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Prevent bad sleeping habits with routines

Galveston County Daily News, Nov. 18, 2009

There are a number of steps parents can take to avoid or ease sleep problems, wrote UTMB Drs. Sally Robinson and Keith Bly in their Keeping Kids Healthy column. Most important is to begin parenting with consistent routines for going to bed. Pick a bedtime that allows sufficient sleep, establish a routine of getting ready for bed and ready for sleep, and stick to it. Read more here...

Current Health 2, November 2009

A common reason sexually active teens don’t use birth control is lack of information. According to UTMB Dr. Abbey Berenson, “If you decide to become sexually active, you should know that your chance of becoming pregnant in any given year is at least 85 percent.” The birth control pill can have a number of beneficial effects besides contraception, she said. Current Health 2 is an educational magazine distributed to schools for grades eight through twelve. (Link unavailable.)

Swine flu Q&A

Galveston County Daily News, Nov. 16, 2009

UTMB Drs. Steve Quach, Vic Sierpina and Christine Turley answer questions about swine flu posed by readers of the Galveston County Daily News. Read more....

ALERT BROADCAST: Flu Update

Children 12 years old and younger who are not patients will not be allowed to enter the John Sealy Hospital or ER areas. In order to protect patients, employees, students and visitors during this unusual flu season, UTMB is changing its visitation policy and will no longer allow visitors aged 12 and younger into John Sealy Hospital or the emergency room.

This policy goes into effect on Monday, Nov. 9.

The new policy applies only to visitors to the hospital or the emergency room. UTMB will continue to see and treat children as patients who are seeking health care services. We ask parents who plan to visit John Sealy Hospital or the UTMB emergency room to make alternative child care arrangements for children 12 years and younger who are not patients.