Follow this link to read our December e-Newsletter if you aren’t signed up to receive our emails:

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs072/1102410017190/archive/1104089911977.html

Please follow this link to the Chicago Tribune’s website to read about the new ban on all cribs with drop-down sides.  Although the ban doesn’t legally go into effect for six months, we urge you to stop using these types of cribs now to ensure the safety of your child.

Please follow the link below to patch.com to read more about Dr. Gulson’s research regarding local use (and non-use) of bicycle helmets.  This article has important information that directly affects you and your children.

http://lakeforest.patch.com/articles/teens-tweens-use-noggins-at-bike-helmet-focus-group#c

Dr. Gulson was recently featured in an article published in the Daily Herald regarding bicycle helmet use.   Please read the article by clicking here.

We have administered our entire supply of FluMist, the nasal spray flu vaccine.  However we still have plenty of single-dose injectable flu vaccine for children older than 6 months old.  There’s plenty of time left to immunize before “flu season” hits, so please call and schedule your child’s flu vaccine appointment today!

Follow the link below to see our Fall e-Newsletter.

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs072/1102410017190/archive/1103877274432.html

Chicago Parent magazine is having an online contest for parents and patients to vote for their favorite pediatrician, specialist, or therapist.  Please follow this link or go to ChicagoParent.com/KidsDocs to nominate one (or all) of us today!  You’ll need our office address to complete the nomination, so go to our website here to view the addresses for all three of our locations.  This promotion ends December 31st.

All of us at Lake Shore Pediatrics wish you a happy and fun Halloween weekend.  Please follow the link below for Halloween Safety Tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/octhalloween.cfm

Dr. Diane Fondriest was recently named one of the “Top Pediatricians in Chicago and the Suburbs” by Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd. as seen in the October issue of Chicago Magazine.  Dr. Fondriest was the only pediatrician listed under Lake Forest Hospital.  Help us congratulate her for receiving this honor!

Lake Shore Pediatrics now has a Facebook page.  Please search for us, and “like” us if you want!  All Blog posts will now be Facebook posts, and vice-versa.