Families will soon be getting together for the holidays, spreading cheer, joy and love. Unfortunately, they will also likely be spreading their germs. [...]
For years, parents of babies at risk of developing a peanut allergy were told they should avoid peanuts. Medical experts are reconsidering that approach. [...]
You count on your hands every day to do your dirty – as well as your clean – work. In between the dirty and the clean it’s important to wash your hands. [...]
Lots of well-meaning family and friends – and even strangers! – will have advice for new parents. What tips should they heed? Dr. Tenenbaum has the scoop. [...]
They are called e-cigarettes, and you inhale the vapor (known as “vaping”), they create rather than smoke them. But there is nothing virtual about the nicotine that is inhaled into the body. But, how safe are e-cigarettes? [...]
Whether you are bringing your child to their pediatrician for a routine visit, to a hospital for surgery, or to an ER, you are their health care advocate. [...]
Drowning remains the second most common cause of accidental injury and death in 15- to 19-year-olds, according to U.S. data. Boys this age are much more likely to drown than girls, notes the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). [...]