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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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21. No Spit! Getting Kids to Take Their Meds
[MOMS]
Is medicine time a royal pain for you? Welcome to the club. Unfortunately, most of us aren't trained in the medical field. So dispensing meds -- whether it's pain reliever, cough syrup or even eye drops -- can become a real hassle. How many times has your little one left you back at the starting point after regurgitating the much-needed meds all over themselves and everything within spitting distance? If your answer is one too many, give... Read More
Is medicine time a royal pain for you? Welcome to the club. Unfortunately, most of us aren't trained in the medical field. So dispensing meds -- whether it's pain reliever, cough syrup or even eye drops -- can become a real hassle. How many times has your little one left you back at the starting point after regurgitating the much-needed meds all over themselves and everything within spitting distance? If your answer is one too many, give... Read More
22. The 411 on Growth Charts
[MOMS]
The first thing your pediatrician will do, starting with your very first well-baby visit, is measure your child's height and weight, plus his head circumference through infancy. It's to ensure that he's being nourished enough to thrive and grow, plus to check for developmental delays or other health problems. Your doctor will plot your child's development on a chart and make comparisons at each visit. Until 2002, these charts were... Read More
The first thing your pediatrician will do, starting with your very first well-baby visit, is measure your child's height and weight, plus his head circumference through infancy. It's to ensure that he's being nourished enough to thrive and grow, plus to check for developmental delays or other health problems. Your doctor will plot your child's development on a chart and make comparisons at each visit. Until 2002, these charts were... Read More
23. Midnight Medicine: Should You Call the Doctor?
[MOMS]
Moms dread that wake-up call in the middle of the night that signals illness in their child. Whether it's a fever, vomiting or something else, a nighttime illness can be scary. But not all of them warrant a call to the doctor or a visit to the emergency room. A good pediatrician will consider it part of her job to offer after-hours advice - pediatricians should expect worried parents to call at all hours. In fact, many say they worry... Read More
Moms dread that wake-up call in the middle of the night that signals illness in their child. Whether it's a fever, vomiting or something else, a nighttime illness can be scary. But not all of them warrant a call to the doctor or a visit to the emergency room. A good pediatrician will consider it part of her job to offer after-hours advice - pediatricians should expect worried parents to call at all hours. In fact, many say they worry... Read More
24. Soy Far, Soy Good?
[MOMS]
Much has been said about the health benefits of soy. Soy is a complete protein -- the only non-animal product to boast that claim -- and it benefits cholesterol, lowering levels of LDL, the "bad" cholesterol, and raising HDL, or "good" cholesterol. Its high calcium levels contribute to bone health, and isoflavones (the main phytochemical present in soy), magnesium and boron strengthen bones. Soy is heart healthy, lowering blood pressure,... Read More
Much has been said about the health benefits of soy. Soy is a complete protein -- the only non-animal product to boast that claim -- and it benefits cholesterol, lowering levels of LDL, the "bad" cholesterol, and raising HDL, or "good" cholesterol. Its high calcium levels contribute to bone health, and isoflavones (the main phytochemical present in soy), magnesium and boron strengthen bones. Soy is heart healthy, lowering blood pressure,... Read More
25. Urgent Care, ER or Pediatrician?
[MOMS]
Whether it's an injury, illness or other medical emergency, when your child feels bad, you want her to feel better as soon as possible. But with the array of healthcare professionals available at all hours, you may be confused as to where your child needs to go. Your schedule and your child's school schedule may influence your decision as well. So here are a few ways to decide who should care for your child. Obviously, her pediatrician... Read More
Whether it's an injury, illness or other medical emergency, when your child feels bad, you want her to feel better as soon as possible. But with the array of healthcare professionals available at all hours, you may be confused as to where your child needs to go. Your schedule and your child's school schedule may influence your decision as well. So here are a few ways to decide who should care for your child. Obviously, her pediatrician... Read More
26. Is the ER Ready for Your Child?
[MOMS]
It seems like a no-brainer: If you need to take your child to the emergency room, then they'll be fully prepared to treat him. However, in most hospitals throughout the nation, the ER either doesn't have the right equipment to use on children or the right staff to treat them - or a dangerous combination of both. {relatedarticles}Up to 20 percent of the nation's ER patients are children, but only 6 percent of emergency departments have... Read More
It seems like a no-brainer: If you need to take your child to the emergency room, then they'll be fully prepared to treat him. However, in most hospitals throughout the nation, the ER either doesn't have the right equipment to use on children or the right staff to treat them - or a dangerous combination of both. {relatedarticles}Up to 20 percent of the nation's ER patients are children, but only 6 percent of emergency departments have... Read More
27. Fast First Aid for Boo-Boos
[MOMS]
Oww! A scraped knee, a bad bruise, bug bite, splinter or other minor injury can send a child into hysterics. But moms can take quick action to stem the tears and reduce scarring by taking the right measures fast. For the inevitable cuts and scrapes, hold a clean cloth or gauze (not tissue, which can flake off into the wound and cause infection) over the wound and press gently to stanch bleeding. If that doesn't work, then raise the... Read More
Oww! A scraped knee, a bad bruise, bug bite, splinter or other minor injury can send a child into hysterics. But moms can take quick action to stem the tears and reduce scarring by taking the right measures fast. For the inevitable cuts and scrapes, hold a clean cloth or gauze (not tissue, which can flake off into the wound and cause infection) over the wound and press gently to stanch bleeding. If that doesn't work, then raise the... Read More
28. The Long and Short on Kids' Height
[MOMS]
Tall, short or in between - parents can worry excessively about how their child is growing, and it starts during those first newborn checkups. Pediatricians will expect babies to grow consistently according to the height and weight chart, checking to be sure the two are roughly in the same percentile. The doctor should, however, take into account genetics. If there is a great divide - height in the 90 th percentile and weight... Read More
Tall, short or in between - parents can worry excessively about how their child is growing, and it starts during those first newborn checkups. Pediatricians will expect babies to grow consistently according to the height and weight chart, checking to be sure the two are roughly in the same percentile. The doctor should, however, take into account genetics. If there is a great divide - height in the 90 th percentile and weight... Read More
29. Common Baby Conditions
[MOMS]
Kids come out of the womb with some strange-looking markings sometimes. The good news is that there's usually nothing wrong with a newborn that has a strange-looking skin condition. Here are a few marks and characteristics you might see in a new baby. Mongolian spots -- flat, grayish round marks that may resemble a bruise - are common in darker-skinned babies. They're harmless and fade in time. New moms should simply let pediatricians... Read More
Kids come out of the womb with some strange-looking markings sometimes. The good news is that there's usually nothing wrong with a newborn that has a strange-looking skin condition. Here are a few marks and characteristics you might see in a new baby. Mongolian spots -- flat, grayish round marks that may resemble a bruise - are common in darker-skinned babies. They're harmless and fade in time. New moms should simply let pediatricians... Read More
