Nursery Nutrition
When selecting day care for your child, you ask about schedule, pick-up times and activities. But do you ask, “What’s for lunch?” Nutritionists say you should. Not only that, you should also ask how...
Category: Children Health
More Effective Treatment for Head Lice
Over-the-counter chemical treatments are not as effective as the “Bug Buster” kit in eliminating head lice, according to a new study. Head lice are a widespread, persistent, and recurring problem among school-age children. Infestation...
Treating Croup
It starts as a cold … And then one night, you hear your child coughing in a way that sounds more like a bark. Chances are, it’s the croup. Severe cases can land kids...
Infant Diarrhea
It isn’t the most pleasant subject to discuss, but it’s so common, it costs $400 million a year to treat. Diarrhea. When the sufferer is a child, it’s even more serious … sometimes even...
Kid Have a Stomachache? It’s Probably Constipation
Children who complain of acute or chronic abdominal pain are most likely to be suffering from constipation. Unfortunately, many doctors fail to identify the problem because they don’t do the right tests. Those findings...
Improving Infant Development
A recent study shows an iron supplement for anemia and treatment for malaria help motor and language development in African children. Anemia, or the occurrence of too few red blood cells in the bloodstream,...
Choosing Jogging Strollers
The American College of Sports Medicine emphasizes the importance of using a jogging stroller safely. This stroller checklist will help keep your child safe during your morning run. Since jogging strollers were first developed...
Preemies Fare Better When Underfed
Babies need to be well-fed to grow into healthy adults, right? Maybe not, say British researchers in this week’s issue of The Lancet. Their study of adolescents born both prematurely and full-term finds premature...
Kids’ Corner Kids Nutrition
Most kids are lacking in EPA and DHA, the omega-3 essential fatty acids found in fish oil. Considering that these nutrients significantly aid in child development, from the immune system to brain function, it...
Drug offers help to kids with Crohn’s disease
For adults with the disorder of the digestive tract known as Crohn’s disease, the drug infliximab can offer relief. However, there were few options to help children with the disorder. Now the same drug...
Taking a Temperature
When the fever’s turned up, which thermometer do you reach for? Study tells us quick and easy doesn’t always mean accurate. It sometimes takes the entire Hill family to get baby Christopher’s temperature. His...
When Preschoolers Snore
Snoring may play a significant role in producing nocturnal cough, which then may be a first sign of asthma. These findings suggest an effective treatment of one symptom may lead to reductions in the...
What is brachial plexus palsy?
The brachial plexus is a series of nerves that run from your neck into your arm. It controls all movement and sensation, and when you have an injury, or a palsy, to it, those...
Overview of Colic
What is colic? Colic is when babies cry more than they should be crying. Babies cry for different kinds of reasons. Some of it is just biology. It’s just the way they’re wired. They...
A smarter baby
Nearly 400,000 babies will be born in the United States this year and more parents than ever are heeding expert advice on how to deliver a smarter baby. Here’s the low down on boosting...
A Safer Future for Newborns
Approximately 1 in 5,600 newborns suffers from a metabolic disorder — a problem with the body’s chemistry. Often the problem is not diagnosed until a child is sick or dies. Now a simple and...
Epidemic or Misdiagnosis?
In 1990, there were 900,000 children taking Ritalin. This year that number stands at more than 4 million — a cause of concern for many parents, teachers and more and more doctors. Is it...
Vegetarian Kids
About 2 percent of American kids ages 6 to 17 don’t eat meat. Whether it’s a social issue or they just don’t like the taste — there’s no reason for parents to panic. Mom...