Pediatric Report's Child Health Newsletter articles from November 1993

Pediatric Report's Child Health Newsletter archives from November 1993

Perforating eye injuries. (in children)
November 1, 1993... George Carlin, the comedian, states that he grew up with his mother frequently stating, "be careful or you'll poke your eye out." George's mother was correct in that perforating eye injuries are the most common cause of monocular blindness in...

Allergy briefs.
November 1, 1993... Each year The American Academy of Pediatrics publishes a synopsis of important research in the field of pediatric allergy and immunology. Although most of the research is esoteric, there are always a few articles of interest to primary care...

Maybe there's an easier way to treat conjunctivitis. (oral antibiotic instead of eye drops or ointment)
November 1, 1993... Many of you have gone through this scenario. Your two-year-old wakes up some morning with blood-shot eyes and a goopy, gross discharge sticking to the lids or running down the cheeks. This, of course, is conjunctivitis, an all-too-common...

Brief currents: infectious diseases in children.
November 1, 1993... I. Language development unaffected by middle ear disease. At the recent American Academy of Pediatrics research meetings, Dr. Heidi Feldman from the University of Pittsburgh presented an update of her research on the relationship of...

Natural doesn't always mean safe. (exposure to nicotine can come from other sources besides passive smoking)
November 1, 1993... Many studies have been done lately about the effects of passive smoking upon adults and children. In order to confirm these effects, one needs to find nicotine or its by-product, cotinine, in the urine of people exposed to smoke. This then is...

The effects of exercise and weight loss on the adolescent menstrual cycle and the development of secondary sexual characteristics.
November 1, 1993... Researchers from the University of Kentucky published an interesting, although complicated, review article on the above topic. The causes of menstrual irregularities in female athletes are not completely understood, but chart A lists four...

Passive smoking and respiratory illness. (in children)
November 1, 1993... If anyone out there still has doubts about the effects of parents, smoking on their children's lung development in infancy and the frequency and severity of respiratory infections including asthma, bronchitis, sinusitis, etc., well...from...

The infected nose and sinusitis.
November 1, 1993... There is truly nothing in the world that drives more parents to the edge of despair than the sight of an endlessly dripping nose, or that of a shiny mucoid mask plastered from ear to ear. On the fourth day of running after a dripping toddler...