Archive for September 2012

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Seeing Beyond the Face to the Person

Published September 28, 2012 in: Craniofacial, Patient Care, ResearchPost Comment

Steps to stop bullying among children with craniofacial abnormalities

Fall is here and children all over the nation are in school. Amidst shiny new school outfits and fresh school supplies, kids are getting reacquainted with old schoolmates and meeting new ones. While this period of socialization typically goes smoothly, there is a chance that some children will suffer victimizing experiences at the hands of their peers, otherwise known as bullying. For young people who have craniofacial conditions, the odds of bullying are even more prevalent. Read full post »

Antibiotic Exposure Associated with Development of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Published September 23, 2012 in: Patient Care, Research, Research FindingsPost Comment

Hold off on using antibiotics unless truly needed, says Seattle Children’s researcher

Antibiotics

Children who receive antibiotics may be more likely to develop inflammatory bowel disease, according to a new study led by Matthew Kronman, MD, of Seattle Children’s Hospital.  The study, “Antibiotic exposure and IBD development among children: A population-based cohort study,” was published September 24 in Pediatrics.

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Life Derailed: Facing Cancer as a Teen

Published September 20, 2012 in: Cancer, Patient Care, Patient StoriesPost Comment

In June 2006, just five days before high school graduation, Heather Krich was diagnosed with cancer. She was 18 years old and while all of her friends were about to go off to college and taking senior trips to Mexico and Hawaii, she took a trip to the inpatient clinic at Seattle Children’s Hospital.

“Just as my adult life was supposed to be starting, I was faced with the possibility of life ending,” said Heather. “It was really overwhelming as dealing with cancer just wasn’t what I was supposed to be doing at that time in my life.”

Heather was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Doctors at a different Seattle area hospital had initially thought her appendix had burst but discovered in surgery that she instead had cancer.

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Six Nutrition Myths Debunked

Published September 13, 2012 in: NutritionPost Comment

It’s back-to-school time and back to heavily scheduled days of after-school activities, homework, sports, music lessons, and more. With all there is to juggle in a day, it’s tempting to believe some of the myths about nutrition that may promise to make it easier and faster to feed our children well.

We checked in with Seattle Children’s nutrition team  to find out the truth behind some of the more common nutrition myths. Here’s what we learned:

Myth #1

My child takes a daily multivitamin, so they’re getting all the nutrients they need. Read full post »

Mission: Nutrition Brings Healthier Food and Drink Options to Seattle Children’s

Published September 10, 2012 in: Nutrition3 Comments

“Food is your medicine – hence let your medicine be your food”  – Hippocrates, circa 400 BC

Hospitals are places where healing and wellness are promoted, yet the food and drink that are served at them may not always be the healthiest options for patients, their families and staff.  Seattle Children’s is tackling this challenge head on.

Today, Children’s announced the launch of Mission: Nutrition – a new initiative aimed at improving the nutritional quality of the food and drinks served at all Children’s properties. Improving our nutritional offerings will happen in several phases over time. Here’s a look at phase one improvements, some of which are already underway:

  • Deep-fat fried foods are no longer offered in the hospital’s cafeteria. Instead, french fries, onion rings, fish fillets, egg rolls, empanadas and other traditionally deep-fat-fried foods are now baked.
  • Beginning this month, all sugar-sweetened beverages in cafeterias, vending machines and gift shops will be removed – one of the more sweeping changes of the initiative.
  • Wild salmon with tomato pesto, cod fillet and country baked steak have been added to the cafeteria’s rotating menu as healthy alternatives.

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