Pediatric Report's Child Health Newsletter articles from May 1992

Pediatric Report's Child Health Newsletter archives from May 1992

And ... a more humane view of prenatal cocaine exposure. (Special Cocaine Section)
May 1, 1992... And....a more humane view of prenatal cocaine exposure Prenatal cocaine exposure of infants (see article in this issue) is obviously a more prevalent problem than previously thought, and is a modern health problem receiving a good deal of...

Teach 'em young about sunscreens. (use of sunscreen by teenagers)
May 1, 1992... Consider this fact: 80% of a person's lifetime sun exposure occurs before 21 years of age. Therefore, if we are to cut down on the increasing incidence of skin cancer, we must concentrate on young people. But you would think with all the...

Children and traffic safety: parents are too confident.
May 1, 1992... The next time you tell your 6-year-old, "Be careful when you cross the street!" and he yells back, "Sure will, Mom!", you might instead want to glance at a recent study in Pediatrics. If you do, you might not be reassured by your child's...

New important research about dyslexia.
May 1, 1992... Most of us are familiar with the term dyslexia. We understand that it refers to a problem with reading in someone who seems otherwise normal. More specifically, as defined by the World Federation of Neurology, the disorder is "manifested by...

Simple warts and their treatment.
May 1, 1992... Warts are very common, with as many as 10% of all people infected at any one time. Children and young adults are the most commonly affected. Infants and the elderly are unlikely to have them. Warts are caused by a family of viruses...

Children being exposed to cocaine in the womb and in the home. (Special Cocaine Section)
May 1, 1992... Some recent studies published in the pediatric literature have tried to show the extent of the earliest human exposure to cocaine: that which occurs in the womb. One study took place in a socioeconomically mixed suburb in Pennsylvania. In...

Now I lay me down to sleep ... but which way?
May 1, 1992... There's a hot topic in pediatrics right now that pediatricians are having a hard time dealing with. It boils down to a very basic question that new parents often will ask. It's simply this -- how do you put a newborn down for sleep, on the...