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Evidence for Vicks VapoRub?

November 15, 2010 39 Comments

A Pediatrics study this past week starts out stating that, “Upper respiratory infections (URIs) are the most common acute illness in the world.” Wowza, that seems like a show stopper right there. But it’s true, anyone who works with kids or has kids or knows kids (let’s be honest) also knows that winter brings snot […]

If It Were My Child: No Teething Tablets

October 25, 2010

On Saturday, the FDA released a recall of Hyland’s teething tablets. The recall stems from concerns for increased and varying amounts of belladonna, a toxic substance that could cause serious systemic effects to babies. It’s unclear how much belladonna is found in these tablets normally although it is well known it’s in them. Recently, infants […]

Why I Hate Sleep Positioners

October 8, 2010 40 Comments

I hate infant sleep positioners. They are not safe or helpful. If you have one or know a family/friend who uses one for their infant, throw it out. Trash compact it. Stomp on it. Cut it up in bits. This is one rare thing you should feel good about putting in landfill. When I was […]

Crack The Code On Pediatric Flu Shot Recommendations

September 27, 2010 7 Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0gYJmuw9So Flu shots have arrived to nearly every neighborhood in the US. Frustratingly, clinics often get the doses after the retail stores (seems silly) and doses for children under age 3 may not arrive at the same time. So if you’re reading all over the planet that shots are available and your pediatrician’s office can’t […]

Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite

August 21, 2010 8 Comments

A friend called yesterday and asked if I thought her daughter had bed bugs. Her toddler had woken up with welts over her face, chest, back and trunk. She was itchy. Her mom was worried about bed bugs. I tried to reassure her, telling her what I knew about bed bugs &  how young children […]

3 Things That Won't Help Babies Sleep

August 16, 2010 6 Comments

There is a lot of information (and opinion) about how to get your infant to sleep through the night. Cry it out/don’t cry it out, rocking/no rocking, co-sleeping/crib sleeping, white noise/no noise, breastfeeding or bottle-feeding. Everyone has an idea about what works. Like I said earlier, there is very little data to support one technique […]

If It Were My Child: No Tylenol Before Shots

August 2, 2010 22 Comments

Earlier this year there was a massive Tylenol recall. The recall included Infant Tylenol drops, Children’s Tylenol, as well as many other children’s medications. I’m not exaggerating when I say massive, but generic medications (liquid acetaminophen made by Walgreens or CVS, for example) were not included. The recall was a great reminder that generics are […]

The Most Devastating Article: Fatal Distraction By Gene Weingarten

July 1, 2010 9 Comments

Happy July. In Seattle that usually means that summer is soon to arrive. For the rest of the US, I know, it has already begun. Ever since last week though, I have thought about July differently. I was midway through this post last Friday when I was forced to abandon it. Overwhelmed by the article […]

O's Tylenol is Famous: Medication Recall

May 1, 2010 12 Comments

We woke up today and I read the Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec, and Benadryl medication recall from yesterday. It’s a voluntary recall but concerns remain about quality of the medication.  Then I realized the Tylenol I gave O yesterday was still on the counter. O’s Tylenol is famous, it turns out. It’s part of the recall. […]

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