Pediatric Report's Child Health Newsletter articles from October 1992

Pediatric Report's Child Health Newsletter archives from October 1992

Is there a safe way to microwave infant formula?
October 1, 1992... Over the years, there have been many warnings about the dangers of microwaving infant formula in order to warm it before serving. Despite these warnings, we continue to see parents who can't quite let go of this convenient practice. By so...

What mothers think of vaccine risks.
October 1, 1992... A new vaccine for children has just arrived on the scene and your pediatrician is trying to explain the benefits versus its risks. You think it sounds beneficial but there are some side effects and risks associated with its use. How do you...

Study finds breast-fed babies leaner.
October 1, 1992... Being lean is better than being fat. At least that's what our society wants adults to be. But when it comes to babies, we're not so sure. Lean babies don't look so healthy. A plump, fat-cheeked infant tends to give the overall robust impression...

A primer on respiratory diseases.
October 1, 1992... Winter -- the season that all pediatricians dread, is soon arriving. It brings waiting rooms full of feverish kids with runny noses, coughs and wheezes. To most parents, all coughs and respiratory diseases look pretty much the same. But not to...

A concern for working parents: after-school care and a child's self-esteem.
October 1, 1992... For working parents who have a child in day-care, there will come a time when the child must leave the day-care environment and begin to attend school. Since their employment situation will probably not change, parents then have to face the...

Babies understand more than we think.
October 1, 1992... Research has shown that very early in life, human infants exhibit a similar pattern of sound recognition regardless of the language environment in which they are born. They can pick up differences between sound units of many different...