Monthly Archives: May 2011

With Sum­mer approach­ing it is a good time to review this infor­ma­tion from Safe Kids USA  about the extreme dan­gers of leav­ing chil­dren unat­tended in cars. http://www.safekids.org/safety-basics/safety-guide/kids-in-and-around-cars/never-leave-your-child-alone.html

Posted on May 30, 2011 by admin | Leave a comment

Rotavirus

Posted on May 19, 2011 by admin

Rotavirus is a highly con­ta­gious virus that infects most chil­dren by the time they turn five. Com­mon symp­toms include fever, vom­it­ing as well as diar­rhea. With The Rotavirus, diar­rhea is the most com­mon and seri­ous symptom.

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Orthodontic Retainers Can Be A Haven For Germs

Posted on May 19, 2011 by admin

Researchers at the UCL East­man Den­tal Insti­tute checked the retain­ers of a group of study par­tic­i­pants and found that about 67 per­cent had a type of yeast called Can­dida that can cause fun­gal infec­tions, while 50 per­cent had Staphy­lo­coc­cus bac­te­ria, … Con­tinue read­ing →

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We are now offering Online Baseline Concussion Testing

Posted on May 8, 2011 by admin

Are your chil­dren Ath­letes? If so you may want to con­sider tak­ing this test. The ImPACT™ Sys­tem (Imme­di­ate Post-Concussion and Cog­ni­tive Test­ing) is a com­pre­hen­sive and com­put­er­ized con­cus­sion screen­ing pro­gram devel­oped at The Uni­ver­sity of Pitts­burgh Med­ical Cen­ter . It is … Con­tinue read­ing →

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