Posted by: admin on: January 3, 2012
The UK’s drug regulator has issued new dosage guidelines for children’s liquid medicines such as Calpol and Disprol. The new, age-specific guidance stipulates exact doses of liquid paracetamol medicines that should be given to children, doing away with the ranged doses currently in use. The guidelines also introduce seven narrower age bands covering children from […]
Posted by: admin on: August 15, 2011
Get your kids back on their way to health with these tips and recommendations. Treating a fever. Not every fever needs treatment. Fevers are part of how the body fights off infection. The American Academy of Pediatricians says that if your child is eating and sleeping well, he or she probably doesn’t need any treatment. […]
Posted by: admin on: August 11, 2011
Treat kids’ discomfort, not fevers Don’t immediately reach for the medicine cabinet when your little one’s forehead feels warm, according to a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) that says fevers alone are not a cause for intervention. “The focus should be on comfort and not on absolute temperature,” Dr. Janice Sullivan, […]
Posted by: admin on: June 18, 2011
How often we treat our patients with antipyretics? If we had a little patience to explain to our patients, the benefit of fever it would be far more worthy than just prescribing one to curb it. Fever is a protective symptom which should not be ignored but not be a cause for panic and treatment. […]
Posted by: admin on: April 26, 2011
Treat kids’ discomfort, not fevers Don’t immediately reach for the medicine cabinet when your little one’s forehead feels warm, according to a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) that says fevers alone are not a cause for intervention. “The focus should be on comfort and not on absolute temperature,” Dr. Janice Sullivan, […]