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Kids Health Notes

Archive for June 2008

June 30th, 2008

Kids Health Notes give-away: Protect-a-bub swimsuit/hat set - winners!

Thanks to everyone who joined the give-away for Protect-a-bub swimsuit-hat set at here Kids Health Notes! Aren’t the swimsuits just so cute! Hope you’re ready for summer coz we have the three winners!
13 Shirley Younger
60 kris hickey
45 Kari Follett
Congratulations! I’ll email you the instructions for receiving your prize!

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June 30th, 2008

Kids Health Notes give-away: Kushies cloth diapers - winners

Thanks to everyone who joined the give-away for Kushies cloth diapers at Kids Health Notes! AH I was laughing hysterically by the time I read the 100th diaper/potty humor! We can certainly laugh about them now, but oh let me tell you how embarrassing my own stories are at that time! Thanks for being so […]

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June 29th, 2008

Kids Health Notes give-away: Playdate Kids potty training book - winners

Thanks to everyone for the varied potty training tips you shared in the Kids Health Notes give-away on Playdate Kids potty training book. After making my own mistakes about potty training, our daughter has finally told me last week that she’s done with the pull-ups. Just like that. I put her on a 45 minute […]

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June 29th, 2008

Five-in-one vaccine for children now OK - FDA

Tomorrow, my son is going for his sixth month wellness check, and routine to that visit is immunization. Ugh. I know these are necessary for him, but there could be anywhere from 3-4 shots depending on what vaccines he needs to receive.
Well, now the FDA has approved a vaccine (Pantacel) against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, […]

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June 29th, 2008

Cats may increase risk for infant eczema

Some children who are exposed to cats in their first year of life may have an increased risk for eczema, a new study reveals.
What’s responsible for the increased risk?
Mutation in the gene for filaggrin, a protein on the skin that helps reduce water loss and protects against harsh environment.
As reported in […]

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June 25th, 2008

Allergy alert: Undeclared milk in Noodle Soup

From The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network -
MILK ALLERGY ALERT
June 25, 2008
Bay Valley Foods is recalling “Kroger Chicken Noodle Soup” due toundeclared milk.
The recalled soup was distributed through Dillon stores in Kansas,Missouri, and Nebraska.
The product comes in 10.5-oz. cans, is marked with lot code 52104098, and has a “best before” date code of […]

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June 25th, 2008

Stumbling gem: Girls are like apples on trees

I Stumbled Upon this page and I thought it’s worth passing on. This is something I’d like my daughter to remember, especially as she grows into the tween/teen years. My son could use this nugget of wisdom too, before he gets interested in girls. 
Girls are likeapples on trees. The bestones are at the top […]

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June 24th, 2008

"Teen Pregnancy Pact" denied by one of pregnant girls

There has been quite an uproar over this news rumor the last couple of weeks, that a group of teenage girls in Gloucester, Massachusetts made a pact among themselves to get pregnant. Seventeen girls in one high school were reportedly pregnant and Time Magazine broke the story about a pact among the girls.
Now, however, […]

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June 22nd, 2008

In Utah, STD + UTI = birth defect

In Utah, 25 babies are born each year with a type of hernia called gastroschisis. Gastroschisis is a birth defect in which an infant’s intestines stick out of the body through a defect on one side of the umbilical cord. The defect is clearly seen during routine ultrasound of the mother, but surgery to […]

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June 22nd, 2008

Restrictions on new California cell phone laws affect out-of-state drivers

Two new cellular telephone laws in California will affect even drivers who have out-of-state licenses driving within California. And the law is more detailed for drivers under 18.
As of July 1, 2008, the use of cellular phones while driving at the same time will have new restrictions. Drivers under the age of 18 are […]

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