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Pediatricians warn families against trampolines
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids should stay off trampolines at home and at the playground, U.S. pediatricians urged Monday, saying emergency departments across the country see nearly 100,000 injuries from the bouncy mats each year. The new statement...Tags: Medical Specialization, Gymnastics, American Academy of Pediatrics, Parenting, Ankles
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Pediatricians may skip kids' blood pressure checks
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite recommendations to check children's blood pressure, pediatricians may often skip it, a U.S. study suggests. Using government survey data, researchers found that pediatricians failed to take kids' blood pressure at...Tags: Science and Technology, National Government, Medical Specialization, High Blood Pressure, American Academy of Pediatrics
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Pediatricians advise on rice consumption for children
New reports that rice products may contain "worrisome levels" of carcinogenic arsenic — especially from rice grown in certain states — have American pediatricians offering new advice for parents feeding children. "I think a prudent...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Food and Drug Administration, American Academy of Pediatrics, Family, Consumers
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FDA tests find arsenic in rice
Many name-brand rice and rice products contain varying levels of carcinogenic arsenic, according to the results of separate sets of tests announced today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administrationand Consumer Reports. In conjunction with the Consumer...Tags: Science and Technology, Lisa Madigan, Crime, Law and Justice, Medical Specialization, Food and Drug Administration
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Helping kids be more sun-safe is a challenge: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pediatricians' offices that offer more extensive counseling and information on safer sun practices are no more likely to have parents who follow that advice than offices that offer less intensive counseling, according to a...Tags: Education, Medical Specialization, General Practitioners, Northwestern University, American Academy of Pediatrics
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Researchers say order of introducing food to babies plays no role in developing food allergies
When Elyse Anders had her first child five years ago, her doctor recommended withholding seafood, peanut products and strawberries from her infant son's diet to avoid food allergies. But when she had a daughter three years later, the advice had changed...
Tags: Allergies, Medical Specialization, American Academy of Pediatrics, Breastfeeding, Drugs and Medicines
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Business people - Aug. 26
Eastern Panhandle Anesthesia Associates MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Dr. Christopher M. Spiess, anesthesiologist, recently joined Eastern Panhandle Anesthesia Associates, based at City Hospital in Martinsburg. Spiess recently completed a residency in...
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Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine residents head to Ghana
A group from this region is traveling half way around the world to help those in need while also learning. Ten people from the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute are heading to Ghana, Africa on...
Tags: Ghana, Science and Technology, Malaria, Virginia Tech, Drugs and Medicines
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American Academy of Pediatrics boosts health benefits of circumcision
The Kid's Doctorhttp://www.kidsdr.com Many new parents ask me about the pros/cons of circumcising their newborn sons. The American Academy of Pediatrics released a new policy statement today (Aug. 27) on circumcision, stating that the health benefits of the procedure...Tags: Science and Technology, Medical Specialization, American Academy of Pediatrics, Genital Herpes, Syphilis
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Dr. Jeff Sperring
As president and chief executive officer, Dr. Sperring is responsible for providing overall strategic direction and leadership for pediatric services throughout IU Health, which includes direct operational and strategic oversight of pediatric programs,...
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Maryland begins process to ban bumper pads in cribs
Maryland health officials continued their push to become the first state to ban the sale of bumper pads that line the inside of baby cribs, introducing proposed language Friday for regulations that could go into effect next year.
The regulations would...Tags: Services and Shopping, Medical Specialization, Toys, Parenting, American Academy of Pediatrics
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Web information on safe infant sleep often wrong
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Parents who search the Internet for advice on how to put their infants to sleep may often find misinformation, a new study suggests. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and other experts have long had recommendations on...Tags: Science and Technology, Medical Specialization, Medical Research, American Academy of Pediatrics, Google Inc.
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