AMERICAN PEDIATRICS ACADEMY PRESIDENT TALKS TO LOCAL CHILDRENS HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

MORE CHILDREN SEEM TO BE DIAGNOSED WITH FOOD RELATED ALLERGIES THAN ANY TIME IN RECENT HISTORY.

DR. ROBERT BLOCK, THE PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS SAYS THERE'S A VARIETY OF THEORIES AS TO WHY WE'RE SEEING MORE ALLERGIES RELATED TO FOODS LIKE EGGS AND PEANUTS:



DR, BLOCK SAYS AN INCREASE IN TESTING AND AWARENESS ALSO ARE INVOLVED IN THE DIAGNOSES:

ON ANOTHER TOPIC, DEATHS  RELATED TO SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME OR SIDS APPEAR TO BE ON THE DECLINE.

DR. BLOCK SAYS THERE'S BEEN AN INCREASE IN EDUCATION OF PARENTS IN DEALING WITH HOW AND WHERE THEIR NEWBORNS SLEEP:



DR. BLOCK SAYS IMMUNIZATIONS PLAY A MAJOR PART IN AN INFANT'S QUALITY OF HEALTH:



DR. BLOCK SPOKE TO A GATHERING OF LOCAL PEDIATRIC CARE PROFESSIONALS IN SOUTH SIOUX CITY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.