Drowning is the leading cause of accidental death in all children and the leading cause of death in children aged 1 to 4, and it is preventable. Our role as your public health department is to provide ways to protect your children, but you must be willing to make the changes. The American Academy of Pediatrics has made several suggestions to improve these statistics. A good start is swimming lessons for your child. Swimming lessons can start as young as one year of age. We

The Grayson County Health Department is working to notify parents about the dangers of energy drinks. Statement from Dr. Joseph Lee, MD Medical Director Grayson County Health Department The consumption of energy drinks in children and adolescents has become a significant problem. Over 60% of adolescents drink energy drinks regularly, and nearly 50% of children under 12 drink them at least once a week. The FDA has classified energy drinks as a dietary supplement, so there is n

On December 5th, the ACIP (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices) recommended not to give the Hepatitis B vaccine to newborns. This recommendation goes against a 34-year standard of care for infants that has reduced the Hepatitis B infections by 99% in young children. The American Academy of Pediatrics continues to recommend that newborns receive the first dose of Hep B vaccine in the first 24 hours, even if the mother tests negative, because the mother can have a fals

Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism By: Joe Lee, MD / Medical Director of the Grayson County Health Department Vaccines have played a significant role in improving our nation’s health and have undergone rigorous study. This is especially true since the article by Dr. Andrew Wakefield was published in 1998 in The Lancet, a respected British medical journal, linking the MMR vaccine to autism. This article, which Robert Kennedy, Jr often referred to in his eight years as Chairman of th

In a joint statement this week, President Trump and Secretary of Health and Human Services, R F Kennedy, Jr. proclaimed that they had the...

SUICIDE IN TEENAGERS: WHAT CAN PARENTS DO? The second leading cause of death in teenagers is suicide. The information I’m about to share...

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