SELF-CARE CORNER Colds? Flu? What to do? Sending a sick child to school can make matters worse and spread the illness to others. Follow these guidelines from pediatrician Dr. Jacqueline Kaari, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, who said, “Parents need to be able to quickly assess their child and determine if he […]
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Children’s Health Signs, Symptoms & Causes Vomiting is when you throw up what is in your stomach. Nausea is when you feel like you’re going to throw up. Here are some common causes of nausea and vomiting: * Viruses in the intestines. (Your child can get diarrhea, too.) * Getting upset. * Morning sickness in
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Children’s Health Tonsillitis is when the tonsils are swollen mostly due to infection. This can be viral or bacterial. Take your child to the doctor if he or she has a bad sore throat. Some sore throats that aren’t treated can lead to other problems like abscesses, kidney problems, or rheumatic heart disease. The doctor
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Children’s Health Signs, Symptoms & Causes There are many lymph glands in the body. They protect the body from infection. They make a white blood cell that kills germs in the body. Lymph glands also trap viruses, bacteria, and cancer cells. You can feel your child’s lymph glands when they swell up. When a lymph
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Children’s Health Here is a list of medicines and other things you should keep at home. * Store items in a handy, dry place, but out of children’s reach. * Check the expiration dates often. Throw away and replace outdated items. * Find out what kind and how much of each medicine you can give
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Children’s Health Be on the lookout for Reye’s Syndrome after the flu or chickenpox. Reye’s Syndrome does not happen very often. But you should know about it. Look for these signs: * Vomiting over and over again. Or vomiting that does not stop. * Loss of pep and energy. * Acting very, very sleepy. *
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Children’s Health Birth to 2 Years Old * Breast-feed your baby from birth to 6 months of age. Breast-feed for the first year, if you can. If you can’t breast-feed or don’t want to, give iron-enriched formula (not cow’s milk) for the first 12 months. After that and up to age 2, use whole cow’s
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Children’s Health Lice are small, wingless insects about the size of a sesame seed. Lice lay up to 3 to 5 eggs a day. The eggs are called “nits.” The nits hatch in 7 to 10 days. In another 7 to 10 days, a female louse matures and begins laying her own eggs. Head lice
Children’s Health Signs, Symptoms & Causes Hiccups happen when the diaphragm tightens up. (The diaphragm is a muscle used in breathing. It sits like a cap on top of the stomach.) Babies usually get hiccups because they swallow air when feeding. The stomach gets bigger and squeezes the diaphragm. Sucking hard or eating too much
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Children’s Health How do you know when your child has a fever? * Your child’s chest or forehead may feel hot. * He or she may sweat or feel sick. * Your child’s temperature is: – Higher than 99.5ºF by mouth or ear. (Higher than 100.5ºF with a pacifier thermometer.) – Higher than 100.4ºF by
