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Monthly Archives: December 2013
Chicken Pox Party?
Chicken Pox Parties are old school. Back before the immunization against chicken pox (varicella) became available in the United States in 1995, parents used to ask about exposing children who’d never had chicken pox to other infected children. It wasn’t … Continue reading
Posted in 101, Babies!, Children, DIY, Pediatric Bits, Teens
Tagged children, health, immunization, immunize, vaccination, vaccine preventable disease, varicella
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Influenza 2014
People use the word “flu” as short-hand for any number of respiratory or intestinal infections, but for doctors “flu” is influenza. And when it comes to respiratory infections, it’s the big one. Influenza has arrived in Northern California. The infection … Continue reading
Posted in 101, Babies!, Children, Health Care, Medicine, Pediatric Bits
Tagged babies, CDC, children, cold, cough, fever, flu, health, home care, influenza, learn, medicine, respiratory infections
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Nosebleed Section
Nosebleeds are common in kids. Here’s what you need for home care. A dry nose—from not drinking enough, indoor heating, or dry winter air—makes nosebleeds worse. Antihistamines will also dry the nose. Add a runny nose from a cold or … Continue reading
Posted in 101, Children, Health Care, Medicine, Pediatric Bits
Tagged allergies, blood vessels, cold, dry nose, dry winter air, epistaxis, nose, Nose bleeds, nosebleeds, runny nose
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HPV Vaccine Recall
Merck announced a recall of certain lots of HPV vaccine (Gardasil) for trace amounts of glass in the vials. Our office tracks the lot numbers of all vaccines and we did not receive any of the affected lots.
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Headache Homework
Headaches are a common problem in pediatrics with many different triggers and causes. If your child is having headaches, please call our office for evaluation. The following information is for parents of children who have been examined in the office. Track … Continue reading
Posted in 101, Children, Health Care, Medicine, Nutrition, Pediatric Bits
Tagged children, food, food triggers, headache, health, home care, kids, learn, medicine, nutrition, trigger, water
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