Pediatric Report's Child Health Newsletter articles from August 1991

Pediatric Report's Child Health Newsletter archives from August 1991

Toy warning labels: it's all in how you phrase it.
August 1, 1991... If you were shown a manufacturer's label on a toy which said, "Recommended for 3 and up", how would you interpret that? Would you think that the manufacturers has tested this product and has determined that it is developmentally more...

Can we prevent infants from waking at night?
August 1, 1991... High on the list of most parents of newborns is the fervent desire to have their little one sleep through the night. It's one of the most common issues raised during a well-child visit. It's probably one of the most discussed topics by...

Children appear to imitate parents' exercise patterns.
August 1, 1991... When it comes to family exercise habits, the rule seems to be "monkey see, monkey do." This is what researchers found from the Boston University School of Medicine when they studied the possible association between the activity patterns of...

Diaper type, day-care, and diarrhea.
August 1, 1991... If you're an environmentalist and a day-care worker, you've got a problem. As an environmentalist, you probably know that each year millons of tons of waste are dumped into landfills and that approximately 2% of this material by weight has...

The risk of cytomegalovirus infection in day-care.
August 1, 1991... The subject of cytomegalovvirus (CMV) in day-care continues to surface in many medical journals. Recently, the Journal of the American Medical Association printed an important article describing the risk to a day-care worker or parent. As...

Fish poisoning. (includes information on 4 types of fish poisoning)
August 1, 1991... Dear Subscriber: In our recent article on food poisoning (Vol. 8 No. 5) we did not describe fish-associated illnesses because they represent a different, somewhat less common, cause of food poisoning. The food poisoning previously...