Breast-feeding jaundice is a jaundice that may occur in the first week of life in breast-fed infants. Click here to read more about breast milk jaundice.
This week I was watching some delightful preschoolers play with a toy pool table together. The owner of the toy was coping reasonably well, and I left the room for a moment. Shouts of, "Mine! Mine!" brought me back to the scene. A furious tug of war...
Discontinuing nursing is not recommended for physiologic jaundice, although supplementing feeds with pumped breast milk or formula may be helpful. Click here for more information on jaundice & bilirubin levels.
A laser (light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) pointer is a device that transforms ordinary light into an extremely intense and nearly nondivergent beam of light of a single color, with the light waves all in synch. Click here to...
Laser pointers are required to carry a warning cautioning users to avoid shining a laser pointer beam into anyone's eye. But most laser pointers are less dangerous than most people think. Click here to find out why.
Most of the treatments for poison ivy, oak and sumac are aimed at reducing the itching, until the self-limited rash runs its course, which takes about two weeks. Click here for Dr. Greene’s tips on treating these allergic reactions.
