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  • Is It Candy or Medicine?
    March 28, 2012
    Many children will not know the difference between colorful pills and candy. Plus, many potentially harmful items such as vitamins, medicine and plant berries look good enough to eat. Here are ways to protect your family from potentially harmful substances.
  • Springing Back from Allergies and Asthma
    March 8, 2012
    For most people, this is a happy time of year. However, for people with asthma, these changes in the environment can contribute to increased asthma symptoms due to allergies.
  • Plan Your Plate, Think About Your Drink, and Move a Little More
    February 24, 2012
    Three simple tips and one exciting event to help kids be their healthiest from Dr.Stephen Pont.
  • Choose Drinks for Kids Wisely
    January 27, 2012
    The convenience of pre-packaged, individual drinks is appealing in our on-the-go culture. And many of these drinks can be high in sugar, calories and other ingredients we never bargained for.
  • Calming and Soothing Angry Birds
    December 2, 2011
    Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas child life specialists help lessen the anxiety and stress that children and their family members may suffer as a result of the young patient's hospitalization.
  • Towel Animals Won't Lick a Patient's Face, but They Still Get a Smile
    September 26, 2011
    Perhaps nothing can comfort a patient more than a cute puppy. Even one crafted from terrycloth.
  • UMCB Features Student Art of Healing
    September 13, 2011
    The Seton Art and Soul program celebrates the powerful, positive connection linking a hospital's environment with the physical and emotional well-being of its patients, families and staff.
  • Wildfires No Picnic For People With Breathing Problems
    September 8, 2011
    Wildfires produce a tremendous amount of smoke, coupled with a combination of ozone and a thermal inversion, which is making the air in Austin difficult to breathe.
  • Improved Cardio Fitness Through Technology and Partnership
    September 17, 2010
    Initiative's mapping technology highlights positive step in fight against childhood obesity, more work to do.
  • Youth Sports and Back Pain Don't Need to Go Together
    August 25, 2010
    With an increase in the number of kids playing organized sports, injuries have increased, accounting for one out of every five visits to the emergency room in the under-25 age group.
  • 6 Easy Tips to Keep Your Child From Drowning
    June 22, 2010
    Visiting area pools, rivers and lakes are popular summer activities and they have physicians at Dell Children's Medical Center concerned as child drowning incidents have increased.
  • Fitness Assessment Raises Health Awareness
    April 14, 2010
    A recent survey conducted by The Cleveland Clinic revealed some interesting information about Americans.
  • Whooping Cough on the Rise
    February 17, 2010
    Both Travis and Williamson Counties have reported an unusually large number of cases.
  • Dell Children's Moveable MRI Operating Suite
    February 3, 2010
    Advanced neurosurgical technology allows surgeons to safely use advanced imaging techniques on patients during brain surgery to rule out any complications before the patient leaves the operating room.
  • Watch Out for Dangerous or Toxic Toys
    December 2, 2009
    Dangerous or toxic toys can still be found on Americas store shelves, the Texas Public Interest Research Group (TexPIRG) announced in its 24th annual Trouble in Toyland report.
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