Posts Tagged ‘tips’
Is Fast Food Really That Bad?
With all the reports of how unhealthy fast food is, why is anybody still eating it? The reality is, it is cheap, convenient and filling. The problem is that just one fast food meal can pack enough calories, sodium and fat for an entire day or more! Eating fast food on a regular basis can lead to a variety of different health problems [...]
Turkey Roasting Chart & Turkey Cooking Tips
Since Thanksgiving dinner is fast approaching, now is the time to refresh our memories as to safe handling procedures when roasting a turkey. Refer to this post whenever you will be making a turkey dinner for proper roasting temps and cooking times. Tips for cooking a Perfect Turkey with Safe handling instructions. 1. Set the oven temperature [...]
Halloween Safety Tips for Parents
Second only to Christmas, the holiday that Kids look forward to the most is Halloween. Picking out costumes, decorating Spooky places and eating candy corn. Witches, ghosts and pumpkin-carving fun. To ensure your child has a Safe and Happy Halloween, here are a few Tips. Make sure Costumes are the proper length so that your [...]
How Parents Can Help Prevent Doctor Errors
Doctors make mistakes. And they make them more frequently than you might think. That’s the finding of anew study published in this month's Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. The researchers surveyed more than a thousand pediatricians—community pediatricians, academic pediatricians, and pediatricians in [...]
Tips to a Safe 4th of July Celebration
Every year many people, kids and adults, are rushed to the Emergency room on the 4th of July. Some people just get into the moment celebrating and just don’t think. Don’t let this be you or someone in your family. Do some planning and follow these Tips to ensure a Safe holiday celebration this year. Follow good common sense when [...]
Splinters Scrapes and Stings: Summer Solutions Starring Dr. Mom
Being a mom means always being on call. Whether it’s splinters, stings, or scrapes, if blood or pain is involved kids blow right past dads to us. Then they freak out and give accusing glances when it hurts while we fix it. Totally unfair. OK, since I am an emergency doctor, perhaps in our family the mommy preference is reasonable. [...]
