Pediatric Report's Child Health Newsletter articles from March 1993

Pediatric Report's Child Health Newsletter archives from March 1993

Smoking in day-care centers.
March 1, 1993... A survey of smoking in over 2000 licensed day-care centers in the United States was recently performed by the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. The results showed that while some positive steps are being taken by many facilities, there...

Diarrheal illness.
March 1, 1993... Sooner or later every infant or young toddler will have his first bout of diarrhea. Most cases are due to viruses which are extremely contagious and may run through all family members and their close contacts. Some of these viral illnesses...

Cold medicines - when a little is really enough. (Editorial)
March 1, 1993... "He must have an ear infection, doctor. Since he's had this cold, he's up all night, and irritable! Then all day, he's kind of hyper..." Once I examine the child and ascertain that there is no ear infection or any other disease process...

How do you prevent a cold from turning into pneumonia?
March 1, 1993... The answer to this question is, "you can't". That's the conclusion of a recent article which reviewed most of the published studies addressing this issue. Before we discuss this article further, some facts about colds are worth reviewing. ...

What do teenagers worry about?
March 1, 1993... Most of us are aware that the teenage years are not as happy and carefree as they were once thought. If you're old enough to have teenage children or young enough to remember your own emotions at that time, you might even be aware of some of...