Survey: Preventive health counseling for adolescents isn't what it ought to be
December 14th 2005Adolescents under-use primary care and, when they do seek care, rarely receive preventive counseling about healthy behaviors and risky behaviors. Those are two findings from the recently released National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey and National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.The two surveys examined US adolescents' use of outpatient care and their likelihood of receiving preventive counseling from their providers. Survey data were collected from 1993 through 2000.
Send a message to parents: Don't let children warm up to antifreeze
December 14th 2005We all need to stay warm at this time of year-and that includes automobiles. The cardinal rule when handling antifreeze (and windshield wiper fluid) is, of course, not to swallow it. Always remember, therefore, to tell parents to keep these two poisons out of reach of children and pets. Other cautions also apply.