Recently added articles from Pediatrics for Parents:
Neglect as bad as abuse.(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Neglected children are just as likely to display aggressive behavior as children who are abused. Recent research has found that children routinely neglected during their first two years of life display as high a level of aggressive behavior between ages two and four as children who were ...
Controlling dust mites.(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Dust-mite control has long been a cornerstone in the treatment of children with asthma. Mattress protectors, plastic pillow covers, removal of soft toys, frequent washing of bedding at high temperatures, and vacuuming are recommended to remove dust mites to lessen the chances the child ...
Can c-sections cause asthma?(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... If your child has asthma and was delivered by cesarean section, there may be a connection. A study published in the July 2008 issue of The Journal of Pediatrics found that children delivered by c-section had a 52% increased risk of asthma compared to children born vaginally without ...
Getting the mercury out.(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Thimerosal, the mercury-containing preservative once found in vaccines, was eliminated from multidose vaccines used in the U.S. and Europe in 2001 after the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) was concerned about the cumulative effect of mercury-containing vaccines on children who receive ...
Travelers' diarrhea.
Aug 01, 2008; Ryder, Christopher S. ... What is It? Travelers' diarrhea is diarrhea that occurs in the context of travel. It is by far the most common travel-related illness you or your children are likely to acquire when traveling to lesser-developed countries. One gets travelers' diarrhea by ingesting contaminated ...
Avoiding heat illness in your child.
Aug 01, 2008; Wexler, Randell ... The term "heat illness" is an umbrella term for a grouping of illnesses brought on by overexposure to heat. The specific problems, which are included as a heat illness, include heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. They tend to occur on a continuum in that failure to appropriately ...
Dehydration--more prevalent than you think.(Children in Hospitals)
Aug 01, 2008; Monaco, John E. ... We encounter it to some degree in almost every child we admit to the hospital, and it is probably one of the most under-treated conditions in pediatrics. Dehydration is the number one cause of child mortality worldwide. Fortunately, in this country, with sophisticated health care readily ...
Pediatric myths--part 2.("Baby Doc" Eden Explains)(briefs)
Aug 01, 2008; Eden, Alvin N. ... (This is the second installment of Dr. Eden's series on pediatric myths. The first part appeared in the July 2008 issue of Pediatrics for Parents. Send your pediatric myths to Dr. Eden for his comments.) I would like to continue discussing some other "Old-Wives" tales that I ...
Extinguishing entitlement.(Perspectives on Parenting)
Aug 01, 2008; Meyerhoff, Michael K. ... At the end of last semester I received a call from a student who had been in my Introductory Psychology class at the local college. He asked why he had received a B rather than an A as his final grade. I explained to him that his total of 85 points on the exams and assignments placed him ...
Vision variability.(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Want to have a child with good vision? Then plan the birth for December or January. That's the finding of an Israeli study. The researchers looked at the vision of all Israeli-born military recruits (both males and females) from 2000 through 2004--almost 280,000 in all. They ...
Lice make lousy guests.
Aug 01, 2008; McTaggart, Jacquie ... The school nurse calls you at work to share the bad news. Your first grader's head has just been identified as home to some lousy little insects the size of a sesame seed--lice! What do you do after you stop screaming?. The task of phoning a parent with the unwelcome news of ...
Long-term affect of private vs public foster care on health.
Aug 01, 2008 ... A study that was published in the June 2008 issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry sought to determine the long-term effects of foster care on the physical and mental health of adults who had lived in private or public foster care systems. The study looked at 479 foster care alumni ...
Doctor-teen confidentiality deconstructed.(Pediatric Points)(Column)
Aug 01, 2008; Roy-Bornstein, Carolyn ... In my many years as a pediatrician I have seen thousands of children through the transition from childhood to adulthood. While the teenage years can be trying and chaotic, they also hold great opportunity for growth and new understanding. But whether I've known families since the children ...
Insect repellent safety.(Children's Emergencies)
Aug 01, 2008; Belson, Martin ... Insect repellents can help reduce exposure to mosquito bites that may carry viruses such as West Nile virus that can cause serious illness. Many of the mosquitoes that carry West Nile virus bite between dusk and dawn. If you are outdoors around these times of the day, it is especially ...
Stuttering.(Pediatric Insider)
Aug 01, 2008; Benaroch, Roy ... Q My daughter, who recently turned two, started to "stutter." Is this normal? When should I become concerned? What should I do? A Stuttering is an involuntary repetition of sounds, usually at the start of a sentence. Almost all children have an occasional stutter, especially ...
Switching to solids.(Pediatric Insider)
Aug 01, 2008; Benaroch, Roy ... Q My son, who is now just over age two but who was born prematurely at 31 weeks, still drinks out of bottles. I don't know how to transition him out of them. I try to give him milk in sippy cups but he won't take them. He needs milk. What should I do? A Your child doesn't need ...
Sore throat.(Pediatric Insider)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008; Benaroch, Roy ... Q What's the best way to help a child with a really bad sore throat? My son had coxsackie virus, he was so miserable that he wouldn't drink! A First, see your doctor to confirm the diagnosis. Some bad sore throats have specific causes that can be treated with ...