It seems like all of the patients we saw this past week had “allergy eyes.” Their eyes looked watery and red, some had crusty stuff in their eyelashes, their eyelids looked mildly swollen,…
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Mom guilt! After a day at the beach with my teenage kids over spring break, ALL THREE of them had some sunburn. Gone are the days when my kids were small squirming toddlers…
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In light of the recent recall of all lots of Hyland’s teething tablets because of safety concerns, we thought it was time to update parents about how to relieve teething pain. About seven years…
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Now that spring is finally here, many kids are experiencing the start of spring allergy season, and those allergies are triggering their asthma symptoms. Perfecting a treatment regimen for a child with…
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What’s causing this child’s eyelid swelling? “When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie…” Actually, that’s not amore, but that’s a stye on this child’s upper eyelid. A stye…
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It’s 6 a.m., you are running late for work and your kid is “kinda” sick. Can you send him to daycare? Yesterday we reviewed with an audience of early childhood education teachers the latest medical…
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Although it’s called ringworm, this rash isn’t caused by a worm. In fact, it barely looks like a worm. Otherwise known as tinea corporis, the patch of ringworm is usually a flesh…
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We know parents who started reading to their children before they were born, but don’t fret if you didn’t start when baby was in the womb. It’s never too late to start.…
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You sit down to breast feed your newborn, when your three-year-old announces, “I have to go potty! And I need HELP!” You are giving your newborn a bottle and your two year…
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Happy New Year and welcome to Flu Season 2017! Parents ask us every day how they can tell if their child has the flu a cold. Here’s how: Colds, even really yucky…
