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In an otherwise healthy person, swollen hands and feet could signal an allergic reaction. They could also be symptoms of a rare condition called Gloves and Socks Syndrome.
The nails of our fingers and toes are tremendously effective barriers. This barrier makes it quite difficult for a superficial infection to invade the nail. Once an infection has set up residence, the same barrier that was so effective in protecting...
Television specials featuring the tragic story of a child with severe neurologic damage following a DPT injection are a vivid warning to take new medical technologies seriously. However, these isolated tragedies are only part of the picture. Click...
There are a few conditions that may increase a child’s risk of having a reaction to the DPT (a.k.a. DTaP) vaccine. Click here to find out what they are.
For some types of allergies, a process called desensitization is effective. Desensitization involves administering very small amounts of the allergy-producing substance to the child, in the hopes of allowing the body to adjust and blunt its response...
The death rate from asthma has increased 46% in the last decade, in spite of treatment advances. A major cause of this increase in mortality is improper use of inhalers. Children are often handed several inhalers and may never really understand the...
The amount of information that can be gleaned from a small amount of blood is truly amazing. This information can literally make the difference between life and death. Unfortunately, for many children, their fear of the needle stick required to...
Oraxin (or Oractine) is a combination drug made in Israel, which is given to increase appetite, and thus growth. The main active ingredient, cyproheptadine HCl, is a potent sedative, antihistamine, and antiserotonin drug. Click here for more...
Gloves And Socks Syndrome was unheard of until 1990 when Harms et al. first reported it in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. They described five young Swiss adults who had swelling of the hands and feet with borders at the...
Although you can’t make the needle go away, there are some things you can do to soften the experience. Click here for a list of things to do for your child before, after, and during a blood draw.
Infections can be avoided both by decreasing the exposure to germs and by boosting your child’s immunity. Click here for 6 powerful ways to decrease germ exposure.
