak that began in March 2013. At University of California, Santa Barbara, there were four confirmed cases in November 2013, including one student who became so sick that he had to have both of his feet amputated. Both outbreaks were caused by different strains of the ser...
Source: About.com Pediatrics - April 7, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Autism Group Awareness
This year, for Autism Awareness Month, how about being a little more aware of the differences in all of the autism organizations out there.
The very recent Chili's public relations blunder, in which they are planning to donate 10% of sales on April 7 to the National Autism Association, an anti-vaccine autism organization, highlights how important it is to know the organization you are supporting and or visiting information and advice....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - April 3, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Measles Count Up To 108 Cases
The CDC has released the latest measles case count for the United States.
We are now up to 108 cases.
While that still may not seem like a lot to some people, ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - April 2, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Update on the Measles Outbreaks of 2014
Not expectantly, the measles outbreaks of 2014 continue to grow larger.
We now have at least 89 cases in the United States, including:
at least 25 cases of measles in New York City, including 13 adults and 12 children, with 6 requiring hospitalization....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - March 27, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Responses to the latest CDC report on Autism Prevalence
When commenting on the 2012 CDC report on autism prevalence, I included the quote that autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) continue "to be an important public health concern" and we need a "coordinated response to identify risk factors for ASDs and meet the needs of persons with ASDs and their families."...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - March 26, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Walmart Doll Recall
The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. are recalling about 170,000 dolls because "the circuit board in the chest of the doll can overheat, causing the surface of the doll to get hot, posing a burn hazard to the consumer."...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - March 19, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Measles Outbreak in NYC - Who do we blame?
A new article in The New York Times, "Measles Outbreak May Have Spread in Medical Facilities, a City Official Says," seems to imply that doctors and hospitals were to blame ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - March 18, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Not Vaccinating Your Kids? Who Are You Putting At Risk?
One of the classic myths or misconceptions that anti-vaccine folks use when they don't immunize their children is saying that their intentionally unvaccinated kids pose no risk to the rest of us, because we have all had our vaccines....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - March 18, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Safety Roundup
In this week's Safety Roundup, stories of:
a 3-year-old in Eureka, Texas who died after he was shot in the head at close range with a 20-gauge shotgun in a shed next to his home. It seems likely that his 8-year-old cousin unintentionally shot the toddler.
a 2-year-old in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma who dies after he unintentionally shot himself with a handgun....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - March 12, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
