It’s that time of year again when parents are strolling around the house with buckets and towels and up half the night doing vomit soaked laundry. Most of the time children who get the stomach flu throw up a bunch of times over the first 8-12 hours of the illness and then the vomiting slows … Continue Reading →
Molluscum are little, round, usually blister like bumps that appear anywhere on the body and are common in children of all ages. Molluscum rash is due to a virus and like the viruses that cause warts, it’s hearty and can last a long time. Here are images of some typical lesions. Molluscum cause a lot … Continue Reading →
Probiotics are being added to everything and being touted as a big benefit to our general health and well being. Infant formulas now contain probiotics and many designer yogurts have added them. You can buy them as a supplement at the drug store as well, and evidence suggests that they have an important role to … Continue Reading →
A college student at Michigan State died this month from the illness that causes bacterial meningitis. College students aren’t the only ones at risk. This bacteria infects infants, younger children and adults alike, but young adults who live packed into dorms are particularly at risk due to their close quarters. Summer camp goers and military … Continue Reading →
Kids seem to get a lot of ingrown toenails. I’m not sure exactly why, if it’s because they are picking more at their nails or if parents are trimming them too often or not often enough, but whatever the reason red, swollen, tender areas next to the nail happen frequently. When the skin around a … Continue Reading →
Fevers are rampant right now, and sometimes it’s tough to know when to head to the doctor when your child is sick with a fever. Here are some things to keep in mind as you try to decide. Fever indicates that the body is fighting an infection. Both bacteria and viruses cause infections, so the … Continue Reading →
Pink eye is a huge hassle. Kids are kicked out of school or daycare for it routinely and yet many really aren’t that sick. Most kids with pink eye will get better on their own without any treatment but because the infection is quite contagious, using eye drops is common. Pink eye can be due … Continue Reading →
One recent Thursday afternoon, a family called the office because their daughter’s daycare center had notified the family that one of the children there was suspect for having measles. Naturally the parents of this young child were concerned. Their child was still too young to have received the vaccine, and they didn’t know what to do. … Continue Reading →
It’s that time of year. Pneumonia time. There are two major types of pneumonia — bacterial and viral — and sometimes differentiating between them can be tough. Most pneumonias are caused by viruses and accompany other cold symptoms. Viral pneumonia typically presents pretty early in the course of illness and is hallmarked by lots of … Continue Reading →
Mono. We’ve all heard of it and almost everyone knows that the illness is associated with tremendous fatigue. What many don’t understand is that the fatigue is virtually never the only symptom. Sometimes parents of groggy teenagers who lack the energy to do their school work or chores and who sleep until noon on the … Continue Reading →