Pediatric Report's Child Health Newsletter articles from January 1992

Pediatric Report's Child Health Newsletter archives from January 1992

Are we overtreating newborn skin? (potential toxicity of skin care products)
January 1, 1992... Researchers from Loyola University are concerned that newborn skin is being exposed needlessly to skin care products that might possibly have harmful effects. Noting that human exposure to potentially toxic environmental chemicals is a major...

How to deal with the early rising child.
January 1, 1992... Your alarm is set for 6:30 A.M. Your child awakens at 5:15 A.M. and wants the rest of the world to follow suit. How much would you give for that extra hour and a quarter of sleep? Almost anything in your power. But the child is not to be...

Diarrhea spread often difficult to control.
January 1, 1992... Diarrhea is a major cause of illness in children aged six months to two years. It's one of the most communicable diseases we encounter and can be particularly devastating in situations where children congregate repeatedly. That's why day-care...

Handwashing helps prevent infection: will anybody ever get the message? (pediatricians monitored for handwashing practices)
January 1, 1992... Whether you work in a hospital and go from patient to patient, work in a day-care or preschool setting and minister to one runny-nosed kid and then another, or are at home with a sick child, the best way to lessen transmission of germs from one...

Hazards of removing lead from the home.
January 1, 1992... Lead intoxication is being recognized as one of this country's leading health problems in children. The key to tackling this problem is agreed by all to be prevention. Probably the major source of lead contamination resides in the home, in...

Diaper choice - what motivates parents?
January 1, 1992... A research paper from Brown University and the Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island opens with the following quote from the New England Farm Bulletin, December 1990: "In the coming year, it is expected that the Fresh Kills Landfill on Staten...

Pediatric potpourri. (treatment of recurrent otitis media, controlling day-care infections, over-the-counter medication for the common cold)
January 1, 1992... A few interesting articles were recently published in Infectious Disease in Children. We think that you will find a brief summary useful. I. Treatment of recurrent otitis media Prophylactic treatment of recurrent ear...