Pediatric Report's Child Health Newsletter articles from August 1992

Pediatric Report's Child Health Newsletter archives from August 1992

Childhood poisoning hazards.
August 1, 1992... A new way of looking at them Poisoning continues to be a major health hazard for children. With so many potentially toxic items in a child's environment, it's vitally important for a parent or other care-giver to appreciate exactly what...

Physicians' attitudes toward corporal punishment.
August 1, 1992... It's not uncommon for parents to seek advice from their pediatrician or family practitioner about the role of spanking in disciplining their children. But, opinions from physicians vary and in many cases are contrary to what previous research...

Water intoxication - a new twist to an old problem.
August 1, 1992... Water intoxication -- A new twist to an old problem Ask any health care provider what he knows about water intoxication in children, and you may learn that this is a rare problem which can occur as a complication of certain diseases such...

New guidelines to decrease infections in day-care.
August 1, 1992... According to an article in Infectious Diseases in Children, comprehensive day-care guidelines have recently been sent to state licensing agencies and day-care providers. They were developed by experts from the American Academy of Pediatrics,...

Helping babies sleep through the night.
August 1, 1992... Anywhere from 10% to 44% of infants between 4 and 15 months of age experience waking at night on a regular basis. It's no wonder why this subject is discussed regularly in pediatricians' offices. When sleep is punctuated by spells of fussing...

Medical science finally proves Grandma was right. Teething can cause fevers.
August 1, 1992... We like to think that we have made tremendous strides in medical knowledge since 1842, at which time "teething" was the registered cause of death in 4.8% of London infants under the age of one and 7.3% of those between the ages of 1 to 3 years....