Category: Healthy Kids

The On-going Measles Outbreak The story is not new, although it is making news every day. Over one year ago I wrote about the increase of measles outbreaks in the US and the reasons for the outbreaks. The disease had been eradicated from the US in 2000, but it is still endemic...

Upper Respiratory Virus (RSV) Season is Here The Respiratory Syncytial Virus is a winter virus that causes upper respiratory infections in mostly older children and adults. But newborns, especially those born prematurely, can suffer severe consequences when infected. Each year, 2.1 million children younger than 5 years of age in the United States...

The Flu vaccine came late to our office this season, but we are now administering the vaccine to patients of all ages. We are offering the injectable flu vaccine and FluMist, the inhalation version for those older than 2 and free of asthma or reactive airway disease. There are two types of...

Flu Vaccinations Guard Against Spread of Virus to Small Children and the Elderly Flu season in the United States is a yearly challenge. The contagious Influenza virus, with symptoms that are similar to the common cold, typically spreads throughout the winter season, starting as early as August and ending in May. While...

Attention New Parents: Vitamin K Injection May Save Your Baby’s Life Controversy surrounds the administration of Vitamin K injections for newborns, and news out of Tennessee that 7 children in the last 8 months have been admitted to Vanderbilt Hospital with brain bleeds caused by a Vitamin K deficiency has health care...

Teach Your Kids The Right Way to Wash Their Hands I’m sure you’re already experiencing runny noses, coughs, and colds that inevitably come with the beginning of the new school year. While our children will undoubtedly bring home germs and viruses that will infect the family, it is important to constantly remind...

Is There a Gun in Your Home? One More Question Parents Must Ask During well-check visits I remind children of the responsibility parents have to ask questions about their friends and what is acceptable when visiting at a friend’s house. Children often interpret their parent’s questioning as an intrusion in their life...

New Regulations for Car Seat Safety in 2014 With new child seat safety recommendations set to change in 2014, what’s the right way to “buckle up”? Since car seat safety regulations have recently changed, it may help to review exactly what the regulations are and how they will impact your family. Higher...

FDA Issues New Guidelines for Acetaminophen Dosage for Children An issue we deal with in the office everyday is explaining to parents  the difference between the old Acetaminophen Infant Drops, with a concentration of 80 mg of Acetaminophen per dropper full (0.8 ml), and the new concentration, for infants and children, of...

The Facts About Celiac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity It seems that everyone from parents to big companies such as Quaker are paying attention to gluten these days. With people swearing by a gluten free lifestyle for their family, it leaves some parents with questions. Should I eliminate wheat from my family’s diet?...