New York City Measles Update
Not surprisingly, the measles outbreak in New York City is already growing, bringing the total case count to 19....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - March 12, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Meningococcal Disease Update - Drexel University Student Dies
Many people will remember last year's outbreaks of meningococcal disease at Princeton University and the University of California, Santa Barbara. Both were linked to the serogroup B meningococcal bacteria, a strain of bacteria that is not included in the currently approved meningococcal vaccines....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - March 12, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Show your Support for Home Visiting Programs
The American Academy of Pediatrics, the Association of Maternal and Child Programs (AMCHP), and other maternal and child health advocates are working hard today to urge members of Congress to reauthorize the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - March 12, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Parents and Cell Phones
Parents often complain about their kids spending too much time playing games on their iPads and texting with their cell phones.
Are parents using them too much too?
A new study that will be published in the April issue of Pediatrics, "Patterns of Mobile Device Use by Caregivers and Children During Meals in Fast Food Restaurants," observed caregivers eating with their children and found "a large proportion of caregivers who were highly absorbed with their hand-held devices."...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - March 10, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Flu Vaccines in Day Care
Yearly flu vaccines were once recommended only for high risk children. It wasn't until the 2002-03 flu season that the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices begin encouraging vaccination of healthy children between the ages of 6 and 23 months when feasible....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - March 10, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Are Measles Outbreaks Getting Out of Control?
Many people likely thought measles was getting into out of control territory when we continued to hit new records in the last few years, including:
220 measles cases in 2011 - a 15 year record and the highest number of cases since 1996
58 cases in the 2013 New York City measles outbreak - the largest outbreak since the endemic spread of measles was eliminated in the United States
local and state public health departments spending from $2.7 million to $5.3 million US dollars to contain just half of the measles outbreaks in 2011...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - March 5, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Update on the Protect Our Kids Act of 2012
Most people welcomed the passage of the Protect Our Kids Act of 2012. Continued reports of deaths from child abuse and neglect led to many to realize that an "increased understanding of deaths from child abuse and neglect can lead to improvement in agency systems and practices to protect children and prevent child abuse and neglect."...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - March 4, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Vaccines Save Lives and Money
That vaccines save lives and money is something that most health experts know well.
Another vaccine study that will be published in the April issue of Pediatrics, "Economic Evaluation of the Routine Childhood Immunization Program in the United States, 2009," simply confirms it....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - March 3, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Safety Roundup
In this week's Safety Roundup, stories of:
a 5-year-old from Amarillo, Texas who unintentionally shot himself and his father at the Bass Pro Shops in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma after he got a hold of his father's gun while they were in the store's dressing room.
a 9-year-old in Dallas, Texas who is in critical condition after she was unintentionally shot in the head in her home by a neighbor doing target practice in his back yard.
a 12-year-old in Orlando, Florida who was unintentionally shot in the arm while she was a passenger in a car driving by a house where a man accidentally fired his .380-caliber handgun wh...
Source: About.com Pediatrics - March 3, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Infant Sleep Machines Could Damage your Baby's Hearing
When did your baby start sleeping through the night?
Of all of the milestones, the time when their baby sleeps through the night is one that many parents look forward to the most. That is especially true if their baby is still waking up two or three times a night when they are five or six months old....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - March 3, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Women's History Month - Women in Pediatrics
Recognizing that "throughout our Nation's history, American women have led movements for social and economic justice, made groundbreaking scientific discoveries, enriched our culture with stunning works of art and literature, and charted bold directions in our foreign policy," President Obama has proclaimed March 2014 as Women's History Month....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - February 28, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Rare Disease Day 2014
Rare Disease Day was first established in 2008 to help raise awareness of the nearly 7,000 rare diseases that affect millions of people, but don't get the attention or resources of more well-known diseases. ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - February 27, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Arizona Pediatricians Against SB 1062 Too
Even if you don't live in Arizona, you have likely heard of SB 1062 by now.
The bill, which is also called the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, could allow retailers to refuse service to customers who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender based on the religious convictions of the owner. Not surprisingly, many business groups, including the state Chamber of Commerce, Greater Phoenix Economic Council, and Arizona's Super Bowl Host Committee, etc., are lining up against the bill on economic grounds....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - February 26, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013
The Do Not Track Kids Act 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 - February 26, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
New Food Labels from the FDA
It seems hard to believe that nutrition labels haven't been really updated in over 20 years, when the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 created "the food label to list the most important nutrients in an easy-to-follow format."...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - February 26, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
