Pediatric Report's Child Health Newsletter articles from December 1993

Pediatric Report's Child Health Newsletter archives from December 1993

Pediatricians differ in opinions about spanking.
December 1, 1993... A recent survey by Pediatric Management magazine has revealed some interesting facts about pediatricians' attitudes towards spanking of children. Two thirds of the pediatricians interviewed felt that spanking does play some role in the...

Traditional ideas on febrile seizures questioned.
December 1, 1993... Febrile seizures, i.e., convulsions that occur during the course of an otherwise simple febrile illness in children up to the age of five years, continue to be greatly feared by the majority of parents. This fear is usually exaggerated when the...

Diarrhea in children is a costly problem.
December 1, 1993... In days past, most parents would look upon childhood diarrhea as an annoyance, one of those things in life you just have to put up with. The kids would eventually get over it and no great harm would result. But now with half the mothers in the...

Can overdressing an infant cause an elevated body-temperature?
December 1, 1993... Among many physicians, it is commonly believed that the cause of a slight elevation in temperature in an infant could result from overdressing the infant in many layers of clothing. This issue often comes up when a child is brought to an...

Language development and middle ear problems.
December 1, 1993... A middle ear infection is one of the most common diseases treated by pediatricians in this country. Not only is it usually painful for the afflicted child, there is also concern about any long-term effects. It is common knowledge that repeated...

Prematurity. (premature birth)
December 1, 1993... Infants born prematurely are at risk for a number of medical and developmental problems. Good prenatal care can hopefully reduce the possibility of prematurity. But are there other ways? Doctor A. Teitelman published a report in the American...

Cell therapy and Down syndrome.
December 1, 1993... Parents who have a child with a significant, non-treatable problem may at times be tempted to resort to unconventional, unproven treatments. One of these therapies may be "cell therapy" utilized in Europe to "treat" Down's Syndrome. Proponents...

New ideas in the treatment of diarrhea.
December 1, 1993... The concept of restricting a child's diet because of diarrhea is a commonly used standard among health care practitioners. However, this standard has been questioned as of late. It appears that the prolonged use of a clear fluid diet, or a fat...

Headaches in children.
December 1, 1993... Headaches are very common in children. However, the causes of these headaches are often not what parents may think. If one were to ask parents what is the most common cause of headaches, many would answer, "eye strain." In fact eye strain is...

Tetanus.
December 1, 1993... It usually takes a puncture wound to jog a parent's memory about the dreaded disease tetanus, but although it is feared and talked about, it is one of the least understood diseases of childhood. For those unfamiliar with tetanus, it is the "T"...