According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (CDC) food allergies are on the rise in the United States, having increased by approximately 50% between 1997 and 2011. But there’s good news! There may be a cure for peanut allergies. You may have seen the new peanut allergy study published in the New England […]
Measles vaccine is confirmed safe after 12-year study
Did you know that there is a Vaccine Study Center that dedicates itself to studying and ensuring vaccines are safe? I didn’t either until I started doing some research. The Kaiser Permanent Vaccine Study Center has recently confirmed the safety of the HPV4 vaccine for adolescents, but more important to the current measles outbreak, they […]
Those bright, colorful, potentially DEADLY detergent pods
After I recovered from the initial shock of the Nationwide #MakeSafeHappen commercial, I have decided I am glad that they sparked the debate on accidental injuries and deaths in the home. This is a topic that I’m so passionate about, so why wouldn’t I want this to happen? I write about children’s health topics on […]
