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The Scoop on Baby Products and Possible Toxins
You may not have known exactly how to pronounce it, but chemicals called phthalates ("thah-lates") have sparked concerned conversations among many moms and dads of ... Read more
Parents' Perceptions About Kids' Weight Often Off
As moms and dads, it's perfectly natural to want to see your kids in the best -- and absolutely healthiest -- light. The common rose-colored glasses of parenthood can make even the most apparent of problems seem nonexistent or...
As moms and dads, it's perfectly natural to want to see your kids in the best -- and absolutely healthiest -- light. The common rose-colored glasses of parenthood can ma... Read more
Food Allergy Facts and Fiction: The Medicine Mom
The time for Holiday feasts has passed once again. Juicy turkeys stuffed with care and Grandma's homemade pumpkin pie undoubtedly had your name written all over them. Th... Read more
MINNEAPOLIS- -Most adults have had the virus known as CMV, or cytomegalovirus, and they probably didn't even know it. But if an unborn baby is infected with the virus -- through his or her mother -- the consequences are very serious.
CMV is the second leading cause of mental retardation, after Down syndrome. There is currently no vaccine for CMV, but there are anti-virus meds that can be used in babies who already have a CMV infection. The virus is spread through close personal contact, such as kissing or sharing eating utensils. Pregnant women may not know they have the infection.
This is an exciting time in the history of vaccines; even as our children reap the dramatic benefits of our national immunization programs, new vaccines are being developed and older ones improved. The results of this continued progress have led to an increasingly complex routine immunization schedule and a rise in the total number of vaccine doses required to completely immunize your child. Ongoing monitoring of vaccine safety by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and CDC (Centers for Disease Control) also leads to occasional changes in routine vaccination. As a parent, it's
... Continue reading What's New in Vaccines.
Summer Sun Screen Mistakes, Myths and Solutions
Spring sun and the approach of summer remind many of us to get diligent about applying sunscreen before heading outdoors. But is that enough to protect your skin this summer? More than 1 million Americans will be diagnosed with skin cancer this year, according to the American Cancer Society.
"Changes in the environment and popular misconceptions make it more important than ever to take steps that will minimize your exposure to cancer-causing UV rays," says Dr. Jessica Wu, resident dermatologist at EverydayHealth.com, the number 2 health destination online, and a clinical instructor in dermatology at USC Medical Scho
... Continue reading Summer Sun Screen Mistakes, Myths and Solutions.
Children's Physician Network Focuses Efforts to Combat Childhood Obesity
Ellen Pinkowski, RN
Children's Physician Network
Children's Physician Network (CPN), a network of 200 primary care clinicians and more than 500 pediatric specialists in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, has been working to promote healthier lifestyles and combat obesity among pediatric and adolescent patients. Since late 2006, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, and dieticians in CPN member clinics and affiliated hospitals, have been reviewing articles, information, and programs that promote healthier lifestyles and provide specific interventions for children and adolescents ide
... Continue reading Children's Physician Network Focuses Efforts to Combat Childhood Obesity.
Common Childhood Orthopedic Conditions
As your child's body grows, you may notice that growth isn't occurring completely on the straight and narrow. Many young children exhibit flatfeet, toe walking, pigeon toes, bowlegs, and knock-knees in their first years of life.
Some of these conditions correct themselves without treatment as the child grows. Others that persist or become more severe may be linked to other conditions. Many orthopedic conditions, just like dimples or cleft chins, are just normal variations of human anatomy that don't require treatment.
By Gina Toner, RN and Jackie Berry, RN
Triage, Children's Physician Network
It's 1:07 a.m. and your child just woke up with a barking cough and noisy breathing--who ya gonna call?
A Triage Nurse!
Telephone triage is available through many clinics and insurance plans. A telephone triage service is staffed with experienced registered nurses. The majority of calls to a triage nurse are from callers who are looking for advice about minor illnesses.
Most triage services use guidelines as their primary assessment tool. The guidelines are a series of questions that
... Continue reading Who Ya Gonna Call? .
Aspartame: What is That Stuff?
By C.J. Renner
Would it be possible to get through the day without those Diet Cokes? When a product is advertised as "sugar-free" it means more than just that it doesn't contain sugar - for most products, it means that it does contain aspartame. And this is one ingredient that's worth taking a closer look at.
The list of the alleged negative effects of aspartame is a long and frightening one. It ranges from relatively mild complaints of headaches and dizziness to cases where the sweetener is the supposed culprit of brain cancer and MS. As with just about any contentious product in this age, it is
... Continue reading Aspartame: What is That Stuff?.
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