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  • 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.
  • Seton Birth Hospitals Win Texas 10 Step Recognition
    November 2, 2009
    This year, all the birthing hospitals in the Seton Family of Hospitals, with the exception of the brand-new Seton Medical Center Hays, were named to the Texas 10 Step program.
  • Immunizations for Your Baby
    October 22, 2009
    Immunizations commonly given to babies during the first year of life provide protection against 12 childhood diseases that previously were associated with death and disability among children.
  • Start of School Launches Flu Watch
    August 26, 2009
    School leaders, parents and local public health officials will be keeping a closer than usual watch on incidents of influenza-like illness.
  • Healthy Back-to-School Snacks
    August 10, 2009
    As the school year begins in just a few weeks, now is the time to plan more healthy nutrition for students.
  • Making Time to Breastfeed
    July 6, 2009
    Influential organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) strongly support breastfeeding as the gold standard of nutrition for mothers.
  • New Booster Seat Law Makes Kids Safer
    June 17, 2009
    Texas' new booster seat law will help save the lives of children by ensuring that they are appropriately restrained in vehicles.
  • Time Outdoors May Improve Vision in Kids
    June 12, 2009
    A recent study published in the medical journal Optometry and Vision Science concluded that kids who spend more time outside - and away from the television set - are less likely to develop myopia or the inability to see things clearly at a distance.
  • Changes in Area School Immunization Requirements
    May 13, 2009
    The Texas Department of Health has increased immunization requirements for Texas school children beginning August 1, 2009.
  • Donated Human Milk Supports High Risk Newborns
    April 27, 2009
    This year in May, the Mothers Milk Bank of Austin celebrates its tenth year of service to the community with an event at the Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas Healing Garden.
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