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Lyme disease/children: What you should know

May 31, 2015 by kidstra

Add Lyme disease to the ever-growing list of illnesses you need to be familiar with to keep your family healthy. 1. Know where and when it occurs. The disease is most commonly seen in rural areas of the Northeast from Virginia to Maine, northern California, and the northern Midwest but can occur almost anywhere in […]

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Healthy Trips to Exotic Places

November 24, 2013 by kidstra

Parents can take children to almost any place in the world if they prepare themselves to deal with the occasional health and safety issues that children may encounter while traveling, says Perri Klass MD in her recent New York Times column, 18 and Under (November 19, 2013.)  Click here to read the entire article. I […]

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Insect Repellents and Children

May 23, 2008 by DrNeumann

An incredible 900,000 types of insects are known to exist. Equally incredible is the number of insect repellents available. Here is what you should know: 1. The most thoroughly studied insect repellent is DEET. No repellent bears this name; it is the active ingredient in most products. Don’t be alarmed by its chemical formula, N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide […]

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Preventing Insect Bites

April 29, 2008 by DrNeumann

The great outdoors would be even greater if the insects didn’t bite and the bees didn’t sting. But they do. They await your family in picnic areas, in apple picking orchards and in the underbrush, the very places children enjoy being. And insects are smart. But there are many ways you can outsmart them. Here […]

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