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It's been known for some time that children who attend child care have higher risks of developing certain respiratory infections. It's also known that children whose parents are allergic have […]

The increased number of children attending child-care centers, along with the increased number of infections in those settings, has resulted in an overall increase in illness among young children. To […]

Anaphylaxis is a serious allergic reaction with effects ranging from rapid heartbeat and hives to lightheadedness or loss of consciousness. It is a parental nightmare to watch a child suffer [...]

Q After researching the references you provided on diseases in daycare facilities, I find it may be necessary to examine the potential role of physicians in supporting services for families. […]

New guidelines to ensure quality care and accountability for mental health services provided in the child welfare system are available on the website of the REACH Institute (Resource for Advancing [...]

Q How common are pimples (specifically white heads with the hard center) on the penis? I have a nine month old, and I nearly freaked out at his last diaper [...]

Q My daughter has a few warts on her fingers. Her Dr. has tried three times to freeze them. There are two that are still there. What is our next [...]

It should be easy--put on the blood pressure cuff, pump it up, slowly let out the air and listen for the beat with a stethoscope. And there you have it--a [...]

Human papilloma virus--commonly known as HPV--is a sexually transmitted virus responsible for genital warts and most cases of cervical cancer. There are various strains, some of which cause genital warts. [...]

The number of vaccinations children receive has steadily increased. Vaccinating children began 100 years ago with the small pox vaccine. Forty years ago there were five vaccines (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, [...]

Does day care attendance increase how often your child becomes sick? And, perhaps more importantly, if so, are there any long term effects? A study from the National Institute of [...]

Some experts have suggested that infections in early childhood might actually prevent the development of allergies when the child becomes older. No one is quite sure how this might happen. […]

Reducing the use of psychoactive drugs in nursing facilities often calls for creative strategies. Facilities are increasingly looking to nondrug interventions to modify undesirable behavior. Here are a few approaches [...]