Pediatric Medical Associates of Sacramento

Breastfeeding may boost grades – UPI.com

Well moms, here you go. Once again it looks like breastfeeding is the “breast” way to go ! Breastfeeding may boost grades – UPI.com.

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Breastfeeding may boost grades – UPI.com

Well moms, here you go. Once again it looks like breastfeeding is the “breast” way to go ! Breastfeeding may boost grades – UPI.com.

Don’t forget to register for your ongoing emailed news letter from our sign up page . It includes breast feeding support as one option.

New Guidelines on Young Athletes’ Concussions Stir Controversy – NYTimes.com

New Guidelines on Young Athletes’ Concussions Stir Controversy – NYTimes.com

Summer Fun info on Sunscreen

here is an article on SPF and sunscreen from the NY times. What do they know about sunscreen? Check it out !

AAP – Swine Flu Resources

AAP – Swine Flu.

Margaret Wertheim on the beautiful math of coral | Video on TED.com

Global warming and oceanic health have been of interest to me, especially since my wife and I started diving. This is a great example of how science and art merge in remarkable ways. Check this link out.

Margaret Wertheim on the beautiful math of coral | Video on TED.com.

Pertussis Video

Jennifer Lopez, singer, actress and mother, and the March of Dimes launch a national whooping cough education campaign. This new initiative focuses on educating new parents and their families about pertussis, a highly contagious and potentially deadly disease for infants. The 60-sec PSAs featuring Ms. Lopez are available in both English and Spanish. The video encourages new and expectant parents to help protect their babies by making sure that anyone who is, or will be, in close contact with a young infant has been vaccinated against pertussis.

Check out this site:

Hill Physicians | Preventive Guidelines | Swine Flu

Here is a great resource for swine flu preventive guidelines. By reviewing some of these simple items, you can be healthier, not only from the Swine flu, but colds in general

Hill Physicians | Preventive Guidelines | Swine Flu.

After hour care Sutter

Here is a link to the most up to date urgent care centers for Sutter insurances:

Sutter Urgent Care List

CDC confirms swine flu in Fair Oaks student – Latest News – sacbee.com

CDC confirms swine flu in Fair Oaks student – Latest News – sacbee.com.

Sacramento County More Swine Flu Resources

Sacramento County – Public Health Home Page.

sacbee article on swine flu here in sac

Here is the Sacbee article via newsfeeds.

click me here Swine Flu Update

As you can imagine, we are getting blasted about the swine flu. Keep posted to this page and I will update you asap, as we are updated. Only the health dept can test for swine flu as of now. If your child is sick, call. If they have a mild illness, treat them as you would……more to follow. You can check out the CDC website at cdc.gov/swineflu.

No BPA For Baby Bottles In U.S. – washingtonpost.com

The six largest manufacturers of baby bottles will stop selling bottles in the United States made with bisphenol A, a controversial chemical widely used in plastics but increasingly linked to a range of health effects.

No BPA For Baby Bottles In U.S. – washingtonpost.com.

Understanding Biting

Here is one of some handouts on childhood behavior, enjoy!

biting2

Antibiotic Resistance

Activity Kit for your child and you.

Feel better with you virus brochure

We often get parents upset because after seeing their child, we do not always give an antibiotic. Sometimes, after seeing the child with one parent, the other parent will call back and be concerned that they wasted a visit, or that we held back medicine that could have helped at best and not hurt at worst. But, in fact antibiotic resistance is a real and increasingly worrisome problem that we feel very strongly about. We are sending two pieces of information for you and your children to look over to put our concerns into perspective.

Remember, we still need to see your child if they are ill. But, if they do not need an antibiotic, this is a good thing. You may need to come back again if they do get that ear infection, or lung infection. This is still better than coming back with a rash or diarrhea or resistant bug instead (which happens more often than the secondary infection.)

As always, we at PMA love our patients and care for you as we would our own family members. Until then,
Best Regards,
The Nurse Practitioners and Doctors at PMA

Language and Speech Development In Children

A parent called because she was concerned about her 18 month old infant not having the same vocabulary as some friend’s children. I found this great chart about language milestones for your perusal….Language and Speech Development In Children.

UCD Mind Institute 2007-08 Distinguished Lecturer Series

UCD has a great lecture series for Neurologic Dieases. I really like the talks by Dr. Barkley for ADHD and reccomend my patients view these as additional information about the disorder.

2007-08 Distinguished Lecturer Series.

Car Seat Laws – Protecting Precious Cargo | Insurance.com

Here is a great link I just recently found. You can read the actual law in our other post in 2005. search on car seat.

California Car Insurance: Car Seat Laws – Protecting Precious Cargo | Insurance.com