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If you are eligible for the covid 19 vaccine, we encourage you to get vaccinated!
This article has everything you need to know about the heavy metals found in your baby's food:
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COVID-19 Testing Sites
COVID-19 testing for children
Hours: M-F 4:00pm-10:00pm
Weekends: 12:00pm-6:00pm
No appointment needed. Must have covid related symptoms.
Syracuse Community Health Center
819 S. Salina Street
Hours: M-F 9:00am-5:00pm
Saturday 9:00am-1:00pm
No appointment needed.
Upstate
New York State Fairgrounds
Call to schedule appointment.
315-464-2582 option 0
Regional Farmers Market (F shed)
Saliva testing for school age children of Onondaga County who have symptoms of illness.
Call to schedule appointment.
315-464-2582 option 4
Hours: M-F 9:00am-1:00pm
We have received many phone calls recently about antibody testing.
While we don't offer antibody testing in the office, here are some fast facts on what it is and what the results might mean.
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During this time of medical uncertainity, parents should know they can always call their Pediatrician!
Keeping up to date on immunizations and scheduled Well Child Checks is essential in ensuring no other medical or developmental concerns go unnoticed.
Make sure your child is developing on track! Check their milestones using this convenient app!
Information for parents from HealthyChildren.org on coronavirus:
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We are excited to announce that we have a new molecular testing device for Influenza, Strep and RSV! This allows us to use DNA to give you the most accurate diagnosis in 15 minutes or less on the day of your visit! It is 99% accurate!
Upstate New York Poison Center has produced two educationl videos to remind students and parents of the dangers of vaping:
Students can view the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mS9bnUGQGo&feature=youtu.be Parents can view the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OxUpuPIfaA
*Flu Vaccines are now available for the 2019-2020 season!!*Please schedule your childs appointment ASAP.
9/5/2019
Back-to-School Tips![]() The following health and safety tips are from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Making the First Day Easier
Backpack Safety
How can I prevent Lyme disease?
If you live or work in a region where Lyme disease is a problem, or if you visit such an area, the following are ways to protect your family from the ticks that carry the disease:
Keep in mind, ticks can be found right in your own backyard, depending on where you live. Keeping your yard clear of leaves, brush, and tall grass may reduce the number of ticks. Ask a licensed professional pest control expert about other steps you can take to reduce ticks in your yard. Ticks and how to remove themTicks do not fly, jump, or drop from trees. They hide in long grass and small trees, bushes, or shrubs waiting for an animal or person to brush by. Then they attach themselves to the animal or person's skin. When a tick is found on a person or pet, try to remove as much of it as possible using the following steps: Tick Removal: Try Soapy Cotton Ball First
If this method does not work, try to remove the tick with tweezers.
Laundry detergent pods particularly dangerous for children BY REYNA GOBEL (Reuters Health) - A new study adds to evidence that laundry detergent pods are dangerous for little kids. The pods are all-in-one packets – often brightly colored - containing detergent that’s released in the wash, so users don't have to measure detergent in a cup. They were introduced in the U.S. in 2012. The next year, U.S. poison control centers received more than 17,000 calls - or about one per hour - about children who'd been exposed to chemicals in laundry detergent pods, Reuters Health reported in 2014. Now a new study, published in the journal Injury Prevention, has compared the dangers of laundry pods and standard laundry detergent and found that exposures to the pods are more likely to land a child in the hospital. Researchers analyzed data collected in the National Electronic Surveillance System from 2012 to 2014 on 26,062 non-pod related laundry detergent exposures and 9,814 pod-related exposures in children under age 18. The most common result of the pod-related cases was poisoning, which occurred in 71 percent of the children. The most common result of exposure to non-pod detergent was contact dermatitis, a skin disorder. Thirteen percent of children in the pod-related cases needed hospitalization, compared to 3 percent of kids in the non-pod cases. Small children were at particular risk for pod-related injuries, with 94 percent of these injuries occurring in children under 6. By contrast, only 72 percent of non-pod detergent emergency room visits were by kids under 6. The study may have underestimated the problem because it looked at emergency room visits, the authors say. “Individuals who did not require treatment, sought treatment at a different type of facility or who self-treated, are not included,” they write. “For families with young children, this study highlights the dangers of laundry (pod) products, and really confirms advice from medical and consumer product experts who’ve been saying ‘don’t buy these,’” Dr. Marcel J Casavant, Chief of Toxicology at Nationwide Children's Hospital told Reuters Health by email. Casavant, who’s been hired to testify in a child poisoning case, suggests that if parents buy these products, they should store them “where the child can’t see it, can’t reach it, and can’t get into it.” Parents should never give a child an opportunity to grab one of these pods. Lead author Thomas Swain of the University of Alabama at Birmingham agrees.“A greater effort should be made to appropriately educate the public about the dangers of laundry detergents, specifically pods,” he told Reuters Health by email. “While new regulations such as childproof containers, opaque packaging, and less appealing and colorful pods could reduce the number of pod-related emergency department visits for children, caregivers should store detergents, along with other chemicals, in a secure location where children cannot easily access them.” Swain added, “Parents and caregivers should consider warnings from consumer safety groups; the current recommendation is pod detergent products should not be used in homes with children under 6.”
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