Dr. Gwenn’s Huffington Post Blog
What is it? The inability for Seniors (typically) to focus due to a feeling that “they are done”. However, this can occur in all kids at various stages. Symptoms: Not applying as much effort in school work Loosing interest in [...]
Common Household Pets: Hamster, cat, dog, guinnea pig, ferret, gerbil, rabbit, mouse Do these pets carry a rabies risk? No. Can I get infected from being bitten by my pet? Yes. Mouths of pets have bacteria and can infect you. [...]
Spring is about to come…and with that comes spring allergies! Are you prepared?
Launched in 1992, the Back to Sleep Campaign has been a true success story, reducing the incidence of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) by nearly 50%! The untoward consequence of the program, however, was a marked increase in flattening along the back of the head. While this problem is not life-threatening, like SIDS, it has become a source of anxiety to parents of affected infants. And, there is a lot of misinformation and confusion about what flat heads are really about and how, if at all, they should be addressed.
The flu season became a bit complicated last year when H1N1 came onto the season. Not only did we have the familiar “seasonal flu” to contend with but this new player “H1N1″.
Allergic reaction to urushiol oil from the poison ivy/oak/sumac leaves. The rhyme “leave three let them be!” can help kids remember to avoid clusters of three leaves together. 85% of kids can have allergic reactions to the oil.
If there are two pearls of wisdom I can impart to you about toddlers it is this: they will have many boo-boos and there will be times you will be convinced your toddler is “always sick” and you should change your address to that of your pediatrician’s office.
One of the most difficult issues for new parents, and grand-parents, is deciding if a very young infant (under 2 months of age) is sick.
H1N1 has sure made our lives more complicated, hasn’t it?
It used to be complicated enough staying up to date with one influenza virus, the “seasonal” or winter flu, now we have H1N1, swine flu, to worry about, too. In other words, we now have two flu seasons instead of one.
The 2009-2010 school year game plan was simple enough: avoid the wide spread school closings that occurred at the end of the 2008-2009 school year when H1N1 first came into our lives.
