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• Two-Headed Newborn Dies

  The two-headed baby born three days ago in Bangladesh died today. The baby (babies?) contracted a fever and was suffering breathing difficulities before he (they?) succumbed. Want to know what's really sad?     Read More... Posted Aug 28 2008, 03:36 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: two-headed baby, fever, Kiron, Bangladesh, dhaka

• When To Call The Doctor

  When is a cough the sign of a medical emergency and when should it be treated with a tablespoon of Robitussin? When is it not a big deal that your child is in so much pain that “she acts like she’s possessed”? And should you ever give your toddler Gatorade? Thanks to Cookie for answering all of these questions in a concise article that details what to keep in your medicine cabinet and how to respond to any two a.m. attack of fever, nausea, earache, cough, or diarrhea. Read More... Posted Jun 03 2008, 05:30 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Cookie, sick kids, antibiotics, diarrhea, fever, emergency room, nausea, earache, sick children, medecine cabinet, middle of the night, when to call the doctor, cough, dr. mom

• You Give Me Fever

  I am a Bad Mommy.  When my kids get sick, I never, ever take their temperature. I'm not even sure that there is a kid-friendly thermometer in my house right now.    Read More... Posted Feb 12 2008, 03:30 PM by Adrienne Martini with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: bad mommy, fever, temperature, thermometers

• The Basic Seven

  When it comes to the health of my kids, I'm a fairly laissez-faire mom. I'm not quick to call the doc. I don't bundle them to the ER at the first cough. They've been in my house long enough that I can tell when they need to see someone in a white coat.  Most of the time, it works out. I mean, they're both still alive. Read More... Posted Jan 13 2008, 03:30 PM by Adrienne Martini with | with no comments Filed under: doctor visits, health and kids, ER, fever, warning signs, WHO

• Don't Fear the Fever

  Fever! Just the very word sends fear striking at parent's hearts: Fever! Fevers are bad! Cuz, well, look at the kid! Hot! Uncomfortable! And hot! That has to be bad, right? Oh, and fever can kill! Kids can explode, can get brain damage, whatever. It's just...bad, that fever, right? Bad! Must medicate! Must take Tylenol/Motrin/have an alcohol bath/sponge bath. Must! Because fever = B.A.D. Um, except, it's not. And this is why: Read More... Posted Jan 08 2008, 10:27 AM by Karen Murphy with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: kids, health, acetaminophen, Tylenol, Motrin, illness, doctors, fever