Showing posts with label pediatric healthcare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pediatric healthcare. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 20, 2011

AboutKidsHealth (AboutKidsHealth) on Twitter

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AboutKidsHealth @AboutKidsHealth Toronto, Canada AboutKidsHealth.ca provides families and health care providers with free, evidence-...
Sunday, March 13, 2011

Colds teach the immune system how to fight future viruses

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by Michael Gonzalez, MD Viral upper respiratory illnesses, or common colds, are by far the most frequent illness I see in my office. It is...
Saturday, February 5, 2011

Kids with allergies can die in school, responding to criticism, KevinMD.com

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Like many other parents of kids with allergies, I was very dismayed to see this article, titled, Allergic boy, 7, suffers two heart attacks...
Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Fewer pediatricians, higher risk for kids’ appendix ruptures | Johns Hopkins University - The Gazette

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Children who live in areas with fewer pediatricians are more likely to suffer life-threatening ruptures of the appendix than those in areas...
Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood Home

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Order Your Organizer's Kit Today! Go Screen-Free with CCFC: April 18-24, 2011 This April, children and families around the world ...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Helping a Child Who Is Afraid of Shots

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When your young child whimpers at the mention of the word "shot," you probably have mixed feelings. You want your son to be prote...
Thursday, January 13, 2011

Saving Grace (Emergency Department Nurses)- LA Times Magazine

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“I heard a guttural scream,” Rich says, “and a man was handing me his lifeless son.” “How old?” I ask. “Nine months. We worked on h...
Monday, January 10, 2011

Preventing Heart Ailments at Their Roots - Childhood - NYTimes.com

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Two studies published Monday suggest that the road to hypertension and heart disease starts in childhood and that prevention should start ...
Tuesday, December 14, 2010

How adult smoking affects behavior in children, KevinMD.com

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by Nancy Walsh Both maternal and paternal cigarette smoking can contribute to adverse chronic conditions — physical and psychological — in ...
Monday, November 29, 2010

The New, Well-informed Patient - NurseZone

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The New, Well-informed Patient Print Page Send to a Friend Annette Moore-Mitchel...
Monday, November 22, 2010

Nurse-Family Partnership Celebrates 10 Years - WGHP

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Nearly 500 first-time mothers can thank a Guilford County program for getting them on their feet. The Nurse-Family Partnership program ...

Myths Fuel Dangerous Decisions to Not Vaccinate Children | Vaccination Decline | Bacterial Meningitis & Vaccine Myths | LiveScience

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Over the course of one summer vacation, Tyler Ludlum went from being a healthy 10-year-old, looking forward to the pool, to an emotionall...
Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Children's Hospital launches 'zero errors' initiative

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Reeling from the deaths of two children due to medication errors, the staff of Seattle Children's Hospital devoted Saturday to special ...