Mon 29 Dec 2008
After all the holiday travel and visiting with countless relatives many babies and toddlers end up with a post Christmas cold. It is wonderful to see everyone and have fun with the extended family, however, at this time of year there is always someone in the family who brings the unwanted (and uninvited) cold [Read the rest]
Sat 11 Oct 2008
Not many people enjoy a trip to the dentist, but for your child those first few trips to the dentist maybe even more nerve-wracking. It is a whole new concept and often a bit scary. Many children don’t much like a trip to the doctor and the dentist is just another doctor to [Read the rest]
Fri 29 Feb 2008
New recommendations have been released regarding the influenza vaccine. Currently it is recommended that children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years be vaccinated against the influenza virus annually. This age group is most at risk of suffering from a fatal case of the influenza virus.
Starting with the next flu season the CDC [Read the rest]
Sat 29 Dec 2007
We are now in the midst of cold and flu season, and every parent knows how hard it is to console and comfort a sick baby. Often we have no idea what to do for our poor little ones, how to make it all better. We know that for us medicine often does the trick, [Read the rest]
Wed 14 Mar 2007
Obesity is a major problem here in the United States, and many other countries for that matter, with close to 40% of the population considered obese. It is a particular problem among children. Over the past couple of decades childhood obesity has more than doubled in the US. The key factors contributing to [Read the rest]
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