?Tis the season to have the sniffles and flu. Are you and your family planning to get flu shots?
In 2005, the Federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) issued guidelines that recommend annual flu shots for children aged 6 months to 5 years old. This year, ACIP expanded the guidelines to include older children and [...]
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Last Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics released its newly updated guidelines for vitamin D for children. And here’s what is recommended: vitamin D supplementation doses should be doubled!
The previous guidelines from 2003 recommended 200 IU per day of vitamin D. The new guidelines recommend 400 IU per day.
Some of reasons for this increased dosage [...]
Tags: deficiency, double dose, guidelines, Vitamin D
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Then: People used to believe that physical exercise can be harmful to the unborn baby. After all, pregnancy was referred to as that “delicate condition” and doing anything strenuous could be lead to spontaneous abortion or pre-term birth.
Now: Exercise is encouraged for women during pregnancy and after delivery. It is beneficial to the health of [...]
Tags: exercise, guidelines, physical activity, Pregnancy
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