Pediatrics December 2005 Archive

We often hear of New Year's Resolutions for people to start exercising more, eat healthier, stop smoking, etc., but this year, how about adding some resolutions to help make you ... Read More

This year's flu season is finally starting to get going, especially in the western part of the United States. It is still early in this year's flu season, but we ... Read More

Pictures of babies with a club foot deformity, both before and after they have been treated with casting. More: Club Foot Pictures | Club Foot | Birth Defects | Babies | ... Read More

Review how you can make sure that your holidays, such as Christmas, are safe and healthy for your family and kids. Are you visiting family? Are their homes childproofed? Will ... Read More

View pictures of head lice and nits so that you can identify live lice on your child's hair and know when to treat your kids for head live infestations. Related: Head ... Read More

Stay up to date on this year's flu season, including learning about flu shots, flu activity reports, and Tamiflu, which some people are stockpiling because they think it will help ... Read More

Tamiflu is a prescription antiviral medication that can be used to prevent and treat influenza infections (the flu) in children and adults, if their flu symptoms have started within the ... Read More

What do you do when you need medical advice after-hours? Do you wait until your Pediatrician's office opens in the morning, go to the emergency room, look for help online, ... Read More

The recent headlines that the Illinois State Board of Education is going to ban milk in schools, but allow kids to continue to eat chips, raised many eyebrows. It does ... Read More

While ideally you want to get a flu shot in October or November, that hasn't been possible for everyone this year, as some doctor's haven't even gotten their flu shots ... Read More

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Chuck E. Cheese's is recalling about 144,000 plastic siren whistles that were distributed from July 2005 through August 2005, because internal pieces can ... Read More

Singulair is a prescription allergy medication that can be used to treat indoor and outdoor allergies in children, including infants as young as six months old. Related: Allergies | Asthma | ... Read More

I saw my first patient with flu today. Fortunately, he had only been sick for about a day and so likely will not get too sick since he was able ... Read More

Review the controversy of the doctor whose expensive head lice treatment he promoted was actually found to be an over-the-counter cleanser. Related: Head Lice | Head Lice Treatments | Head Lice ... Read More

Depending on who you ask, you might hear raisins referred to as the perfect snack for kids, "nature's candy," or as just another junk food that increases their risk of ... Read More

A lot of things get blamed on the flu this time of year, but not every cough, cold, and fever can be caused by the flu virus. Understanding what typical ... Read More

Unfortunately, most medications for younger kids don't include the appropriate dosage on their package inserts and labels. And when they do, they often include a large range of weights for ... Read More