Pediatric Report's Child Health Newsletter articles from September 1992

Pediatric Report's Child Health Newsletter archives from September 1992

Another warning: bucket-related drownings.
September 1, 1992... Bucket-related drownings In 1990, the Journal of the American Medical Association published an article concerning the hazards posed to small children by used 5-gallon industrial buckets that were found in and around the home. Because of...

Traveling with a child on the lap.
September 1, 1992... You might think that with all the hype associated with child safety seats and the nationwide passage of laws requiring infants to be in these seats when traveling, it would be unusual to find parents riding in a car with an infant held in their...

Intestinal gas and formula changes in infants.
September 1, 1992... Infants produce intestinal gas in a number of different ways. Swallowing air resulting from sucking (especially prolonged sucking) and from crying are two common ways for infants to accumulate gas in their intestines. Gas is also a normal...

Children, television and violence.
September 1, 1992... One of the most worrisome aspects of our society is the amount of violence we are all exposed to daily, There are diverse causes for the increase in violence over the decades, but one cause has been shown to be children's television exposure. A...

Predictors of children's reaction to hospitalization.
September 1, 1992... Why do some children suffer seemingly tremendous psychological trauma as a result of a hospitalization, while others appear to handle it with apparent ease? Researchers feel that the reasons are varied, but that certain specific characteristics...

Useful products for tick protection.
September 1, 1992... Protecting children from tick bites has become an important issue for pediatricians, now that Lyme disease has added considerably to tick notoriety. No one even talks about Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever anymore, actually a much more dangerous...