Category: Infectious Diseases
What Is Whooping Cough (Pertussis)? What Is The Whooping Cough Sound?
What Is Whooping Cough (Pertussis)? What Is The Whooping Cough Sound? It’s that time of year again. Kids and adults everywhere are...
How to Check Children’s Temperature Correctly
Sick kids? Here’s how to check children’s temperature correctly when they’re running a fever. It’s cough and cold...
How To Prevent Viral Infection Symptoms This Fall and Winter
Viral Infection Symptoms – Fall & Winter with tips on prevention It’s what’s on every parent’s mind right...
Child and Infant Ear Infections
Child and Infant Ear Infections and Tube Surgery When your baby or infant has an ear infection, your lives may be miserable....
Flu Shot or Nasal Spray – Which to Choose?
Flu Shot or Nasal Spray – Which to Choose? We can’t deny that viral season is upon us. My office and emergency room is filled...
Scared of the Flu? You Should Be!
We Really Should Be Scared Of The Flu Here’s Why .. Last year in my medical practice, I was in the unfortunate position of...
Febrile Seizures in Children – Not As Scary As You Think
Febrile seizures in children – not as scary as you think I frequently see patients that have just had their first (or subsequent)...
Tricks To Manage Your Child’s Next Cold
It’s Cold Season, Here Are Some Tricks TO Manage Them “Compensation for this post was provided by hydraSense®. Opinions...
Stye In Eye? What Is A Stye Anyway?
Stye In Eye? What Is A Stye Anyway? Unfortunately, its viral season again. All around me are kids and parents with viral illnesses –...
Kidney And Bladder Infection In Kids – Signs & Symptoms
Symptoms Of A Kidney Infection And Signs Of A Bladder Infection In Kids I receive a lot of urgent texts and emails from friends each...
How To Reduce A Fever And Maintain Normal Baby Temperature Safely
How To Reduce A Fever And Maintain Normal Baby Temperature Safely Fever is the most common reason for parents to bring their...
5 Ways To Treat Viral Infection Symptoms This Season
5 Ways To Treat Viral Infection Symptoms This Season When my now ‘big-kid’ Dylan started school this past September, I...
Back To School Foes – Kids Colds, Viruses And More
My now ‘big-kid’, Dylan is starting Junior Kindergarten this September. I can’t believe how fast time flies. He was a newborn...
Hand Foot And Mouth Disease In Children
Hand Foot And Mouth Disease As Scary As The Name Implies? Hand foot and mouth disease, also known as herpangina, typically affects...
Kids Have a Sore Throat When Swallowing?
Does Your Child Have A Sore Throat When Swallowing? What is Viral Versus Bacterial Pharyngitis and What To Do .. This time of year...
Cat And Dog Bites – Uh Oh – What To Do Now?
Dog Bites? Cat Bites? Here’s what to do .. We have two dogs at home and spent a great deal of time training them to never, ever bite....
Read This To Learn About Symptoms Of An Ear Infection
Read This To Learn About Symptoms Of An Ear Infection Ear infections are one of the most common things that my friends with kids ask...
How To Avoid Mosquito Bites
How To Avoid Mosquito Bites and Best Insect Repellants It’s important to know how to avoid mosquito bites and a little preparation...
Peeing Pain? Signs Of A Bladder Infection In Children
Peeing Pain? Signs Of A Bladder Infection In Children Urinary tract (bladder or kidney) infections (UTIs) are very common in kids. They...
How To Treat An Ingrown Toenail
How To Treat An Ingrown Toenail And Prevent An Ingrown Toenail Infection Anyone who has ever suffered from an ingrown toe nail knows...
