Doctors Blog
FluMist Shortage
Get your flu shot! The CDC and AAP recommend that everyone 6 months and older get the flu vaccine. There is currently a production delay of FluMist (nasal spray flu…
Dental Care for Infants and Toddlers
Did you know that the American Dental Association recommends the use of fluoride containing toothpaste for dental care beginning with the eruption of the first tooth? A child from 6…
Kids and the Flu Shot: 11 Things Every Parent Needs to Know about the 2015-2016 Influenza Vaccine
A St. Louis pediatrician has written a very informative article discussing the flu vaccine. Parents often ask these very questions. All your doctors at KPA strongly recommend the flu vaccine.…
Poor Contact Lens Hygiene Puts Users at Risk of Serious Infections
The risks of being lazy about your contact lenses are probably more serious than you think. http://on.wsj.com/1ELeBHn When you send your sweet babies off to college, don’t forget to include…
Great advice for “bleacher coaches”
Here is something from WSJ.com that might interest you: The best way to cheer for a child from the sidelines.
Backpack complaints are a matter of perception
We blessed the backpacks at church last week but some of our kids seemed more interested in a ceremony called “cursing of the backpacks”. It does seem that in this…
Immunization
Part of young parents’ reticence to immunize their kids is due to the fact that they have lived in a golden age of medicine; they have never witnessed the ravages…
Gardasil HPV Vaccine Safety
This is a great article discussing the safety of the Gardasil vaccine. I highly recommend this vaccine to all of my adolescent patients – both male and female. The earlier…
Amber Teething Necklaces: A Caution for Parents
A reminder that anything around your baby’s neck is a strangulation hazard unless it is easily broken, in which case, if there are beads rolling around on the floor, it…
Repelling Mosquitoes
A funny article about mosquitoes that makes you glad to be from Knoxville rather than Shungnak or Kobuk, AK!’ Click here to read full article.