On average, children get 7 to 10 colds per year or more if they attend day care. Each cold can last one to two weeks; this means that children can be sick for 1/3 of every year, and this is considered normal! However, the use of medicine to suppress a cough or treat cold symptoms […]
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We just finished wishing everyone a Happy New Year; celebrated Orthodox Christmas and New Year and even fit in the Chinese New Year – the Year of the Horse! All of this happened in January of this new year, 2014. February has arrived which means that Ground Hog day near. Another day where we look
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THIS JUST IN FROM ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES, SOUTH ZONE: If you are concerned that you do not have immunity to measles – that is, you have not been vaccinated or cannot confirm that you had measles or rubella as a child – Alberta Health South Zone, will be offering the MMR Vaccination at the Main
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Whooping cough (pertussis) is a very contagious disease caused by a type of bacteria called Bordatella pertussis. Among vaccine-preventable diseases, whooping cough is among the most commonly occurring ones in Canada. Whooping cough is making a comeback in Southern Alberta despite the fact that an effective vaccination exists for people of all ages. Already in Southern Alberta this
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The use of hazelwood jewellery to ease the pain of teething pain has dramatically increased in the last few years as mother’s look for natural remedy’s to treat their baby’s aches and pains. The practice of using hazelwood for teething pain began when ancient First Nation’s people placed wood chips on their baby’s necks to
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When it comes to infant vaccinations, most parents depend on the Health unit to provide the required vaccinations and to educate them on which vaccines are recommended. These public vaccinations are offered free of charge and include: polio, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, haemipholus influenza type B, pneumococcal, meningococcal, measles, mumps, rubella and varicella. This series of vaccinations are scheduled to be administered over the course of 5 visits at age 2, 4, 6, 12, and 18 months. There is one infant vaccination that is not on this list that many parents are unaware of and that is the rotavirus vaccine.
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