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Dosing Kids with Drugs to Shut Them Up is Child Abuse, Study Says
Does your kid really need that dose of cough medicine? Credit: Corbis
Many over-the-counter ...Read more
Bug Off! Soap Keeps Pests at Bay
Get your goat on. Credit: Beekman 1802.
Do you bug out when the bugs are out?
Keep the ...Read more
Yes, That Mosquito Really is After You
Don't scratch that mosquito bite, it may get infected. Credit: Hakan Hjort, Getty Images
If ...Read more
Amazing Dad: Randy Christensen
Randy Christensen, medical director for the Crews'n Healthmobile, which provides medical services ...Read more
Common Allergy Culprits in Children
Dear Karla,
My son has eczema all over his face and very bad asthma. Do you think it could be the ...Read more
How to Have Your Beans and Avoid Gas, Too!
Dear Karla,
My family and I enjoy beans, but we all seem to end up uncomfortable and gassy after ...Read more
Daughter Reports Mom's Pot Plants to Police
A Rochester Hills, Mich., mother faces potential drug charges after her daughter reported her to ...Read more
Imagination Can Soothe a Tummy Ache, Study Shows
When kids have stomach aches, they can ease their discomfort by using a little imagination. ...Read more
10-Year-Old Girl Burned by Tanning Bed
A 10-year-old Welsh girl spent 16 minutes in a coin-operated tanning bed -- and wound up with burns ...Read more
Cold Medicine - New Warnings May Be On Their Way
The FDA already warns parents that if you've got a sick kid under two, don't give them cough and ...Read more
Vicks VapoRub Harmful To Infants
OK, this is kind of creepy. I am part of a parent exchange group that regularly emails ideas, etc. ...Read more
