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Please help us welcome our new nurse practitioner, Deanna Hodnicki

Deanna will be seeing both sick and well patients on Mondays from 8-11:30 am & 1:30-6:00 pm, Tuesdays & Thursdays from 8:00 am-1:30 pm and Wednesdays & Fridays from 1:30 pm -6:00 pm.

Retraction of Study Linking Autism and Vaccines

"Journal Retracts 1998 Paper Linking Autism to Vaccines" (February 2, 2010, New York Times)

Important Notice About Infants'/Children's TYLENOL

McNeil Consumer Healthcare is voluntarily initiating a recall of certain lots of Children's and Infants' TYLENOL® products that were manufactured between April 2008 and June 2008. View a list of the affected items.

Flu Vaccine

Photo of a child getting a vaccine.

For those wishing to get the flu vaccine, seasonal and/or H1N1, please call the office to schedule a nurse only appointment.

H1N1/Swine Flu Information

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides general information about Swine Flu and answers common questions on their website:

There is a recall on H1N1 vaccine for a slight loss of potency only. Safety has not been altered. Only 4 lot numbers of the pre-filled syringes of the dose for ages 6 months to 3 years. We do not have, and have not had, any of the lot numbers recalled. The recall was for decreased potency only. Vaccine manufacturers routinely test vials after production and some shelf life and discovered that some of the pre-filled syringe doses had lost potency and are slightly less potent than the standards they expect. This is totally unexpected because a flu vaccine has never lost potency before. We will continue to vaccinate as before.

Knowledge Corner

Probiotica & Your Child’s Health

The more you experience the overall focus of care at Bulloch Pediatrics, you no doubt have noticed we advocate a more natural approach to the care of your child. We try to educate at every visit to empower you, the caretaker, to understand the most healthy, least "band-aid-like" approach to a specific problem. One area we really focus on is the judicial (least exposure to) use of antibiotics. We also educate about healthy eating to enhance the incredible power of our bodies to heal themselves. One example of enhancing our immunity is by the use of "Probiotics". These are micro-bacteria that we have and need naturally in our intestines that benefit us in several ways. They create a barrier of defense in our intestines (increased healthy mucus on the lining, which decreases the permeability of the lining to invasive bacteria and allergens—substances that create inflammation—and an improved balance to keep bad bacteria and funguses from overgrowing). They ferment undigestible fibers and help stimulate and mature a baby's immune system.

How can they directly help your child? Probiotica can decrease the incidence and the duration of acute diarrhea and decrease antibiotic-related diarrhea. There is also evidence that a balanced intestinal microflora (flora is bacteria) can decrease the incidence and severity of atopic (allergic) conditions like atopic dermatitis, asthma, eczema. We have used these bacteria to help decrease symptoms in children who have colic and Esophageal Reflux disease. Probiotics are available in several different products. For children old enough to eat yogurt, good varieties are Dannon, Yobaby, and Yoplait. These have "active yogurt culture" or "lactobacillus" on the label. You can buy capsules over the counter at most health food stores, but these are ideally live bacteria that are best bought refrigerated, not on the shelf. We recommend products containing Bifidobacteria species for infants and any lactobacillus capsules for older kids. These are good for adults, too, especially to help heal and perhaps prevent reflux symptoms.