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For all his eccentricities as an actor, Johnny Depp is first and foremost, a dad. And a grateful one at that.
In March last year, Johnny Depp’s 8-year old daughter Lily-Rose contracted kidney failure as a result of E. coli poisoning. She contracted the bug while the family was staying at a rented mansion during filming […]
My daughter is suffering from what could be colds… maybe it’s the cold season, or maybe it’s allergies… maybe it could be something else. Like they were reading my mind, the editors of BabyCenter sent me a link that answers if toddler is just catching the occasional cold or if she has the flu […]
What is it with eating chicken soup when we’re sick?
OK, so it is delicious. It’s a comfort food. Sipping the hot liquid unclogs the nose, much like a spicy food or hot pepper spray does. It makes you feel better. But does chicken soup itself help treat the colds or flu?
Surprisingly, scientists say it does!
Research […]
Consider these staggering statistics -
Children newly affected with HIV in 2007: 0.42 million
Children living with HIV/AIDS in 2007: 2.5 million
Child AIDS death in 2007: 0.33 million
Young people (under 25 years old) account for half of all new HIV infections worldwide, and 2 out of 3 are women. AIDS has orphaned 14 million children, and left […]
A painless alternative the influenza vaccine for children is the new, reformulated Flu Mist.
Just last month, the U.S Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of the nasal influenza vaccine, commonly called Flu Mist, for healthy children ages 2-4 years old (24-59 months) without a history of recurrent wheezing, as well as for healthy […]
It’s common knowledge (among moms, that is) that children older than 5 years old are candidates for the flu vaccinations.
Recently, he CDC Advisory Committee recommended several expansions to their immunization program. Of note, the CDC advised that -
1. Children from 6 months to 5 years need to have routine influenza vaccination. Previous to this, […]
Infants and young children routinely get immunized from the time they are born. But according to a CDC report, many adolescents (ages 11-21) and young adults (ages 22-39) still get sick with vaccine-preventable diseases because they have not received any vaccination.
Three new vaccines for adolescents
In recent years, three new vaccines have been developed and approved […]
There have been apprehensions about giving flu shots to pregnant women. Honestly, I didn’t get one when I was pregnant with my first, and my hospital didn’t recommend it either since I didn’t belong to a high risk group, I was told. But I’m going discuss this in detail with my doctor for this pregnancy. […]
With the flu season beginning this month, it’s important for families of cancer patients to get answers to this question as soon as possible. Cancer (and onco-therapies) weaken the immune system, so patients become more susceptible than the healthy individual in catching viral and bacterial diseases.
Family members and patients are first advised to seek their […]
Flu season is just around the corner, and it was a good thing I had my daughter vaccinated early. She’s in school these days, and I see a lot of runny noses already.
If you’re wondering whether you or your child should get vaccinated, the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the following […]
Health matters for children from infancy to adolescence.
Written by Grace Ibay, M.H.S. [email] for b5media.
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