Part l: An update on zapping mosquitoes You no longer have to visit the Amazon rain forest or equatorial Africa to pick up an exotic tropical disease. Nowadays, Zika, West Nile, Chikungunya, dengue and similar diseases can come to visit your family – at your home. Blame global warming. Believe it! Climate change has arrived! […]
Infants/Sleeping away from home
May 17, 2015 by
At home, putting infants to sleep is a no-brainer. You place them in their crib – and pray they’ll sleep all night. But when traveling, there are many do’s and don’ts regarding sleep safety and getting infants to sleep in new surroundings, the latter often a real hassle. 1. Never “co-sleep,” even for a night […]
Air travel/ infants/crying/remedies
December 6, 2010 by
For many people one of the biggest fear of flying is sitting next to a screaming child, says the New York Times, “Please Refrain from Tantrums Aboard,” (November 14.) According to the article, some travelers are doing some fussing of their own. They’re calling for airlines to implement child-free flights, designate “family-only” sections, or provide […]
