Although fireworks are a summer tradition for many families, injuries from fireworks don't have to be if you follow these fireworks safety tips.

Most importantly, skip buying fireworks that you would plan to use at home, and the biggest risk for injuries from fireworks, and instead take your family to see a public fireworks show this year.

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Kids usually dread the idea of new vaccines coming out. And parents these days sometimes aren't too excited about it either.

Two new vaccines that were just approved by the FDA may actually be welcomed by kids though, as they will likely mean they will get fewer shots at their next visit with their pediatrician.

Pentacel is a combination vaccine that combines the DTaP, IPV, and Hib vaccines into a single shot. Kinrix, another newly approved vaccine, combines the DTaP and IPV vaccines into a single shot. Although Kinrix can only be given to children who are four to six years old, it will be welcomed by parents and children who are sometimes getting four shots right now as they prepare to go to kindergarten.

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