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Pediatric Postings: February 2010
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By Dr Suzanne Thomashow. Back to Turke and Thomashow Pediatrics. Saturday, February 27, 2010. Get Up and Go! Last week, First Lady Michele Obama picked a new project: she's started a national initiative to fight childhood obesity. The goals are the usual two: 1) better diet, and 2) more exercise. "Let's Move" will be backed up with up to $1B in federal funding, and a national task force to deal with the problem. If that sounds exorbitant, it may not be. The First Lady's initiative is a preemptive strike.
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Pediatric Postings: Flu News
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By Dr Suzanne Thomashow. Back to Turke and Thomashow Pediatrics. Monday, January 7, 2013. The flus back. After 2 mild years, the number of cases is up. The first 2013 report from the CDC has influenza activity widespread in 41 states, including ours. The number of doctor visits nationally is already more than twice last years peak; hospital visits are becoming more common, and there have already been 18 pediatric deaths. The best way for us to stay healthy, as always, is to:. View my complete profile.
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Pediatric Postings: Ann Arbor Flu Clinic Set
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By Dr Suzanne Thomashow. Back to Turke and Thomashow Pediatrics. Friday, October 4, 2013. Ann Arbor Flu Clinic Set. Our first flu clinic date, in Ann Arbor, is set. Its 9-10 am, on Saturday, October 12. Sign up sheets are available in the office, or you can call anytime to make an appointment. If you cant make it that Saturday, dont worry: we have plenty of flu mists and flu vaccines available in both Ann Arbor and Chelsea. Call anytime to schedule a visit. Http:/ www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season/.
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Pediatric Postings: October 2007
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By Dr Suzanne Thomashow. Back to Turke and Thomashow Pediatrics. Friday, October 5, 2007. On October 1 2007 a case of Measles was confirmed in Ann Arbor Michigan. For most of us, it's been a long time since we've thought about the measles. Due to its highly contagious nature and severity, children are routinely vaccinated against the measles in the United States. What is puzzling is how, in the era of measles vaccination, did a youngster from Ann Arbor ever get the measles? In 1995 there were 44 million ...
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Pediatric Postings: April 2009
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By Dr Suzanne Thomashow. Back to Turke and Thomashow Pediatrics. Monday, April 27, 2009. On Sunday, April 26, 2009 US health officials declared swine flu a public health emergency. As of Sunday, 20 cases had been confirmed in the US and as of Monday, April 27, the number of cases reported in the US had doubled to 40. Only 26 cases of swine flu in Mexico have been confirmed, though over 1300 people are in hospitals with flu symptoms, and over 100 have died. Look for these symptoms in children:. Under the ...
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Pediatric Postings: August 2009
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By Dr Suzanne Thomashow. Back to Turke and Thomashow Pediatrics. Thursday, August 13, 2009. Here Comes the Swine Flu Vaccine. Last week, the Center for Disease Control's ACIP or Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met to decide who should receive the new swine flu vaccine. When it becomes available this fall. Probably sometime in September or October. From high priority to low, they recommended the vaccine be given to:. Household contacts and caregivers for children under 6 months of age. Turke ...
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Pediatric Postings: September 2009
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By Dr Suzanne Thomashow. Back to Turke and Thomashow Pediatrics. Monday, September 7, 2009. Here Comes the Swine Flu. Arming your children with hand sanitizers, and encouraging them to wash their hands often. Equipping your children with tissues, and encouraging them to cover their noses and mouths whenever they cough. Encouraging your children to come home from school as soon as they feel don't feel well. Http:/ www.mayoclinic.com/health/swine-flu/ds01144. Http:/ www.healthmap.org/swineflu/.
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Pediatric Postings: Breastfeeding & Brains
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By Dr Suzanne Thomashow. Back to Turke and Thomashow Pediatrics. Wednesday, September 11, 2013. A new Harvard Medical School study, just out from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Pediatrics, shows a strong effect of extended breastfeeding on childhood cognition. Theyd been breastfed, on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test; and 7-year-olds added an extra 0.35 verbal points, and an extra 0.29 nonverbal points, for every month. At the breast, on the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test.
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Pediatric Postings: Nuts to You
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By Dr Suzanne Thomashow. Back to Turke and Thomashow Pediatrics. Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Around the office, weve started to eat nuts. We like pistachios, walnuts, almonds, macadamia nuts, brazil nuts, hazelnuts, cashews and pecans. We like them, partly, because theyre tasty. And we like them, partly because theyre good for our hearts. As it turns out:. Nuts are packed with antioxidants- which protect against the cell damage that contributes to heart disease. Posted by Dr. Suzanne Thomashow at 7:37 AM.
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Pediatric Postings: Ann Arbor Flu Clinic Set
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By Dr Suzanne Thomashow. Back to Turke and Thomashow Pediatrics. Friday, October 4, 2013. Ann Arbor Flu Clinic Set. Our first flu clinic date, in Ann Arbor, is set. Its 9-11 am, on Saturday, October 12. Sign up sheets are available in the office, or you can call anytime to make an appointment. If you cant make it that Saturday, dont worry: we have plenty of flu mists and flu vaccines available in both Ann Arbor and Chelsea. Call anytime to schedule a visit. Http:/ www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season/.