Laryncomalacia

Posted on January 21st, 2008

My son was diagnosed with Laryngomalacia when he was fifteen months old. You would think that getting a diagnosis of anything would make a parent’s heart sink, but this particular diagnosis came after several other mistaken diagnoses that turned out to be wrong: asthma, RSV, pneumonia, and plenty of other interesting theories. It also came [...]

Stocking a Medicine Cabinet for Baby

Posted on January 15th, 2008

It’s 2am on a Saturday and your child is sick. Now what? Hopefully, you had planned for this event and created a medicine cabinet for baby just in case this very situation happened.
Even though most every town has a 24 hour pharmacy these days, it is still a good idea to have a supply [...]

The Holidays Are Contagious

Posted on January 3rd, 2008

During the holidays, it’s normal to feel some amount of nausea. It can stem from anxiety, stress, or actually eating some fruitcake. However, with children in the house, there’s always another possible cause.
A virus!
That’s been the experience this year in the Hughes household. The first one to come down with a particularly nasty five-day strain [...]

Green beans recall

Posted on December 23rd, 2007

New Era Canning Company is voluntarily recalling a little over one thousand cans of GFS Fancy Blue Lake Cut Green Beans due to the possibility of botulism contamination, a potentially fatal bacteria. The cans were distributed through GFS Marketplace and affect consumers in many southern and midwestern U.S. states including:
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, [...]

Can you take medicine during pregnancy?

Posted on December 21st, 2007

As a newly pregnant woman, you’ve no doubt heard from plenty of other women that you can’t “take anything” when you’re pregnant.
So when you get congested, have a cold, or indigestion, you probably figure you have to just deal with it. Even worse, if you feel exceptionally sad or anxious, you may feel that there’s [...]