My son has been struggling with a variety of ear and throat infections the past few months. We’ve been struggling to get him his medicine and also to keep him hydrated.
Some children don’t mind taking their medicine, but others really protest. My son is a protester.
If your baby doesn’t like to take his or [...]
Tags: antibiotics, illness, medicine
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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 [...]
Tags: asthma, illness, respiratory problems
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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 [...]
Tags: illness, medicine
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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 [...]
Tags: children, Christmas, Holidays, illness, sick
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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, [...]
Tags: botulism, Food, green beans, Health, illness, recall
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