Please click on the below link to read an article in today’s Chicago Tribune entitled “Many parents turn child safety seat around too soon”.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/ct-x-1005-car-seat-guidelines-20111005,0,50595.story

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs072/1102410017190/archive/1107528794944.html

Try out this back to school quiz!

http://www.parade.com/health/quiz/parade-back-to-school-kids-health-quiz.html

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs072/1102410017190/archive/1106633738833.html

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs072/1102410017190/archive/1106045866083.html

Please watch “Dear 16 year-old Me”, a 5 minute video on YouTube addressing the all too real dangers of melanoma.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4jgUcxMezM&feature=player_embedded

Measles is a highly contagious, acute viral illness that can lead to serious complications and death.  During 2001-2008, a median of 56 measles cases were reported to CDC annually; during the first 19 weeks of 2011, 118 cases of measles were reported, the highest number reported for this period since 1996. Forty-seven (40%) patients were hospitalized and nine had pneumonia.  All but one hospitalized patient were unvaccinated.  Hospitalization rates were highest among infants and children aged <5 years (52%).  The increased number of measles importations into the United States this year underscores the importance of vaccination to prevent measles and its complications.

http://www.immunize.org/express/issue932.asp

Lake Shore Pediatrics is a proud sponsor of the 2011 Chicago Middle School Battle of the Bands.  All proceeds are donated to the American Cancer Society.  This is the 3rd annual Battle of the Bands which was conceived and organized by a 14 year old from Deerfield.  For more information, please visit the event website at www.bandsbattlingcancer.com