Stories from About.com Pediatrics
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Obesity in New York City Schools
About.com Pediatrics &bull Dec 15, 2011
A new report from the CDC, "Obesity in K-8 Students - New York City, 2006-07 to 2010-11 School Years," has found that "prevalence of obesity in grades K-8 decreased 5.5%." Unfortunately, obesity is still a problem, with 20.7% of these… Full Story »
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2-2-2 TV Plan
About.com Pediatrics &bull Dec 15, 2011
Do you know the American Academy of Pediatrics' recommendations for limiting the amount of TV kids watch each day? If not, then your kids are likely watching too much TV. Remember 2-2-2. No TV for kids under age 2 years.… Full Story »
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Updated Case Counts
About.com Pediatrics &bull Dec 14, 2011
Some updated case counts of v accine-preventable diseases (not all pediatric) include: at least 223 reported cases of measles for the year, the most since 1996 120 pediatric flu deaths from the 2010-2011 flu season, an increase from the previous… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Whooping Cough
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Breastfeeding Welcome Here?
About.com Pediatrics &bull Dec 14, 2011
Unfortunately, breastfeeding in public is back in the news, as guards stopped a mother from nursing her four-month-old son in a building in Washington D.C. Although she wasn't in a federal building or on federal property, where breastfeeding is allowed… Full Story »
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New Medication Safety Program
About.com Pediatrics &bull Dec 13, 2011
Keeping medications safe and out of reach is one of the basic childproofing tasks that many parents think about when they have young kids in the house. Unfortunately, using child-resistant caps is typically the limit of their medication childproofing. This… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Childproof
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Winter Sports for Kids
About.com Pediatrics &bull Dec 12, 2011
Playing a different sport each season is also a great way to help kids find a sport they really like and avoid getting burned out, which sometimes happens when kids specialize in one sport or activity at too young an… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Soccer
- Volleyball
- Swimming
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Safety Saturday
About.com Pediatrics &bull Dec 10, 2011
Most parents are aware that accidents are one of the leading causes of death for children at almost all ages. Or maybe they don't, which is why we keep seeing so many accidents. One recent tragedy includes a toddler in… Full Story »
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High Risk Foods Reminder
About.com Pediatrics &bull Dec 9, 2011
Most people have likely been avoiding raw cookie dough since the outbreak of E. coli back in 2009, but a new report in Clinical Infectious Diseases is a good reminder of avoiding raw cookie dough and other high risk foods.… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Cookie
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Dr. Berwick leaves the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
About.com Pediatrics &bull Dec 4, 2011
The administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Donald M. Berwick, MD, stepped down the other day, as his temporary recess appointment was about to expire. As a quality improvement expert, he was working to fix these problems,… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Recess
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Report shows that foster kids are overmedicated - Again
About.com Pediatrics &bull Dec 3, 2011
Specifically, they are being overmedicated with psychotropic drugs that are used to treat psychiatric problems, such as ADHD, anxiety, and depression. Not surprisingly, there is a lot of uproar about the report, including from a few Senators who are shocked… Full Story »
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Topics:
- ADHD
