Treating Head Lice
The start of a new school year can be an exciting time for children, but it is also the time when problems with head lice begin. According to the CDC, …
Your Child’s Healthcare at School
Chronic illnesses, such as ongoing or reoccurring conditions like asthma, allergies, diabetes or epilepsy, affect at least 10-15 percent of American children. If your school-age child has a chronic illness, …
When Bottle Feeding Your Infant is Best
Breastfeeding is the ideal way to feed a newborn, but many women either choose not to do so for personal reasons or must bottle-feed because of health-related issues such as …
Taking Your Child’s Temperature
The human body is designed to keep its temperature within a normal range. Sweating is one of your body’s many safety features. Perspiration helps to keep your temperature within normal …
Packing Nutritious School Lunches
Children see one food ad for every 5 minutes of cartoons they watch on Saturday mornings. Since few of these ads are for fruits and vegetables and children watch about …
Newborn’s & Mother’s Health Protection Act
Group health plans and health insurance issuers generally may not, under federal law, restrict benefits for any hospital length of stay in connection with childbirth for the mother or newborn …