Pediatric Report's Child Health Newsletter articles from February 1992

Pediatric Report's Child Health Newsletter archives from February 1992

Use of bicycle helmets by children still discouraging.
February 1, 1992... There has been a reasonable amount of attention in the media and press given to the need for increased use of bicycle helmets by children. With nearly 600,000 people visiting an emergency room and mor ethan 1300 dying from injuries sustained...

Do parents worry about the right things? (child health and safety)
February 1, 1992... As pediatricians, we are keenly aware of what concerns parents about their children. We know that often their worries are way out of proportion to the actual risks to the child. Often these worries are exacerbated by media sensationalism...

The tobacco industry is after our kids. (Special Report: Children and Smoking)
February 1, 1992... Ask parentz what they worry about the most that might affect their children's health in the long run. You'll probably get answers like AIDS, drugs, violence, accidents, or environmental hazards. But based on the odds, what probably will have...

Candy cigarettes: a child's first introduction to smoking? (Special Report: Children and Smoking)
February 1, 1992... Candy cigarettes have been around since we were all kids. They were fun to play with, pretending that we were adults doing "mature" things like smoking. They seemed innocent enough then, just as smoking cigarettes used to seem innocent and...

Some reassuring news about day-care and illness. (Early Intervention Programs)
February 1, 1992... When a parent decides to send a child to day-care, a decision has to be made whether the advantages of day-care outweigh the medical risks to the child. It's been fairly well shown by now that attendance at day-care does place a child at risk...