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Just when we’re teaching our children to treat everyone fairly, despite color, race, sex or abilities, here comes a leading DNA scientist hitting the wedge deeper with his controversial comments on race and intelligence.
James Watson, one of the genetics scientists responsible for discovering the structure of the DNA molecule in 1962, recently made a racial […]
Hello, I’m just dropping by to let you know I’ve been sick this weekend but hopefully will be back to health in a day or two.
Hang tight!
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A painless alternative the influenza vaccine for children is the new, reformulated Flu Mist.
Just last month, the U.S Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of the nasal influenza vaccine, commonly called Flu Mist, for healthy children ages 2-4 years old (24-59 months) without a history of recurrent wheezing, as well as for healthy […]
It’s common knowledge (among moms, that is) that children older than 5 years old are candidates for the flu vaccinations.
Recently, he CDC Advisory Committee recommended several expansions to their immunization program. Of note, the CDC advised that -
1. Children from 6 months to 5 years need to have routine influenza vaccination. Previous to this, […]
Fluoride is generally thought of as a good thing, and dentists and pediatricians often recommend giving infants and young children fluoride supplements to prevent and control tooth decay.
But too much of a good thing is also bad.
The CDC mentions that mixing infant formula concentrate with fluoridated tap water on a regular basis may increase the […]
In keeping with a “top ten” list, and well, because recall alert these days come left and right, I figured it’s best to just list the recall news this week in October.
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Bendable Dinosaur Toys […]
Science and Health Channel is doing our very first “TOP TEN”! It’s actually a fun posting but I have to admit it took me awhile to get the idea for my Top Ten Vaccines for your Teenager.
There’s a lot of great information from the top ten of the blogs around our channel, so check out […]
Infants and young children routinely get immunized from the time they are born. But according to a CDC report, many adolescents (ages 11-21) and young adults (ages 22-39) still get sick with vaccine-preventable diseases because they have not received any vaccination.
Three new vaccines for adolescents
In recent years, three new vaccines have been developed and approved […]
There have been apprehensions about giving flu shots to pregnant women. Honestly, I didn’t get one when I was pregnant with my first, and my hospital didn’t recommend it either since I didn’t belong to a high risk group, I was told. But I’m going discuss this in detail with my doctor for this pregnancy. […]
After an FDA investigation into the deaths of 54 children, major brands of infant oral cough and cold medicines are being pulling off store shelves, effective October 11, 2007.
The brands being voluntarily withdrawn are:
Although the medicines are “safe and effective when used as directed” patterns of misuse leading to overdose have recently been observed, particularly […]
Health matters for children from infancy to adolescence.
Written by Grace Ibay, M.H.S. [email] for b5media.
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