Dehydration (Child)
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…
Learn MoreFood Safety for Kids
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…
Learn MoreWhining, Ages 3 to 6
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 …
Learn MoreWhooping Cough (Pertussis)
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…
Learn MoreCould You Spot and Save a Person Drowning?
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…
Learn MoreDecreases in Breast, Cervical Cancer Screening From 2018 to 2020
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…
Learn MoreU.S. Monkeypox Cases Now at 21, Two Strains Identified
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The number of known U.S. monkeypox cases has increased to 21 in 11 states, federal health officials announced Friday.
The cases are also concentrated largely among gay or bisexual men, with the virus apparently…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Vaccines Coming for Children Under 5 in June: White House
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children under the age of 5 may be able to get their first COVID-19 vaccinations as early as June 21, the White House said Thursday.An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will meet on June 1…
Learn MoreOxygen Saturation Overestimated in Minority COVID-19 Patients
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Asian, Black, and Hispanic patients with COVID-19 have persistent overestimation of arterial oxygen saturation, according to a study published online May 31 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Ashraf Fawzy, M.D., M.P.H.,…
Learn MoreFeds Warn of Bedrails That Can Entrap; Three Deaths Reported
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — At least three elderly Americans suffocated after getting trapped in Mobility Transfer Systems adult portable bedrails, and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) says anyone who has the rails shoul…
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