Preventing Colds

  A new study from C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Michigan indicates that parents are trying their hardest to prevent their children from catching colds. Some are trying a little too hard, according to Robert Preidt: For example, 51 percent of parents...

*Flashback Friday*

*This post originally appeared on The PediaBlog on January 18, 2018.   No Opioid Rx For Coughs   Other than a nice warm bowl of chicken soup or a spoonful of honey (for children older than one year of age), parents will find that the numerous...

When Nothing Is Something

  Like most primary care providers, family physician Eileen Sprys sees her share of snotty noses, hacking coughs, and sore throats. And like most of us on the front-lines of healthcare, we know that an antibiotic will not cure what, at least for now, is...

No Opioid Rx For Coughs

Other than a nice warm bowl of chicken soup or a spoonful of honey (for children older than one year of age), parents will find that the numerous over-the-counter products marketed to treat symptoms of colds and flu are expensive, ineffective, and have unintended...

Kids’ Menu — Chicken Soup (2)

  If you enjoyed Grandma Lola’s roasted chicken last night, you will love this recipe for chicken soup — especially if you are saving it to use for its medicinal properties for the next cold or flu. Use the carcass, vegetables, and gravy from last...