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Aug. 11, 2010 – Until the 1940s, whooping cough was a common childhood illness — and cause of death. That changed with the development of the pertussis vaccine, commonly known as DTaP. But, pediatricians at OU Medicine said as the rates of vaccination in some states dwindle, more children are becoming infected and health officials are reporting outbreaks.
California is dealing with such an outbreak that has affected more than 1,500 people, mostly children, and 700 more cases of whooping cough are being investigated. Many of the patients infected with the disease have been hospitalized with severe complications and seven children have died.
Casey Hester, M.D., a pediatrician with OU Medicine, said Oklahoma should not take the same risk.
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Aug. 11, 2010 – The start of a new school year is fast approaching. Stores are stocked with school supplies and the back-to-school shopping is getting underway. But one of the most important tools for back to school success doesn’t cost a penny. It’s sleep.
Sleep experts with OU Medicine stress that now is the time to start getting your children back on schedule when it comes to bed times. Kris Sekar, M.D., said ideally parents should start early to gradually return their children to a school-time sleep pattern.
“Re-establishing a regular school-time sleep schedule can take several weeks. So, it’s important to start resetting that internal clock early,” said Sekar, medical director of the pediatric sleep lab at The Children’s Hospital at OU Medical Center. “A series of small adjustments in the sleep and wake-up times is best and should start right away.”
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Aug. 11, 2010 – For many children and parents, a new school year brings change. Perhaps it’s a child just starting kindergarten. Maybe it’s the kindergartner moving into first grade or maybe it’s the fifth grader advancing to middle school. It also is a shift from the carefree, unscheduled days of summer to the more structured, early-to-bed, early-to-rise school days.
Child development experts recommend parents start making some adjustments about two weeks before the start of a new school year.
“It’s important to get back to some routine,” explains Bonnie McBride, Ph.D., a child behavioral specialist at the OU Physicians Child Study Center. “Structure never hurts a child and it actually helps them tremendously. Make sure that home life has some structure and consistent scheduling so you have a set bed time, a dinner time, etc.”
McBride said parents could ask their children to shower or bathe before going to bed and to lay out their clothes the night before. That can eliminate the frenzy in the morning. Talk to children about going back to school. Ask them what they’re excited about or worried about.
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Aug. 11, 2010 – Starting kindergarten is a big milestone for children and for parents too. Some kids are eager to begin this new phase of life, but others may be anxious or not ready academically or emotionally to start school.
Child development experts at the OU Physicians Child Study Center say a child’s preschool teacher is often a valuable resource for parents trying to assess a child’s readiness for kindergarten.
“They’ve seen lots and lots of children, so they’ll be able to tell you whether one more year of Pre-K will be in your child’s best interest or if he or she is ready to go on to kindergarten,” explained Bonnie McBride, Ph.D.
McBride is a behavioral consultant at the Child Study Center and also a faculty member of the department of pediatrics at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. She said parents also play an important role in assessing their child’s readiness for school.
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OU Research Targets Better Screening Test for Prostate Cancer
New research at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center may point to a better screening test for one of the most common cancers among American men.
Prostate cancer affects about 40 percent of men at the age of 50 and as many as 80 percent by 80 years of age. Regular screenings that include a special blood test called the PSA, or prostate specific antigen, test aid in early detection. However, Carson Wong, MD with OU Physicians Urology, said the PSA test is not as helpful as many had hoped it would be.
“The problem is it (the PSA test) didn't pan out to be the wonderful blood test that we all wanted it to,” explained Wong. “That is because while it is very sensitive, it is not very specific. In other words, it was not only elevated in cancer cases. There are other conditions, such as a simple urinary tract infection, that can also lead to an elevated PSA level.”
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