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More than 1 million kids get sick from norovirus each year. Teaching children basic sanitation and using simple precautions at home can protect them from this dangerous stomach virus. Austin, TX (PRWEB) April 09, 2013 Norovirus sends more than one million children under age five to the doctor each year. Texas Pediatrician Dr. Marta Katalenas, advises parents to establish a regular routine of sanitary precautions that can dramatically reduce the risk of infection from norovirus. According...

Childhood obesity is at epidemic levels and leads to diabetes, asthma, and even learning disabilities. Dr. Katalenas today announces a simple prescription to solve childhood obesity at home by asking “how good?”, “how much?”, and “how often?” Austin, TX (PRWEB) March 25, 2013 Dr. Marta Katalenas, noted pediatrician and author of “The Step Up Diet: From Scratch... The Quality, Quantity, and Timing Solution to Childhood Obesity”, will speak about combatting childhood obesity...

The Pediatrician Westminster, Colorado families go to for their kids’ everyday health and nutrition needs is making an even bigger push to get as many kids vaccinated against the flu this winter. Indian Crest Pediatrics, who also offers immunizations for tetanus, measles, mumps, and chickenpox among other diseases, is encouraging families to get their regular flu vaccinations to keep both the kids and their parents happy and healthy for the new year. Westminster, Colorado (PRWEB) January...

ATLANTA, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Craneware, Inc., the healthcare market leader in automated revenue integrity solutions, today announced that, as part of its 2012 Craneware Cares program, employees supported the Villa la Paz (House of Peace) Center for Destitute and Sick Children in Peru to help children whose families are unable to afford medical treatment. As part of Craneware's corporate responsibility efforts, two teams of "Leadership in Action" volunteers spent a week in...

MENLO PARK, Calif., April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VORT Corporation, publisher of best-selling assessment materials for early childhood professionals, announced today its new, interactive parenting tool: PPOD(TM) (Parents & Pediatricians Optimizing Development). Today's parents of infants and toddlers want improved ways to nurture their child's development and to communicate more effectively with their child's pediatrician. Many parenting resources, such as WebMD's Baby App,...

SAN ANTONIO, March 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- San Antonio pediatrician Dr. Brooks Hagee treats infants and talks to their families about a myriad of medical issues. But in addition to being a pediatrician, Hagee is also mother to 20-month-old daughter Caroline. When Caroline was five weeks old, Hagee noticed her daughter had flatness in the back of her head, her forehead bulged out and one side of her face seemed fuller than the other. (Photo:...

NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WebMD Health Corp. (Nasdaq: WBMD), the leading source of health information announced today its new WebMD Baby App for iPhone and iPod touch, a free mobile application for parents of infants and toddlers. WebMD Baby gives new parents quick and reliable access to pediatrician-approved baby health and wellness information anywhere, anytime. WebMD Baby content was created exclusively for the app and is personalized for a baby's specific age,...

In an African county lacking any specialists in children's cancers, a team approach that "twins" Rwandan physicians with Boston-based pediatric oncologists has shown it can deliver expert, curative care to young patients stricken with lymphoma. The first-of-its-kind strategy is credited for curing at least 5 of 10 children at a rural Rwandan hospital; two others are in remission while receiving chemotherapy, and three children have died. The long-distance team approach was designed by Sara...

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The polarizing debate on childhood vaccinations continues to cause confusion and anxiety amongst parents. Recent news stories and outbreak scares have given mixed messages: Reports of whooping cough infant deaths in California leads to legislation for mandatory pertussis vaccinations for all schoolchildren.Researchers find no link between vaccines and autism, but parents of children with claims of vaccine injury remain unconvinced.Recent...

The Woodlands pediatrician Dr. Laurie McKillip, the "Tot Doc" (http://www.totdoc.com), welcomes a new Pediatric Nurse Practitioner to her team. The family-centric practice has successfully converted to an electronic-only record keeping system which improves their patients' experiences. The Woodlands, TX (PRWEB) August 05, 2011 An overwhelmingly positive community response to the practice and philosophy of The Woodlands Pediatrician, Dr. Laurie McKillip, the Tot Doc, has led...