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Only one third to one half of children with an ear infection will develop a fever. Temperatures over 104 occur in fewer than 5% of ear infections. Fevers are more common in infants and toddlers than in older children. By itself, a fever ...
Vacation?! Yes! But not in the adult sense of the word. Not a time for relaxation and pampering. Not a time to look forward to and back on as a break from work. No, a vacation with kids is a whole different experience.
We all know that it’s important to wash our hands, but how do we get our kids to wash theirs? Dr. Greene offers a tip and explains why hand washing is so vital.
Does mom's having a glass of wine increase the risk of SIDS? How about a cup of coffee? Might pacifiers cause SIDS? Several studies were published in the August 1999 edition of the Archives of Disease in Childhood that showed no increased risk of...
Pediatric News (33(8):2, 1999), has reported on a significant new study coming out of Finland. Up until now, the relationship between cow's milk and type 1 diabetes has been controversial. This is the first carefully designed, controlled...
When the measles vaccine was first introduced, the number of measles cases plummeted. But a few years ago, new outbreaks prompted a reevaluation of the vaccine. In some people the immunity had faded after only one dose of the vaccine, so the...
When children were diagnosed with chronic sinus infections, they were treated with longer and stronger antibiotics. A study in the September 1999 issue of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings turns this practice on its head. 202 out of the 210 people with...
Pets can be fun and therapeutic - we have an adorable new puppy in our home - but they can also be a source of injury. Pediatric News, the leading independent newspaper for pediatricians, urges aggressive treatment as the key to preventing infection...
The events that result in adult diseases often occur during childhood. The risk of osteoporosis later in life, for instance, is related to the amount of calcium someone receives in childhood. New evidence suggests that the risk of Alzheimer's...
This morning I watched a school bus full of children stop suddenly. Because it was a school bus, the kids were not wearing seat belts. Should this be changed? The National Transportation Safety Board has been considering this question carefully for...
Side impact air bags can seriously injure or kill children, even though they make cars safer for adults. In October 1999 the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released an advisory that warns against letting children sit next to...
A public health advisory issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics now warns against giving children rotavirus vaccine because it might cause a rare condition called intussusception. Coupled with the recent scare about mercury in vaccines, this...
Nursing delivers a banquet of powerful, beneficial substances to growing babies. Some medicines are safe to take when nursing; others are dangerous. Nicotine is dangerous! Second-hand smoke is bad enough for babies. Now we learn, according to the...
When your children are grown, much of their long-term health will depend on what they ate as kids, nutrition experts reported at the July 1999 National Conference on Advances in Pediatric Nutrition at Stanford University. This includes their risks...
One of the most common topics I'm asked about from parents all over the world is how to get babies to rest better. Parents certainly don't want to do anything to make their children's rest worse. A small study in the current issue of Archives of...
You can't see it. You can't smell it. You can't taste it. You can't feel it. But it is responsible for more poisoning deaths in the United States each year than anything but heroin. What is it? Carbon monoxide gas!
After my October 26, 1999 column on fruit juices causing restlessness in children, I've gotten into a number of conversations about juice with parents and healthcare providers. Most were unaware of another downside of fruit juices in children -...
We know that antibiotics can kill disease-causing bacteria, but they also kill some of the body's beneficial bacteria. This can result, among other things, in unpleasant diarrhea and yeast infections. Folk wisdom has suggested that eating active-...
The link between children's behavior and diet is far from clear. Most scientific organizations contend there is little relationship, if any; most parents who have seen their kids bouncing off the walls after eating refined sugar believe otherwise.
A Quiet Salute.
Devastating genetic diseases are sometimes hardwired into children. One such condition called OTC makes the protein that should fuel growth into a dangerous, toxic substance for these children. OTC robbed the lives of 4 sons of dear...
Bang!
Around the world, someone' s young child is killed with a loaded gun every few minutes. This is one of the leading causes of death in children. The problem is worst in countries like the United States where firearms are readily available....
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I've learned that on 11/29/99, the popular television show 7th Heaven (WB, 8:00 to 9:00 p.m., PST) will use drama to teach about huffing, the common, dangerous, and hidden drug abuse epidemic. I urge
parents of school-age children...
Dick Tracy, move over!
A watch just approved by FDA advisors is even cooler than a wrist-phone. The Gluco Watch uses painless skin sensors to measure blood sugar every 20 minutes without a poke or a prick. An alarm sounds if the glucose is out of...
Mosquito bites are no fun and can be particularly hard on children who are often prone to large numbers of bites. Click here for tips on treating mosquito bites.
Thank you very much for the info!
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Hi Dr. Greene,
From 5-7 yrs old I had multiple kidney infections and...