by PediaBlog | Feb 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
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...
by PediaBlog | Jan 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
*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...
by PediaBlog | Apr 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
by PediaBlog | Jan 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
by PediaBlog | Dec 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
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...
