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AAP updates car seat guidelines
AAP Updates Recommendations on Car Seats Children should ride rear-facing to age 2, use a booster until at least age 8 New advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) will change the way many parents buckle up their children for a drive. In a new policy published in the April 2011 issue of Pediatrics [...]
Richmond Family Magazine – Family Health
Kids & Colds: What’s a Parent to Do by Laura Duke http://www.myonlinepubs.com/publication/?i=36977&p=27 Breastfeeding Benefits: Why Every Mother Should Try by Jan Dalby http://www.myonlinepubs.com/publication/?i=48756&p=23 Tick Checks: Booting Unwanted Summer Guests by Laura Duke http://www.myonlinepubs.com/publication/?i=45907&p=23 Dog Days: Keep Kids Safe and Informed by Jan Dalby http://www.myonlinepubs.com/publication/?i=43709&p=23
Electronic Medical Record
Doctors need all the critical information they can obtain when treating a patient, but too often data is trapped in filing cabinets and disparate systems that can’t easily be accessed when needed the most. Pediatric Associates of Richmond, Inc. (PAR), with 13 doctors, four nurse practitioners, two office locations and thousands of documents, was looking [...]
Similac Formula Recall
Similac Formula Recall 2010 – Similac Recall Lot NUMBERS http://www.similac.com/recall Earlier today Abbott Laboratories announced that they were recalling 5 million cans of certain Similac-brand powdered infant formula with the lot numbers 87932T20, 88117T26, 78208T2, 88136T20, 91433t20, 800-986-8850, 800-545-5216, 800-515-7677, 800-986-8800, 847-937-6100, (847) 935-8865, (847)935-3456, 66128RB6, 61251 RB6, 61347RB, 84314 RB, 85454 T2, 86580 T20, [...]
Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec, & Benadryl
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