http://pediatrics.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-02-22T17:55:32Z Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:55:32 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/22/rsv-season-isnt-over-yet.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/pediatrics/1/3/G/_/audrey-diehl.jpg" alt="Audrey Diehl - Photo courtesy of the Diehl Family" />As many people are waiting to see what this year's <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://pediatrics.about.com/od/kidsandtheflu/g/Flu-Season.htm">flu season</a> is going to do, it is important to remember that cold and flu season isn't just about the flu. There are a lot of other viruses out there that get kids sick this time of year.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/22/rsv-season-isnt-over-yet.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/22/rsv-season-isnt-over-yet.htm Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:22:13 +0000 2012-02-22T20:22:13Z http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/22/do-movies-increase-teen-drinking.htm <p>As we read about the teen who died after drinking <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/21/four-loko-in-the-news-again.htm">Four Loko</a> yesterday, I'm sure most parents are looking for ways to discourage their kids from drinking alcohol. That is especially important when you understand that the rates of underage drinking are so high, with 42% of high school students saying they have drank alcohol and 24% saying they are binge drinkers.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/22/do-movies-increase-teen-drinking.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/22/do-movies-increase-teen-drinking.htm Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:55:32 +0000 2012-02-22T17:55:32Z http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/22/shootings-in-the-news.htm <p>Shootings don't often become major news stories.</p> <p>A story of a woman in El Paso, who was pushing a stroller, and was hit by a bullet that crossed the border from Mexico and hit her in the calf yesterday, made headlines in most major papers and websites.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/22/shootings-in-the-news.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/22/shootings-in-the-news.htm Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:53:31 +0000 2012-02-22T11:53:31Z http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/21/four-loko-in-the-news-again.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/pediatrics/1/3/F/_/four-loko.jpg" alt="Four Loko - Photo courtesy of the FDA" />A 13-year-old who was supposed to be playing basketball with friends was instead drinking a Four Loko at an area park in Parkville, Maryland.</p> <p>The teen got sick and texted his mother to pick him up. On the way home, he felt sick and opened the car door while they were making a turn. He fell out and was hit by another car. He died at an area hospital.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/21/four-loko-in-the-news-again.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/21/four-loko-in-the-news-again.htm Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:14:21 +0000 2012-02-21T21:14:21Z http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/21/indiana-measles-outbreak-up-to-15.htm <p>While the Indiana State Department of Health was busy confirming the 14th case of measles in Indiana yesterday, they were right back on the job today letting everyone know that they have already confirmed the 15th case.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/21/indiana-measles-outbreak-up-to-15.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/21/indiana-measles-outbreak-up-to-15.htm Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:14:47 +0000 2012-02-21T17:14:47Z http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/21/outbreaks-caused-by-raw-milk.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/pediatrics/1/3/z/M/cows_milk_sml.jpg" alt="Raw Milk - Andreas Rentz / Getty Images" />The outbreak from a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/04/raw-milk-warning-highlights-the-risk.htm">Pennsylvania dairy</a> that has gotten at least 77 people sick this past month with campylobacteriosis has reminded many people about the risk of drinking raw milk.</p> <p>Those people should keep in mind that these aren't isolated events. A CDC report that will be published in the March issue of <em>Emerging Infectious Diseases</em>, "Nonpasteurized Dairy Products, Disease Outbreaks, and State Laws--United States, 1993-2006," found that outbreaks caused by raw milk or unpasteurized milk and products made with raw milk are 150 times greater than outbreaks linked to pasteurized milk.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/21/outbreaks-caused-by-raw-milk.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/21/outbreaks-caused-by-raw-milk.htm Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:37:57 +0000 2012-02-21T16:37:57Z http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/20/children-with-gender-identity-disorder.htm <p>Children and teens with gender identity disorder (GID) have been getting more attention in recent years.</p> <p>This has been helped by some media attention and articles that describe what the children and their parents are going through in getting diagnosed and treated, such as:</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/20/children-with-gender-identity-disorder.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/20/children-with-gender-identity-disorder.htm Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:00:55 +0000 2012-02-20T06:00:55Z http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/19/indiana-measles-update-consequences-of-measles-outbreaks.htm <p>There is another case of measles in Indiana - bringing the total case count up to 14 already.</p> <p>So in just two weeks, they have gone from 4 cases to 14 and with so many people exposed at area churches, schools, and stores, etc., it is likely that the outbreak isn't over yet.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/19/indiana-measles-update-consequences-of-measles-outbreaks.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/19/indiana-measles-update-consequences-of-measles-outbreaks.htm Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:04:44 +0000 2012-02-19T09:04:44Z http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/18/flu-season-update-is-the-flu-really-coming.htm <p>Although flu season is getting off to a late start, there are plenty of signs that it is indeed ramping up, including:</p> <ul> <li><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/pediatrics/1/3/E/_/flu-image061.gif" alt="Flu 2012 Week 6 - Photo courtesy of the CDC" />another flu report from the CDC which states that flu activity is increasing</li> <li>regional flu activity in 12 states - increased from 9 states last week</li> <li>local flu activity in 17 states - increased from 12 states last week</li> <li>sporadic flu activity in 20 states - decreased from 27 states last week</li> <li>a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.google.org/flutrends/us/#">Google Flu Trends</a> report that shows high flu activity in 2 states for the first time</li> <li>another pediatric flu death - bringing this year's flu season total up to 3</li> </ul>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/18/flu-season-update-is-the-flu-really-coming.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/18/flu-season-update-is-the-flu-really-coming.htm Sat, 18 Feb 2012 09:21:56 +0000 2012-02-18T09:21:56Z http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/18/saturday-safety-roundup-2.htm <p>This week's Saturday Safety Roundup.</p> <p>Take a minute or two and learn from these accidents and tragedies to try and keep your own kids safe:</p> <ul> <li>a school bus crash in Chesterfield Twp, N.J. that killed an 11-year-old triplet and critically injured her two sisters and another child. A total of 17 students were injured when a dump truck collided with the bus.</li> <li>a 2-year-old girl who drowned in a canal in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. She had been watching TV while her mother was in the backyard and father went to the bathroom, and was discovered to be missing when they returned. She was eventually found in a nearby canal.</li> <li>a young school age child who was injured by a hit and run driver while jaywalking in Las Vegas, Nevada</li> <li>a 9-month-old from Coachella, California who died when she was in a car accident with her mother - her car seat was not properly installed</li> <li>a 16-year-old from London, Kentucky who died while riding an ATV - he was found by friends pinned under the ATV</li> <li>a 9-year-old girl who was hospitalized in Philadelphia after she was struck by a hit and run driver while riding her bike</li> <li>a teen in Lee's Summit, Missouri who was accidentally shot in the head by a friend who was playing with a 9mm handgun when it went off </li> <li>two children in Indianapolis who died in car accidents -neither of the children, a 7-year-old and a 3-year-old, were in car seats</li> <li>a 9-year-old from Monticello, Kentucky who died after he was shot in the chest by his 11-year-old brother</li> <li>a 13-year-old in Jackson, S.D. who suffered multiple injuries in an ATV accident</li> <li>a 2-year-old boy who drowned in Grand Rapids, Michigan after falling into a hot tub at a hotel</li> <li>a 13-year-old near Cynthiana, Kentucky who is in critical condition after suffering severe head trauma in a saucer sled crash - the saucer sled he was riding on, which was being pulled by an ATV by another 13-year-old, hit a tree head-on</li> <li>a newborn baby who was killed when he was bitten by the family husky in Airdrie in Alberta, Canada</li> <li>an 8-year-old from Mercer County, Pennsylvania who died after choking on a hot dog at school</li> <li>a 3-day-old baby who was killed when he was mauled to death by the family's pet husky in McKeesport, Pennsylvania</li> <li>a 7-year-old boy who drowned in an above-ground pool in Oklahoma City</li> <li>a 4-year-old boy who nearly drowned in a canal in Belle Glade, Florida</li> <li>a 1-year-old girl who was injured after falling out of a second story window of her home in Bonaparte, Iowa</li> <li>four young children from Grayslake, Illinois who were rescued when they fell through the ice on a frozen pond</li> </ul>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/18/saturday-safety-roundup-2.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2012/02/18/saturday-safety-roundup-2.htm Sat, 18 Feb 2012 07:48:05 +0000 2012-02-18T07:48:05Z