North Providence Pediatrics

05/15/2025

Did you know? Family Visiting support is available to every Rhode Island pregnant woman and parent with a child up to age four. Our Family Visitors provide free tips to help your baby grow up healthy; free prenatal support and help with infants and toddlers; easy ways to connect and share with other families; and more! Healthy neighborhoods start at home.

To set up a meeting with a Family Visitor, call 401-222-5960.
Learn more by visiting health.ri.gov/familyvisiting.

Information for Anchor Medical Associates Patients Anchor Medical Associates has announced it is closing effective June 30, 2025. More information for patients can be found here.

05/11/2025

Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful moms out there. Hope you have had a blessed and bountiful day.
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01/18/2025

https://www.contemporarypediatrics.com/view/fda-bans-red-no-3-in-food-and-ingested-drugs

Manufacturers who use red no. 3 in food and and ingested drugs will have until January 15, 2027 or January 18, 2028, respectively, to reformulate their products.

01/06/2025

First case of flu today ….have you gotten your flu shot?

Typical Symptoms: High fever;cough; nausea; body aches.

12/03/2024

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11/25/2024

09/25/2024

Additives
Some chemicals are permitted in the United States but banned in Europe due to health concerns. These include:

Potassium bromate: Used to make baked goods whiter and increase volume, but banned in Europe due to concerns that it may be a carcinogen

Azodicarbonamide: Used to bleach flour, but banned in Europe

Titanium dioxide: Also known as E171, but banned in Europe

Brominated vegetable oil: Also known as E443, but banned in Europe

Propylparaben: Also known as E217, but banned in Europe

Preservatives
BHA and BHT are flavor enhancers and preservatives that are banned in Europe but widely used in the United States

Coloring agents
The EU sets maximum limits for four heavy metal contaminants in almost all color additives, but the US does not regulate the content of cadmium

Try to avoid these chemicals.
Read food labels carefully.

08/30/2024

Flu vaccines for 2024-25 do not contain preservatives or latex. They will be available in October. Call to make an appointment.

07/10/2024

Tip:

Toxic inks from tattoos can permeate into people's bodies and increase the risk of cancer.

06/16/2024

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there, the grand-dads, step-dads,new dads, and wonderful father figures. Hope you had a wonderful day!

06/14/2024

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