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  • Preventing Peanut Allergies in Kids

    Preventing Peanut Allergies in Kids

    posted by Signature Medical Group on Thursday, January 5, 2017

    Most babies should start eating foods containing peanuts well before their first birthday, new guidelines from the National Institutes of Health say. The guidelines aim to protect high-risk tots and other youngsters from developing the dangerous food allergy, affecting about 2 percent of U.S. children.

  • Tracking and Treating Food Allergies

    Tracking and Treating Food Allergies

    posted by Signature Medical Group on Sunday, October 16, 2016

    More than 50 million Americans have an allergy of some kind, experts say. Food allergies affect four to six percent of children and four percent of adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  • A Backyard Guide to Keeping Your Child Safe

    A Backyard Guide to Keeping Your Child Safe

    posted on Tuesday, June 21, 2016

    With summer now in full swing, you, as a parent, may not realize the potential hazards in your own back yard. Signature Medical Group wants to ensure that your backyard outing ends with exhausted, smiling children rather than in the emergency room. Take a look at the tips we have put together for all parents in Missouri and Kansas.