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Rotavirus Vaccine Decision by Monday
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), most children in the United States contract the rotavirus by age 2. (Adults can contract it, too, ...
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- Please don't vaccinate your child. www.thinktwice.com
- I'm in Henderson, NV and my pediatrician does not give the Rotovirus. She feels the side affects are too scary and the vaccine is too knew. She won't even carry it i...
- Have you read the vaccine book by Dr. Sears? Its a great read and I highly reccomend it. He has an alternative vaccine schedule and the rota vaccine is one of them. I ...
Hep B Vaccine?
The exception is if someone close to your baby is a Hep B carrier, then he recommends the CDC recommended schedule (i.e., at birth and then boosters at 2 ...
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- older is always better. is there a reason you have concern that she might come into conyact with hep B in the first place?
- R., I have posted some interesting articles for you to read as well as others. I feel it is way too soon to introduce vaccines to newborns/infants, myself I have c...
- The purpose of getting vaccinated is to protect your child from illness. Do you want her to be unprotected for 6 months? At her young age getting a variety of illness...
Does Omega-3 Vitamins Really Help?
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimate that 2.5 million of these children ... Recent data from the CDC's Autism and Developmental Disabilities ...
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- Omega-3 is an essential fatty acid. Essential because the body requires them, especially for optimum nerve function. Unfortunately, the body does not produce these so ...
- My son has the same problem. I have heard a lot of good about the Omega-3, but can't help but think that if it's that simple... why are so many kids heavily medicated...
- There are numerous studies and articles discussing the importance that Omega-3 fatty acids and DHAs play in brain development. I would echo that it is important that ...
Roto Virus Advice
Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe diarrhea in infants and children worldwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...
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- Things you can do for your kiddo: Keep her hydrated, keep her comfortable - use tylenol (will help if she has a fever), baby vix, saline drops for her nose, breast mi...
- Just to help clear some confusion...there is, indeed, a vaccination for rotovirus. Pediatricians usually recommend it for children who will be cared for in a daycare ...
- My son had it at 14 months old and ended up being hospitalized from dehydration from vomitting. I did not do the right thing when he did start vomitting- so here is w...
Baby's Growth Rate
In addition, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released new growth charts in 2000, which are available for download from their Web site. ...
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- Hi J., It sounds like we're sharing the same son, except mine is 10 months old. My son has always been fairly average in length and weight (perhaps a bit under in ...
- No need to worry. My little girl was always tall, skinny, and tiny head on those measurements. Now, at 20 months, her head is still smaller than the average, but to ...
- um honestly I would get a second opinion just because I've always been told by our doctors that if they're below average or above it's fine as long as their weight len...
Chickenpox
Jul 29, 2009 ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov. American Academy of Pediatrics www.aap.org. National Institute of Health. Blessings. ...
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- My daughter got Chicken Pox from her cousin when she was only 3 1/2 months old! We were visitng my sister and her boy had this odd "rash"...he never really broke out ...
- Call your pediatrician. I think there's some kind of shot they can give kids that will lessen the severity of symptoms. Esp since you know of exposure in advance. The ...
- My second daughter came down with chicken pox two weeks TO THE HOUR (!) after her older sister. She was only 6 months old and did have a worse case than her sister. ...
Gardasil
the CDC (Center for Disease Control) which monitors the safety of vaccines has said they do not know if the vaccine itself will CAUSE cervical cancer or ...
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- I have three daughters who have been vaccinated with Gardasil. As soon as the drug was approved, we were informed of it's reason for getting, etc. Our first daughter...
- Getting other Mamas opinions is great, but I would also recommend reading the information at this link and other resources to help you make an educated decision. h...
- I have very missed emotions about this topic and asked lots of questions. My Dr was very helpful and my girls and I decided to have the vaccine. Call the Pharmacy and ...
MRSA Staph Infection
They are reporting what CDC officials and researchers are now seeing and saying. "A dangerous germ that has been spreading around the country causes more ...
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- Well, I too am scared to death of MRSA. But I think it is great that the school is communicating the incident and their action plan to you about it. When you have to...
- I agree that you should go with your instinct and also keep in mind that her daycare is now probably one of the safest around. Now that they have a known case and are...
- Ok, your post is basicallly my same post that I made today which is tells me how much this Staph really is spreading!! My daughter's school informed me of the very s...
Asthma and Dairy
Apr 16, 2009 ... "In 1998, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that asthma increased 75% from 1980-1994 and in 2007, the EPA reported ...
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- Dear C., My son, who is now four, has a very similar history as your child. My son was started on pulmacort and albuteral around 11 months. He also takes singula...
- I would cut out all gluten and dairy and add some cod liver oil (Carlsons liquid, a little added to juice). Also, stop vaccinating him if you have done so up to this p...
- I have asthma I developed it as an adult. Asthma is not caused by food allergies.But some of the dairy may be aggervating the asthma. Because it makes the mucus thicke...
Advice for Potential Marriage w/STD (Genital Herpes)
Check out the CDC website. There is alot of info on diseases, including STDs. There are suppressant therapies and people who have HSV2 usually know when ...
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- Well as a sufferer myself and my spouse of 20 yrs is clean. There are meds that she can take to prevent an outbreak and protect her spouse. 1 daily 500mg. Valtrex has ...
- Your son is obviously not ready to get married to this woman since he has no problem putting her personal business out. She shared this with him, not you. You are but...
- Well first off let me say you have a wonderful son!!!b/c it takes a strong person to be able to deal with someone with any type of condition.. Thats like starting a re...
