Dr. Gwenn’s Huffington Post Blog
Never say never. One of these days it will happen, guaranteed. You will be on the trip of a life time, the very trip you’ve been planning for months, when suddenly you hear that poorly timed comment “Mom, I’m not feeling so great”. You’ll freeze and immediately think: “this can’t be happening!”
Technical Names: RSV Bronchiolitis NickNames: RSV, wheezing virus What it is: viral infection of the small airways of the lung; can cause a true viral pneumoniaas well. Typical Ages for Illness: All ages; most severe in young and premature infants and [...]
There are times in life I’m reminded of the 1980’s Billy Crystal parody, “You Look Marvelous”. The skit was a paroday of Fernando Lamas and gave birth to the phrase “You look marvelous…it’s not how you feel, it’s how you [...]
Do you follow your blood pressure at home, perhaps with a home monitoring device like the one shown in the picture? Does your blood pressure go up and down a bit? What happens at the doctor’s office? Is it typically [...]
You’re likely heard by now that some parents were ordering lollipops spit on – yes, I did type “spit on” – by children infected by chicken pop to attempt to infect their how children with the virus. Here are the [...]
It never fails. One of your children gets sick when your spouse is away on business and you have a full schedule. The domino effect for a family with a sick child is enormous – home, work and school lives are all impacted and often at the least convenient times! To complicate matters, it can be difficult deciding when to keep a child home and when to forge ahead business as usual.
Ticks are common over the summer – and so are concerns about Lyme Disease. Knowing what to do will not only give you peace of mind but dramatically decrease the spread of illness from the tick to members of your family.
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.
How do you deal with medical “stuff” – tests, news, appointments? Some of us are laid back while others get anxious and uptight.
