Category: Children’s health

Dayton Children's
Permalink| Comments (0)| December 23, 2012

Washington state’s toxic Christmas gift to our youth

New York Yankees baseball legend Mickey Mantle was my boyhood hero. I collected all of his baseball cards and memorized every statistic about his performance.  I couldn’t wait for my Uncle Tony to finish reading the Sporting News so I … Continue reading →

Category Children's health Parenting Ages
Becky Gonter-Dray RD, CSP, LD
Permalink| Comments (0)| November 27, 2012

How my boys learned about cancer

Today, November 27 is Giving Tuesday a national movement around the holidays dedicated to giving, similar to how Black Friday and Cyber Monday have become days that are synonymous with holiday shopping. Dayton Children’s is taking part in Giving Tuesday … Continue reading →

Category Advocacy Children's health Ages
Melissa King DO
Permalink| Comments (0)| November 16, 2012

Just her “little bumps”

Audrey has molluscumcontagiosum.  We call them her little bumps. Over the past year she has become quite accustom to explaining to anyone that might ask, “It’s okay, they do not hurt, they are just my little bumps.” A few months … Continue reading →

Category Children's health Ages
Dayton Children's
Permalink| Comments (0)| November 12, 2012

When should my child take an antibiotic?

A special post from our guest blogger, Navjyot K. Vidwan, MD, Pediatric infectious disease Physician at Dayton Children’s. November 12-16 is Get Smart about antibiotics week. Visit the CDC’s website to learn more. When a child is sick, parents tend … Continue reading →

Category Children's health SymptomsCommon Cold Cough Fever Flu Ages

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