Child Health and Safety:
Child Health Articles, Baby Health, Infant Care, Child Safety
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Jun 15th, 2004
How to get your kids to eat healthy meals
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May 29th, 2004
Colds, flu, and most sore throats and bronchitis are caused by viruses. Antibiotics do not help fight viruses.
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May 29th, 2004
Your child has a runny nose. This is a normal part of what happens during the common cold and as it gets better. Here are some facts about colds and runny noses. When germs that cause colds first infect the nose and sinuses, the nose makes clear mucus.
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May 28th, 2004
A doctor said your child has fluid in the middle ear, also called otitis (oh-TIE-Tus) media with effusion (uh-FEW-zhun) (OME). Fluid usually does not bother children and it almost always goes away on its own. This does not have to be treated with antibiotics, unless it lasts for a few months. Here are some facts about OME and ear infections.
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May 27th, 2004
If an infant is going to experience colic in its life, it will typically appear within the first few weeks of life and will subside by the time the infant is four month old.
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May 3rd, 2004
Asthma is a disease of the bronchial tubes (branches of the windpipe). When an asthma attack occurs, muscles around the airway tighten and mucus builds up in the lining of the airway. The airway then becomes irritated and swollen, allowing less air into the breathing passages. Asthma is not contagious but tends to run in families.
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Apr 25th, 2004
What are we as parents thinking? This has gone on for generations and I have no doubt that it will go on for many more.
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Apr 24th, 2004
Start with keeping a food and episode diary. Note foods eaten and episodes that occur then look to see if food could be the trigger.
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Apr 19th, 2004
Give your child a healthy lunch with fruits, nuts, veggies and grains leaving off the Kool Aid or energy drinks. Give them good clean purified water.
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Apr 16th, 2004
Caring for a sick child is heart wrenching. To make sure your child will be as comfortable as possible when he/she becomes ill at the daycare centre or home, talk to your caregiver about her ill-child policy.
