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Refusing kids' vaccine more common among parents
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Nearly 40 percent of parents of toddlers have delayed or refused a child's vaccination — a practice that endangers not only their children but others around them, a study reported. Refusing vaccines is becoming more common, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting in Vancouver, Canada. The percentage of parents who delay or refuse a shot rose from 22 percent in 2003 to 39 percent in 2008, according to the
study, based on records and interviews of parents of 8,904 children ages 1½ to 3 and conducted through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Immunization Survey. More
N.A.C.H. wins Webby People's Voice Award
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On May 4, N.A.C.H. and Adfero Group were honored with a Webby People's Voice Award for
the website SpeakNowforKids.org. Hailed as the "Internet's highest honor" by The New York Times, the Webby is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, and the People's Voice Award was achieved by winning the highest number of popular votes online by the global Web community.
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NACHRI sponsors National Health Care Forum
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The Atlantic Monthly magazine, with major underwriting by NACHRI, held a National Health Care Forum in Washington on April 20, to bring together Washington political leaders, policy experts and the media in the first major opinion-shaping overview following the passage of health care reform.
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Now in over 400 hospitals nationwide and many leading Children's Hospitals, the HALO® SleepSack® wearable
blanket helps reduce the risk of SIDS by replacing loose blankets in the crib. Educate parents and model safe sleep in your hospital while delivering the highest standard of care. Request a FREE SAMPLE today!
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Electronic medical orders may save lives
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Doctors at a California children's hospital have found the first evidence that using an electronic system to communicate their orders may
save lives. After the system was introduced in 2007, the hospital witnessed a 20-percent drop in mortality rate, the equivalent of 36 fewer deaths over a year and a half.
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Obese kids more apt to be bullied, study confirms
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Obese children in grades 3 through 6 are more apt to be bullied by their classmates than children who are trim, regardless of their gender, race, social skills, or academic achievement, a study published in Pediatrics shows. This finding is "so disturbing to me," Dr. Julie C. Lumeng from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, who led the study,
told Reuters Health.
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Recession linked to increase in shaken baby syndrome
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The recession may be provoking an increase in the deadliest form of child abuse, according to a study that finds that the rate of shaken baby syndrome has nearly doubled since the economy collapsed. Abusive head trauma, as shaken baby syndrome is formally known, often leads to permanent brain damage or paralysis, says co-author Rachel Berger, a child
abuse specialist at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
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Supporting your family-centered care initiatives is easy with CaringBridge. It's a free website to help patients
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Tylenol maker scrambles to fix quality problem
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The maker of several over-the-counter drugs, including Tylenol, Motrin and Benadryl, said that it is taking "corrective actions" at its U.S. plant after some 40 children's versions of those drugs were recalled for quality concerns. McNeil-PPC, the division of Johnson & Johnson that manufactured the recalled products, has been hit with a string of major
recalls. The latest one is its fourth in the past seven months.
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Skin cancer rate rising among children
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Doctors at Nationwide Children's Hospital said they were seeing a disturbing trend with a growing number of children with skin cancer. Teenagers were those most at risk for developing the disease. Doctors across the country report a rise in melanoma cases, but they said it is not just sunbathing and tanning bed use, but that exposure from childhood accumulates.
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Children's Hospital recognized for energy savings
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Phoenix Children's Hospital received $463,000 from Arizona Public Service last week - one of the largest incentive checks ever issued by the electric utility. The hospital has its new Central Energy Plant to thank. It's a key component of the almost $600 million expansion under way. The plant is touted as one of the first fully operational systems of its kind. The hospital developed the system and created expectations based
on the "Green Guide for Healthcare" from Green Building Services, a green program similar to LEED but more focused on the medical industry.
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