Flu shots for first-timers

Is your child getting a flu shot for the first time this year? Don’t forget to go for both doses!
Children from six months up to nine years of age get two doses of flu vaccine their first time, according to the Columbia/Boone county Department of Public Health and Human Services.
The first dose “primes” the immune [...]

Arterial damage in obese children

Growing up too fast now has new meaning.
A study by UMKC professor, Geetha Raghuveer, found that obese children and teenagers have arterial damage similar to arterial damage found in 45-year-olds. As reported in the Missourian, these children have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease at an early age. The findings suggest that these children could [...]