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Dangerous products to kids all around house
Galveston County Daily News, April 3, 2013
In this week’s Keeping Kids Healthy column by UTMB Drs. Sally Robinson and Keith Bly: It’s important for parents to remember that not all poisons are in the garage or basement. A number of poisons can be found throughout the house. Small children are both curious and fast; so parents have to exercise special care not to leave dangerous products open or within their reach. Take a tour of your house or apartment to see if some of these dangerous conditions exist.

Vaccines for 200K children threatened by spending cuts
KPRC-TV (Ch. 2, Houston), March 1, 2013
Talk over sequestration hit home for Dr. Richard Rupp, professor of pediatrics at UTMB and the Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, when he received an email alert from the White House that said about 10,000 fewer children in Texas will not be vaccinated as a result of budget cuts. Rupp was also interviewed by Univision (Ch. 45, Houston) and the Houston Business Journal.

Registration for the ‘62nd Annual Pediatrics by the Gulf Conference’ will beavailable soon.

The UTMB Pediatric Specialty Center, 2785 Gulf Freeway South in League City, is now offering Saturday appointments from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The center provides specialty care in asthma, allergy, rheumatology, immunology, cardiology, nephrology, hematology, oncology, diabetes,
child development and behavsior, neurology and genetics, among other services.

Media impacts children and adolescents
Galveston County Daily News, Jan. 30, 2013
By the time an average child finishes high school, he or she will have spent thousands of hours in front of the television set, write UTMB Drs. Sally Robinson and Keith Bly in this week’s Keeping Kids Healthy column. Today, many pediatricians believe excessive television viewing by youngsters reinforces such destructive behaviors as alcohol abuse and cigarette smoking.

WebMD: How to Fight a Fever

Young children get fevers all the time -- especially during flu season. Why this happens, plus tips to feel better.

  • Flu Symptoms in Children
  • Tips to Keep Your Sick Child Hydrated
  • Games for Sick (but Bored!) Kids

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