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Disneyland/Unvaccinated children/Your children are at risk

January 22, 2015 by kidstra

Parents: Be aware that unvaccinated children are a serious threat to your children’s health, sometimes even when your children are optimally vaccinated. And travel increases that risk. Plan family vacations so as not to return home with a souvenir you did not bargain for, a child with a serious, totally unnecessary illness. Presently, 68 unvaccinated […]

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Ebola virus/travel/children

October 2, 2014 by kidstra

If you are planning to travel with your children, in this country or abroad, there is presently no reason to change your plans due to the Ebola outbreak – even though this is a deadly illness with travel playing an important role in in its spread, says the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The CDC […]

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Children/Holiday season/Health and safety (Update)

December 11, 2013 by kidstra

The events that make holiday seasons special for kids – festive atmospheres, gifts, and visiting family –  are also events that may spread illness and cause mishaps. Fortunately, a bit of foresight will prevent almost all problems. 1. Vaccinate against influenza. Family gatherings bring together people of all ages, from different communities, crowd them into […]

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Cats/Rabies/You and your children

September 24, 2013 by kidstra

September 28th is World Rabies Awareness Day. And most of us – both health professionals and others – are badly in need of a hefty infusion of rabies awareness. Rabies in cats is one such issue. Here’ what you should know: 1. There are only one or two cases of human rabies in the U.S. […]

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Update on children/travel/flu

January 20, 2013 by kidstra

You need not go traveling to catch the flu – but it does help. Weekends visiting out-of-town relatives, skiing holidays, cruises, and air travel, for example, place your kids in close contact with people from different localities near and far. In flu season (December through March), there is a fair chance that someone in the […]

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Children/Holiday season/Health and safety

December 17, 2012 by kidstra
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The very events that make holiday seasons festive for kids – visiting family, lighting candles, and receiving toys, for example – also increase visits to the emergency room.  But, in fact, virtually all the holiday-related pitfalls are avoidable with some foresight. Happy holidays!   (This is a compilation of timely reminders, some of which have […]

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Non-vaccinated children endanger the health of all children

March 1, 2012 by kidstra

An important reason why some parents refuse to have their children vaccinated is that many of the vaccines routinely given are to prevent diseases no longer seen in this country. Here’s what you should know: 1. Parents who refuse vaccinations for any reason are making a big mistake. The reason that these diseases are no […]

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Traveling Healthy

July 4, 2011 by kidstra
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Polio in Russia.  Measles in France. E. coli in Germany. Diseases that are particularly harmful to children. Diseases that you thought you would no longer hear much about are popping up in countries where you least expect to find them. Health-wise, is foreign travel become more hazardous?   1. On the contrary. Foreign travel is […]

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Children/Measles /Travel

March 4, 2011 by kidstra

Caution: travel is hazardous for children who are not fully immunized. And it doesn’t matter who is doing the traveling – your child or perfect strangers. • Example: Last month, a woman with a communicable case of measles traveled by air from London to New Mexico, stopping at airports in Baltimore, Denver, and Albuquerque. Similar […]

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Air travel/infants and children/ importance of vaccination

August 1, 2010 by kidstra
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Are your children’s vaccinations up-to-date before traveling by air? According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in the past year alone there were more than 3,000 known airline passengers traveling while ill with a contagious disease.   1. The aircraft cabin environment abets the spread of disease-causing microorganisms. Infected passengers cough up, sneeze out […]

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