by Medwatch 7 | Mar 24, 2016 | Children's Health, Medwatch 7, Smoking, Tobacco free
Kick Butts Day from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. National Kick Butts Day is celebrated every March. It was started by the campaign for tobacco free kids. On this day kids in communities across the nation stand up, speak out and seize control against the tobacco industry...
by Medwatch 7 | Mar 9, 2016 | Children's Health, Lead poisoning, Medwatch 7, Toddlers
Lead poisoning from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. Lead is a poisonous metal and is especially dangerous for babies and young children. Lead poisoning can irreversibly damage a child’s nervous system, brain and other organs.
by Medwatch 7 | Mar 1, 2016 | Baby, Children's Health, Heart & Vascular, Heart Month, Heart Surgery, Medwatch 7, Toddlers
Congenital heart defects from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. According to the American Heart Association about 40,000 children are born in the United States every year with a congenital heart defect. These defects are a result of the blood vessels around the heart or the...
by Medwatch 7 | Feb 9, 2016 | Children's Health, Medwatch 7
Studies involving children and their weight are not yielding encouraging results. What’s worse, kids are setting themselves up for health problems later in life even earlier.In 2012, more than one-third of children in the U.S. were overweight or even obese. A...
