Pediatric Medical Associates of Sacramento

Whatever shall I feed my child?

Well, let me tell you….. The Center for Disease Control maintains a great site that can help you plan and support a great diet. This site is excellent and provides a lot of interactive tools

Myfoodpyramid

Mumps outbreak in New York

We are going to see more and more outbreaks of infectious disease in pockets of the population if we don’t buckle up and get our shots!! Don’t think that even though your neighbor got their shots, that they will protect you. Here we see even when we get our shots, they are not 100 percent effective in everyone, so it is a societal responsibility to get your vaccines.

see this article!

Shriners Hospitals for Children: Email – February 2010 Dream Partner News: Burn Awareness Week February 7-13

Shriners provides a great service in our community. log on and check this out

Shriners Hospitals for Children: Email – February 2010 Dream Partner e-News: Burn Awareness Week February 7-13

Family Routines Can Help Control Obesity in Children – TIME

We are often called upon to help out with weight concerns for the kids. We have had special nutrition sessions and education times with our psychologist and Dr. Niazi. While these are helpful, nothing beats family involvement. check out the article below.

Family Routines Can Help Control Obesity in Children – TIME

Stay healthy!!!!

The damage of the anti-vaccination movement – latimes.com

The damage of the anti-vaccination movement – latimes.com.

Here you have it. The La times  has an article. I found the comments at the end of the article enlightning as well. The anti vaccine comment declared a lack of information the article and quoted that DPT has thimerasol. But, in fact it does not anymore. MMR never did since it is a live vaccine.  Look at the rest of this post for interesting other information…

Retailer Claire’s removes tainted children’s jewelry – The Boston Globe

We wanted to let you know that if you have jewelry for you child, that some has been found to have cadmium.  We don’t think it is a problem for those wearing  it, but many kids put their charms in their mouth and could get a high exposure to this heavy metal. We well put out an email alert on our newsletter as well.

Retailer Claire’s removes tainted children’s jewelry – The Boston Globe.

H1N1 Update at PMA

We have good supplies of the H1N1 vaccine.  If you would like to receive the H1N1 vaccine, feel free to call us at 924-9863 to set up an appointment.

No worry about flu recall

We have checked our records, and we are not (thank goodness) in need of any recall activity. None of our vaccines for the flu were included on the recall. The recall is only due to a decrease in expected potency, not at all with any safety issues.

Pediatrician: Vaccine Demand Huge – Sacramento News Story – KCRA Sacramento

Here is a link to Dr. Gould brief interview on Channel 3

Pediatrician: Vaccine Demand ‘Huge’ – Sacramento News Story – KCRA Sacramento.

H1N1 Arrival expected

We are expecting to receive our first H1N1 vaccine in the next 2 weeks (this means December.) It appears that it will be shipped to us in small increments. Although we have no say in the type of vaccine (with or without thimerosal) it appears as though most of the vaccines will contain thimerosal. You can view the vaccine information statements here.

There is an administration fee associated with the vaccine even though we get the vaccine itself for free. We will of course, bill your insurance.

We will prioritize our doses by first vaccinating our vulnerable, high risk patient, like those with asthma and diabetes (active disease.) You can get on our waiting list by calling us at our regular number.  You can also receive the vaccine at the community H1N1 clinics as listed at the sacbee or county health websites.

Dr. Gould on News 10

Dr. Gould participated in the ask a pediatrician webcast on news 10.

This video is available thanks to PMA Ask the Pediatrician: Childhood Illnesses A local pediatrician says the best way to avoid getting H1N1 flu is to get the vaccination.

Flu clinic locations

Knock Knock
Who’s there
Flu
Flu who?
no need to cry (ha ha)
here is a list of flu clinics and locations thanks to the Bee–Click Here

No Einstein in Your Crib? Get a Refund – NYTimes.com

No Einstein in Your Crib? Get a Refund – NYTimes.com.

Here is an article about the refund for the baby Einstein videos. The American Academy of Pediatrics reccomends no screen time before 2 years of age. I guess Disney agrees.

Here is a list of clinics with flu vaccine for immediate availability

Since our seasonal flu vaccine availablity is erratic due to shipping, manufacturing, and government decisions (which are all outside our control,) we have posted a list of clinics with flu availability. We will still keep you posted about our office supply as we are updated.Flu clinics as of oct 2009 click here.

WHERE IS MY FLU SHOT?

We have been asked repeatedly for when we will get the H1N1 vaccine and the fact is we don’t know. We have ordered the vaccine and are eagerly awaiting the shipment to us. We are in contact with the VFC government program and we will announce it here when it arrives. You can call our main number any time and press option 6.  This will give you the latest information on our H1N1 vaccine status and we will update it when the vaccine arrives.

Vaccines are important

Vaccines are among the most successful and cost-effective public health tools available for preventing disease and death. They not only help protect vaccinated individuals, but also help protect entire communities by preventing and reducing the spread of infectious diseases. (For more info: What if we stopped vaccinating- www.cispimmunize.org/fam/stopno.html)

Kiddie foodie movement is bent on broadening young palates – Living – MiamiHerald.com

Boy, we got off easy with the mac and cheese on the kid’s menu for a couple of bucks (and later type II diabetes) … look at this interesting article on exploring foods with kids.

Kiddie foodie movement is bent on broadening young palates – Living – MiamiHerald.com.

Sex Myths online

Teens cruising the internet for information about information on health and sex related issues are often exposed to erroneous information. Here are some reliable sites to consider:

Go ask Alice!

Center for Young Women’s Health

Teen wire

TeensHealth

Google Flu Trends

What if you could predict the outbreak of influenza a couple of weeks before even the government? Well, look at Google Flu trends for california! They track online search terms and end up with a very accurate look at what to expect.

Google Flu Trends

CDC offers guidance for school responses to the H1N1 flu

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued guidance to help decrease the spread of flu among students and school staff during the 2009-2010 school year. The recommendations include separating ill students and staff, early treatment for high-risk individuals, and routine cleaning of the school environment. Furthermore, the CDC states that the decision to dismiss students should be made locally and should balance the goal of reducing the number of people who become seriously ill or die from influenza with the goal of minimizing social disruption and safety risks to children sometimes associated with school dismissal. It should be noted that this guidance is designed for K-12 schools. Pre-kindergarten, early childhood, college and university guidance will be forthcoming. For complete guidance on K-12 school response to H1N1 flu, ….. visit the CDC Web site.