Pediatric Report's Child Health Newsletter articles from January 1994

Pediatric Report's Child Health Newsletter archives from January 1994

A simpleton's approach to the prevention of serious injuries in day-care.
January 1, 1994... After reading the umpteenth research article on injuries in day-care and home care centers, I have come to a brilliant conclusion. To summarize the problem, it appears that most studies from day-care centers report injury rates of about 20...

Recurrent unexpected infant death. (Adapted from Acta Paediatrica Scandinavica, October 1993)
January 1, 1994... A recent article published in Acta Paediatrica studied families in which two or more sudden, unexpected infant deaths occurred. The results of this investigation are frightening and if substantiated may forever change the way in which we...

What your pediatrician knows about day-care. (Adapted from Clinical Pediatrics, December 1993)
January 1, 1994... My child has been exposed to strep throat--what do I do now? My child is having temper tantrums--how do I handle them? My child gets frequent ear infections--what should I do? I'm planning to send my child to day-care--how do I make the choice?...

Bronchiolitis. (Winter Diseases)
January 1, 1994... For most of us, the downside of wintertime conjures up visions of freezing weather, icy roads, cars stuck in snow drifts, dead car batteries, and high fuel bills. For pediatricians, winter brings renewed visions of waiting rooms full of sick...

Flu. (Winter Diseases)
January 1, 1994... Once again, the ravages of winter are upon us--freezing temperatures, snow up to our knees, and, of course, the return of that perennial visitor, influenza. Its nickname is "the flu", but there is nothing cute about this respiratory disease...

Smoking during pregnancy and child behavior. (Adapted from Pediatrics, December 1993)
January 1, 1994... The list of adverse effects of smoking during pregnancy continues to grow. So far, these effects include increased risks of spontaneous abortion, low birth weight, perinatal complications, increased risk of lower respiratory illness in infancy...