Now that Texas is heating up and school is out, you and your family are probably planning to spend some time in the sunny outdoors. It is very important to remember sun protection for your little ones to prevent both the immediate damage of a…
Texas Summer means Texas Sun and Texas HOT. When the temperatures go up, our kids will want to submerse themselves in a pool to cool down. Here is a reminder to keep our summer fun and carefree: Sunburns are simply no fun! In fact, sunburns are quite…
Texas Summer means Texas Sun and Texas HOT. When the temperatures go up, our kids will want to submerse themselves in a pool to cool down. Here is a reminder to keep our summer fun and carefree: Swimmers Ear is a term used to describe otitis…
Texas Summer means Texas Sun and Texas HOT. When the temperatures go up, our kids will want to submerse themselves in a pool to cool down. Here is a reminder to keep our summer safe: Since accidental drowning is one of the top causes of injurious…
Are your kids ready for Summer? Summertime means camping and spending time playing outdoors. In addition to having plenty of fluids, sunscreen, and insect repellent- it is important to be sure that your child is up to date with a tetanus vaccine. Tetanus is a serious…
Maybe you are a parent to the baby who just WON’T cut those teeth despite being a year old! Or, perhaps like me, you had one of those little ones whose first tooth erupted early around 4 months of life. Both scenarios are completely normal…
If you’ve had a little one in daycare or school, then you’ve likely heard about “hand-foot-mouth disease”. This is a common, highly contagious illness caused by a family of viruses known as coxsackie virus, which is from a bigger family of viruses called enterovirus. The…
In 2004, the US was glad to announce that endemic measles was eliminated due to effective vaccination. Historically, before the measles vaccine was introduced in 1963, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that measles outbreaks lead to approximately 2.6 million deaths each year. Sadly, there has…
Lead is a metal found in the environment kids can be exposed to through a variety of methods. We worry about lead because lead toxicity is associated with decreased IQ and often has no symptoms until the level becomes very high; in those cases it…
Providing expressed breastmilk is an alternative to nursing for mothers who either have difficulty with latch, are working or otherwise away from their baby, or who find it more convenient. Nursing frequently and on demand is the best way to stimulate milk production in the…
The term “vaping” is used to differentiate between smoking an electronic cigarette versus the conventional cigarette. The electronic cigarettes were initially introduced in 2003 in China, and later in the US and European markets in 2006 as a method to help individuals to stop smoking. …
by Dr. Elizabeth Leon It’s a time for giving thanks… Thanks to our past families who began with our practice 22 years ago. Thanks to our present families who come to visit us currently. Thanks to our future generation of patients who now have babies…
Now that the flu season is beginning again, it is a good time to remind families to use acetaminophen (Tylenol) rather than aspirin. Why? In 1963, the first case of Reye’s syndrome was described and presented as encephalopathy and liver disease. This particular disease was…
Our hearts go out to all of those affected by Hurricane Harvey. Many families are looking for ways to help. Families can donate items like toiletries, diapers, wipes, baby bottles. Many organizations are also looking for volunteers to donate their time. Listed below are some…
Why get 3 shots instead of 2 ??? For the ages of 9-14 years, the HPV vaccine series has been decreased from 3 doses down to 2 doses! Just recently, a new recommendation for the HPV vaccine series was made by the CDC and Advisory…