The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued new guidelines on the use of sports and energy drinks in children. The guidelines do not seem to me to be anything new; however, they do highlig... Read more
Fisher-Price is recalling more than 10 million toys sold in the United States, including certain models of toddler tricycles, high chairs, infant activity centers, and toy cars. Specific pr... Read more
Has anyone tried these? They are baked veggie fries for kids, available in the freezer section. They are also, of course, organic. The company also makes these snacks called Puffets. The... Read more
Croup season is here, just as it is every year around October-November. Some years are worse than others; in fact, croup tends to go in 5-year cycles. This seems to be a pretty mild year. It... Read more
As you are probably aware, there is a great deal of flu-like illness in our area at this time. Many children and adults have fever, runny nose, headache, body aches, cough and sore throats. ... Read more
The FDA has approved risperidone for the treatment of aggression, self-injury, tantrums, and irritability associated with autism in children. The drug is now approved for use in children fro... Read more
The U.S. FDA has issued a warning against eating fresh bagged spinach, which may be a cause of an E. coli outbreak across multiple states. There have been multiple hospitalizations and one d... Read more
Novartis Consumer Health and FDA notified patients, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals that the sponsor is conducting a nationwide voluntary recall of all Triaminic Vapor Patch p... Read more
The New England Journal of Medicine published an article reporting that infants whose mothers had taken an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE inhibitors) drug during the first trim... Read more
The American Academy of Otolaryngology (ENT doctors) has issued the first expert guidelines for the treatment of swimmer’s ear (actually, otitis externa, of which swimmer’s ear is one cause)... Read more
The FDA and Mead Johnson have announced the recall of over 40,000 cans of Gentlease powdered formula, lot number BMJ19, due to metal particles contained in the powder. The cans were distribu... Read more
Pregnancy has been thought to be protective against psychiatric disorders; however, there has not been a study done of women with depression who stop their medication while pregnant. In this... Read more
The CDC announced on January 14, 2006 that the main strain of influenza virus currently circulating in the United States (H3N2, an influenza A strain) has developed resistance to amantadine... Read more
In a large, national study, a pertussis or whooping cough booster has been shown to be more than 90% effective at preventing pertussis in adolescents and adults. Pertussis is on the rise. In... Read more
Canada is allowing Adderall XR back on the market after it had been suspended on February 9, 2005 due to concerns about cardiac deaths in teenagers in the United States who were using Addera... Read more
A new form for participation in Georgia high school athletics has been adopted by the Georgia High School Association, for immediate and mandatory use. It was adopted and put into use on Mar... Read more
Canada suspended sales of Adderall XR on February 9, 2005, citing concerns regarding 20 reports of sudden death in children and adults taking the drugs, all of them in the United States. (Ad... Read more
The chickenpox (varicella) vaccine was approved for use in the United States in 1995 and quickly became part of the universal immunization schedule for children. Before the vaccine was intro... Read more
In a fascinating study published in the January 26, 2005 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers in Australia showed that people who had younger siblings in the... Read more