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There are things we just don’t talk about in polite company. There are subjects one doesn’t broach at the dinner table. Take bodily vermin, for example. A few months ago, I couldn’t have pictured myself sipping a post-prandial cup of coffee and Sambuc…

Ray Lader used to be an ideal customer for the tobacco companies: He was 12 years old, loyal to his brand, and addicted. But within a few years, he turned into a major thorn in their side. Like thousands of other youth in Florida, Lader became an acti…

Why do children vomit? Vomiting is the body’s way of expelling material from the stomach, sometimes to get rid of something poisonous. Whatever the cause, your child’s stomach muscles will contract forcefully, and food will come back up through his es…

How can I tell whether my child is constipated? Don’t gauge it by how many trips your child makes to the toilet. Some children need to move their bowels twice a day; others go only once every two or three days. Unless four or more days have passed sin…

What is dehydration? Dehydration means that the body is losing too much fluid or not taking enough in, usually because of fever, overheating, or diarrhea. It’s both preventable and easily treatable, but you need to address the problem right away or it…

With all the news about contaminated food, is there anything I can do to lower my child’s risk? There’s good reason to wonder. Salmonella, E. coli, Listeria, and other potentially dangerous germs can be transmitted in food, causing illness and, in ver…

How can I get my child to stop whining? Tell him gently but firmly that his whining must stop, and work with him on better ways to express himself. These techniques can help: Point out your child’s whiny voice as soon as he uses it. You’ll have to be …

Whooping cough (pertussis) is a disease that should be rare by now. We’ve had an effective vaccine against whooping cough for decades, but the illness continues to thrive. An unusual whooping cough outbreak in California in 2010, for example, sickened…

SATURDAY, June 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When you’re at a beach or pool, would you be able to identify someone who’s drowning and take action to save them?”Even the most experienced swimmers can be in danger if the weather is bad, currents are stron…

FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From 2018 to 2020, there were decreases in the prevalence of screening for breast cancer (BC) and cervical cancer (CC), while the increase in stool testing offset the decrease in colonoscopy for colorectal canc…