Posted by safeBABY on April 30, 2008
This week, the Centers for Disease Control issued a statement that indicated 20 percent of our 2-year-olds are under-vaccinated. ABC News and others reported on the announcement, saying that kids are missing vaccines but, also, that they are receiving vaccinations at the wrong time and the wrong interval.
But did they miss an important angle?
Is it that parents simply aren’t taking their kids in for vaccinations, that doctors are inept in administering vaccinations properly - or is there a groundswell of parents opting not to vaccinate their children?
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Posted by safeBABY on April 23, 2008
Some dentists recommend “sealants” to help kids and teens prevent tooth decay. Dental sealants are coatings that protect the chewing surfaces of back teeth by “sealing” out plaque and food. Dental sealants are plastic, though, and may be a source for low-level BPA exposure at levels that show health effects in rodents, according to a March 2006 study in the Journal of the American Dental Association.
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Posted by safeBABY on April 11, 2008
The Wall Street Journal’s health blog is reporting that one in 10 hospitalized kids has a bad reaction to a drug - and more than 20 percent of these reactions are preventable. The worrisome news comes from a report in this month’s Pediatrics journal, which prompted The Joint Commission, the organization that certifies hospitals, to send out an alert advising health care practitioners on how to prevent such errors.
Most medications are formulated for adults, so the problem enters the picture when the hospital staff has to perform calculations to reformulate the dosage for your child. Emergency departments, the study says, are particularly risk-prone environments.
So, what can you do?
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