Dr. Ian Jacobs Discusses the Dangers of Lithium Disc Batteries to NBC10
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Posted at 04:54PM Nov 18, 2011
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CHOP Pediatricians Host Live Web Chat on 6ABC Online
6ABC featured CHOP pediatricians David
Pollack, Zarana Swarup and Ira Strassman in an online chat to answer parents
questions about their kids’
fevers, bumps, bruises. The chat was a great way to get CHOP expert opinions on
what to do when something happens.
Read the ABC
chat transcript here!
Posted at 04:51PM Nov 18, 2011
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Dr. Muller Quoted in Parenting Article
Allison Muller, Pharm.D., clinical managing director of the Poison Control Center at CHOP, was quoted in a an Parenting article about what to do when your kids eat gross things.
Make sure your kids aren’t choking or haven’t consumed large quantities. But if your child consumed anything toxic be sure to call the Poison Control Center immediately, Muller said.
Read the full Parenting article here.
Posted at 04:15PM Nov 09, 2011
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Animal Bites
Animal
bites are very common among kids who come to CHOP. Some
animal bites may seem harmless at first but not for this 18-year-old. The bite
from her cat sent her right to CHOP because of the infection.
CHOP Dr. Rakesh Mistry was
quoted in the ABC article saying that the bacteria in the animal's mouth, when
inserted deep beneath the skin by those sharp teeth, has a much easier time
staying there and causing problems.
Read the full ABC News
Article here.
Learn more about Animal Bites here.
Posted at 02:20PM Nov 02, 2011
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What to do with Halloween Candy
Now that Halloween is over, all that extra candy is sitting
around just waiting to be eaten! CHOP’s nutrition specialist Dr. Elizabeth Prout Parks was featured in the L.A Times
giving a few tips on how to get rid of all that excess candy.
One of her key tips is to dole the candy out in
limited quantities over the course of several days or weeks.
Read the full L.A Times article here
Posted at 02:17PM Nov 02, 2011
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