Summer Fun Requires Safe Play Rules
Review the Consumer Product Safety Commission's tips for summer safety to keep your kids happy and healthy.For many Americans, summer means fun in the sun. The kids are out of school, adults...
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Theme Park Smarts
How can you find out where the really thrilling new rides are located? Check out this parks guide, along with tried and true tips for getting the most for the least out of your theme park visit with family.Ever...
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Finding Healthy Dining Alternatives On The Road
Plan ahead and you can carry tasty road food snacks, and find hotels and restaurants that serve balanced and healthy meals to both kids and adults. In the midst of today's organic movement,...
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Drop-Side Cribs About To Be Dropped
Tucking your sleepy little one into his crib brings a sigh of relief to most parents. Here he will be quiet, safe and sound. Not necessarily so, say the Consumer Product Safety Commission and members...
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GeoSentinel: Global Illness Surveillance
International health organizations are using new tools and technology to keep travelers and those who stay home free of illness. As all travelers know, the World...
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Selecting A Travel Medicine Clinic
The discipline of travel medicine involves specialists in infections, environments, tropical diseases and more to help diagnose illnesses abroad or at home. Planning an exotic family adventure...
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Packing A Travel Safety Kit
Traveling parents can rest more easily knowing they are prepared for almost anything, in the event something happens to themselves, their children or their destination. With terrorism, mysterious...
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Is Grandma’s House Safe?
Here are some tips for making sure that your parent's home is child proof.Many parents pack up their young children and head off to grandma and grandpa’s house for vacations or the holidays....
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Traveler’s Thrombosis
This report from an international panel of travel medicine specialists looks at Deep Vein Thrombosis and how to prevent it. A press conference on the hot topic of "Economy Class Syndrome" was...
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Smooth Sailing Without Seasickness
Feeling Sick at Sea? FTF's Doc Holiday has tips on how to prevent it, and if that's not possible, how to make it go away quickly so you can enjoy your sea cruise. Onboard, at last!...
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Immunizations – Don’t Leave Home Without Them
Doc Holiday on recommended immunizations, which regions are likely to require them, and where to get the shots you need.If you think immunizations are just for children, think again. As...
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How To Avoid Back Pain
A pain specialist offers travel tips for flying and/or sitting for long period of time without any back pain. Most people cringe at the thought of flying: long lines, invasive security checks,...
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Volcanic Ash Throws Cloud over European Air Travel
On Wednesday, April 15th, a plume of smoke emitted by a volcano under Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull glacier carried dark clouds over the country of Iceland, which quickly blew across the Atlantic...
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Summer Camp Tips for Parents
Planning for your kids' summer? If you are considering day camp or sleep away camp, here are some issues to consider.Planning for your kids' summer? If you are considering day camp or sleep away...
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Preventing Pediatric Melanoma
Protect your entire family from this potentially serious illness, be aware of the warning signs, and be extra vigilant. Melanoma affects seven out of every million children in the U.S., according...
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Yoga Safety For Moms-To-Be
Yoga can help you feel great while you are expecting (and beyond). Here are some do's and don'ts to keep in mind.Yoga can help you feel great while you are expecting (and beyond). Here are some...
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Preventing Illness Due To Heat And Sun
High temperatures and sunshine, whether at home or on vacation, can cause heat related illnesses. Read on for to-dos and tips to keep your family well protected. Intense heat and strong sunshine,...
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Jet Lag In Children
Doc Holiday discusses the best ways to adjust to a new time zone for parents and their cranky children. Jet lag, or disruption in sleep and wake cycles with travel across time...
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Feeling Good On Mountain Vacations
To feel good at high altitude -- when dehydration, too much sun and fatigue can occur -- requires attention, but these tips make it easy to enjoy snowsports or summer fun. As excited as your...
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Vacation Safety Tips
When packing for a family vacation, don’t forget to bring a travel first aid kit and some safety common sense. Sometimes injuries happen while on vacation because families are relaxing...
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Pool and Spa Safety Tips
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta offers pool and spa safety tips to prevent drowning, a leading cause of children's death. Remember to have fun and keep safe!Children's Healthcare of Atlanta...
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An Affair Of The Heart And Heart Health Tips
A doctor shares heart healthy advice and tips on nutrition and overall fitness during National Heart Month, but they should be followed throughout the year. February is National Heart Month...
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Child Restraints And Infant Fares On Major Airlines
Will she be a lap child? Get the scoop on current regulations for lap children vs. children in safety seats, as well as discount airline fares for infants.Since 1997, U.S. airlines have allowed...
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Top Family Waterparks
A quick roundup of the best of the best in outdoor waterpark fun, with great play areas around the country. If it's between April and September, chances are good that your family will be able to...
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Tips On Healthy Eating
Read tips from a nutrition expert who believes "you are what you eat" and learn how to eat healthier and control cravings. It is no secret that obesity and a lack of good nutrition...
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Coping With High Altitudes
Doc Holiday talks about altitude sickness and its causes, and how to prevent it on your next vacation to a mountain resort. While most visitors to mountain resorts do not suffer any medical problems...
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Yoga for Kids
Stress effects kids as well as adults, and yoga for kids can be helpful.The sounds of “ohm” and “Namaste” are filling Gymboree classes, after school centers, and yoga studios....
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Finding Healthcare On The Road
Doc Holiday suggests which medical essentials to pack and how to gain access to quality health care away from home if the need arises. While our baggage is portable, we can't take our...
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4 Common Sense Travel Safety Tips
Packing, planning, heading out, and arriving at a new destination are transitional moments when families should reinforce common sense safety.Make your vacation a memorable one by taking a few...
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Travel Smart: Tips from Your Pharmacist
The American Pharmacists Association offers tips on how to practice safe medication use when traveling. Traveling, whether for business or pleasure, alters our daily routine and disrupts our...
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Why Air Travel = Ear Trouble
Find out why air travel can be so painful for kids, and whether or not flying with a cold or ear infection poses a health hazard. Doc Holiday shares advice on how to eliminate ear pain. True...
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My Three S’s: Snug, Secure, Safe Carseats
The proper use of infant, car and booster seats, as well as the perils of airbags and aircraft seats, are important for every parent to understand. With the Ford Motor Company recently...
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Germs, Germs, Go Away: Hand Hygiene
If you don't think hand-washing warrants a three-page report, after reading this you may want to sanitize the computer mouse you're using.If you don't think hand-washing warrants a three-page...
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A Healthy Family Beach Vacation
In winter, the doctor prescribes the beach for a family vacation, along with health tips for plane travel and a safe, worry-free vacation in the sun. As the weather gets colder, the snow shovel’s...
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Fleeing The Flu
When the cold weather approaches, Doc Holiday says it's time to consider the new flu vaccine, potentially a family traveler's best friend.When the cold weather approaches, Doc Holiday says it's...
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Health Tips For Safe Snowsports
When you've got family headed to ski resorts and mountains, it's time to think about making snowboarding and skiing vacations as safe and healthy as possible. When you've got family headed...
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Negotiating Family Airline Travel in the 21st Century
Here are 10 tips on what to bring to make family airline flights fly by Airline travel may be down this year, but there’s still the risk of H1N1 and the added airline expenses associated...
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How To Snag Quality Time With Your Doctor
Do you feel rushed by your doctor after waiting patiently in his waiting room? Here's how to make the most of your visit, and how to get attention after you've returned home.Do you feel rushed...
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Safety First For Our Kids
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children shares valuable safety tips for the holidays, and throughout the year.Just in time for the winter 2007-2008 holiday shopping season, the National...
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Are Your Healthy Habits Making You Sick?
Is too much of a good thing a bad thing? Read a doctor's advice.Is too much of a good thing a bad thing? Read a doctor's advice. As a society, we are constantly striving to lead healthier,...
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Back to School Tips
A doctor offers sound advice for parents on healthy lunches and playground safety. With the school season right around the corner, this is the perfect time to start preparing your elementary-school-aged...
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Healthy Flying: Yoga For Mid-Air Stress Reduction
Plane yoga? Be conscious of your body during air travel and keep comfortable while cramped in a seat high above the earth with these therapeutic exercise tips.We all know that statistically, air...
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Safety Tips for Back-To-School Sports Players
Do your kids play school sports? Read helpful tips from the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society in case of injuries.Thirty million children and teens are busy gearing up for the fall athletic...
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Swing Into Playground Safety
The CPSC shares tips on safety during National Playground Safety Week, with information that is valuable every day.Playgrounds may be the site of much fun and play, but playground safety is a serious...
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Keeping Allergies And Asthma in Check
Here are some medically proven allergy prevention tips, designed to help you identify and overcome travel situations likely to aggravate asthma or allergies, and cause problems that can ruin a vacation. Did...
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Swine Flu Prevention
Read a doctor's practical tips on preventing swine flu both at home and in the classroom. Here's what you need to know and do, without getting everyone hysterical.As kids gear up for...
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Is The Baby Sick? Should We Call The Doctor?
First time parents are nervous every time a new baby coughs, sniffles or sneezes. How do they know if they should be? Here are a doctor's useful tips and advice for making sure you know when...
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Safe Travels for Families with Peanut, Tree Nut, Egg and Dairy Allergies
I was visiting Disney World with my family when I happened upon the Divvies treats. My son, who has a severe Nut allergy was so excited that he found chocolate chip cookies and caramel...
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Breastfeeding Moms: Are You Deficient in Key Nutrients?
Keeping out of the sun is healthy for your skin, but is it healthy for your infants? New research finds that Vitamin D is essential for healthy lactation and healthy babies. Are breastfeeding...
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Pickpockets: Where To Find Them And How To Avoid Them
Thanks to the popular hotel review site, TripAdvisor, we have some fresh thoughts on how to avoid pickpockets, the bane of every traveler's existence. Well, some would say that airport security...
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Mother Nature’s Poisonous Plants
What to watch out for in the wilderness and how to cope if your child brushes up against a poisonous ivy, oak, sumac or other dangerous plant.Emily had just discovered the joys of running through...
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Tropical Climates Demand Medical Precautions
Tips on prevention and simple remedies if anyone in your family succumbs to common ailments while traveling in tropical climates with kids.When traveling with young children to any tropical climate...
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Tourism Industry Works To Protect Children’s Rights
Find out how ECPAT and UNICEF have been working internationally with the tourism industry to curb child sex tourism. When ECPAT...
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Travel and the Common Cold
Feed a cold and starve a fever? Or is it starve a cold and feed a fever? Read on to find out the best way to deal with that annoying cold.The traveler who laments, "Whenever our kids go away,...
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The Responsible Traveler
A Brief Guideline to the Health Issues and Cultural Codes of Traveling from the International Society of Travel Medicine. Whether traveling from state to state or across the ocean, cultural, hygienic,...
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Protecting Young Eyes
FTF's resident doctor explains how early eye protection measures can prevent eye and eyelid damage from occuring during a child's adult years.You're aware of the need to protect your child's...
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Travel Jitters: Coping With Real Concerns
Family Travel Forum's tips on traveling safe 'n' sound, plus securing your vacation investment in a changing world.Family Travel Forum's tips on traveling safe 'n' sound, plus securing...
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Doctor in the Casa?
Family Travel Forum provides a resource for health-related travel issues Becoming ill in a foreign country is one of the biggest fears faced by international travelers with children. Different...
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