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Blue Fish Pediatrics Memorial City and Cypress will be closed on Monday, May 27h,  in observance of Memorial Day.  We will resume normal business hours at 8:30 AM on Tuesday, May 28st.

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to call us at our office, or send us an email: bluefish@bluefishmd.com.

Thanks, and have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!

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Attention Parents of Blue Fish Pediatrics:

We’re happy to announce that our annual summer newsletter is available for download!  Check it out for important information to make this summer both fun and safe.

Download it by clicking below or ask for it at your next office visit.

Blue Fish Pediatrics Summer Newsletter 2013

Attention Parents of Blue Fish Pediatrics:

The DHHS of Nebraska has developed a very helpful resource for new parents who want to make sure their infant’s sleeping area is safe.  What does a safe sleeping area look like?  Check it out at the link below.

A Safe Sleeping Environment

As always, feel free to give us a call with any questions or concerns!

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Attention Parents of Blue Fish Pediatrics:

Just as a reminder, Blue Fish Pediatrics Memorial and Cypress will close at 12:00PM Noon on Friday,March 29th in observance of Good Friday.

Blue Fish Memorial will reopen for Saturday Clinic on March 30th, and then resume normal business hours on Monday, April 1st.

Blue Fish Cypress will resume normal business hours on Monday,  April 1st.

If you have any questions, feel free to call us at the office at 713.467.1741.

Happy Easter!

Attention Parents of Blue Fish Pediatrics:

As the weather warms up this spring and summer, we want our families to stay safe by the pool!

Check out the American Academy of Pediatrics’ updated advice on drowning prevention.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns feel free to call us at the office: 713.467.1741

Attention Parents of Blue Fish Pediatrics:

With this years flu season hitting hard and early, many people are asking when flu symptoms warrant a visit to the emergency room.  Texas Children’s hospital offers a few tips when deciding whether to make that trip or not.

Visit their blog here: TCH Blog- Flu Symptoms: When to Bring Your Child into the Emergency Center

As always, feel free to contact our office with any questions and concerns you may have.

Stay Healthy!

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Attention Parents of Blue Fish Pediatrics:

Your child is at the dinner table refusing to eat his vegetables.  You’re at home and your child won’t clean her room.  You’re on a plane and your child won’t stop kicking the seat in front of him…

Often times, our first reaction to such scenarios is to offer a bribe: “I’ll let you watch thirty minutes of TV if you clean your room!”

But does this strategy produce the life change we want in our kids?

Check out this New York Times article for a new perspective on how parents can affect their kid’s behavior without resorting to bribes and threats:

NYT: Train a Parent, Spare a Child

If you have any questions about this or any other health topic, feel free to contact us at either the Memorial or Cypress locations.

Stay Healthy!

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Attention Parents of Blue Fish Pediatrics

Ever wonder how long it typically takes to kick a cough?  Check out this NPR report on coughs at the link below:

NPR: How Long Does it Take to Shake a Cough?

If you have any questions about cough, or the active flu season, please feel free to give us a call at either the Memorial or Cypress locations.

Stay healthy!

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Experts estimate that up to one million cases of Pertussis (or whooping cough) occur each year in the United States, across all age groups.

Facts:

• Whooping cough is a serious infectious disease on the rise in the United States, across all age groups. According to the CDC, there were about 42,000 confirmed cases of whooping cough in 2012, the highest total since 1955. Of the 18 recorded whooping cough deaths in 2012, all but three were infants under the age of 1.
• Whooping cough can be spread before symptoms appear.
• Whooping cough can be tough to diagnose because early symptoms may appear like a cold or bronchitis. The classic symptom is a “whoop” – the sound of someone gasping for breath during a bad coughing spell. But you can have the infection without the “whoop.”
• Whooping cough causes coughing spells that can affect breathing, eating, and sleeping. It can even lead to cracked ribs and hospitalization.
• Protection against whooping cough from early childhood vaccines wears off. Adults and adolescents who have not received a booster vaccine are at risk for infection.
• Adults and adolescents can spread whooping cough to infants who have not had all their vaccines. Babies are at greatest risk for serious complications, even death.

Two new booster vaccines for whooping cough are now available. One can be used for adults and adolescents. The other has been approved for adolescents only. Protection against whooping cough does not last forever. The vaccination you received as a child wears off. Adults and adolescents should receive the new whooping cough booster vaccine.

Blue Fish recommends that adults and adolescents receive a Tdap (this is instead of the previously recommended tetanus-diphtheria (Td shot) booster vaccine to protect against whooping cough. It is especially important for those in contact with infants younger than 6 months of age. Tdap can be administered regardless of when Td was last received.  Tdap was first available in the United States in 2005.  Ideally, Tdap should be given two weeks before beginning close contact with an infant.  Blue Fish offers the vaccine to all Blue Fish adolescent patients.  Parents should receive their booster from their primary care physician or local pharmacy as soon as possible.