Pediatric Report's Child Health Newsletter articles from April 1993

Pediatric Report's Child Health Newsletter archives from April 1993

Infant sleeping position: controversy exists among pediatricians.
April 1, 1993... About a year ago, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended a major change in the care of infants in the United States. Based on their review of a number of worldwide studies relating to the subject of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome...

Survey finds teens prefer violent video games.
April 1, 1993... It would come as no surprise to most parents that video games are a major part of most children's lives. By the end of the 1970s, "video games had joined television as a preferred childhood leisure. activity...Predictions of harmful...

Which diaper spreads disease less - cloth or disposables?
April 1, 1993... Much has been written over the years about the health, environmental, and economical differences between using cloth or disposable diapers. "Supporters on both sides have valid arguments. Proponents of cloth diapers point to landfill sites...

Guidelines for new chickenpox treatment. (acyclovir)
April 1, 1993... In spite of all the advances in medicine, chickenpox remains a persistent annoyance in the lives of most children and their parents. Although the vast majority of the three to four million cases that occur in the United States each year are...

Some controversy over the hepatitis B vaccine.
April 1, 1993... If you're the mother of a new baby or have talked to a new mother lately, you'll probably be familiar with a new "baby shot" being given to newborns. The vaccine is to protect against hepatitis B, a liver disease which can eventually lead to...