Whooping cough is usually seen mostly in infants and young children, who can develop serious complications. That's why the vaccine is recommended during pregnancy, to pass along protection to the newborn, and for those who spend a lot of time with infants. But public health workers say outbre...
Bordetella pertussisis the bacteria that cause whooping cough. It is highly contagious and is sometimes fatal in young children, especially babies. The infection is preventable with vaccination; however, it is often unrecognized in older children and adults. The infection usually begins with cold sym...
In what has become a pattern of spreading vaccine misinformation, the Florida health department is telling older Floridians and others at highest risk fromCOVID-19to avoid most booster shots, saying they are potentially dangerous.Clinicians and scientists denounced the message aspolitically fueled scar...
"Any fever requires an ER visit and possible admission, and any illness is potentially very serious. Thus, we are very careful," said Maggie's father, Dr. Tim Jacks, a pediatrician at Gilbert Pediatrics in Mesa, Ariz. "Parents must realize that their actions affect everyone around them," ...
Because Oregano contains a constituent called Thymol it makes it one of the premier plant medicines for fighting serious bacterial and viral infections. Many of the plants in this tea blend contain Thymol – Oregano, Thyme, Rosemary and sometimes Basil – here is a short wikipedia description on...
Because Oregano contains a constituent called Thymol it makes it one of the premier plant medicines for fighting serious bacterial and viral infections. Many of the plants in this tea blend contain Thymol – Oregano, Thyme, Rosemary and sometimes Basil – here is a short wikipedia description on...
These bacteria produce a potent toxin that inflames the respiratory tract and that prevents the cilia from functioning properly. The disease can be serious or fatal in infants and unimmunized children. It is much milder in teens, adults, and in immunized children – but still can be a real ...
Serious allergic reactions to foods — all foods — cause roughly 2,000 hospitalizations a year and about 150 deaths among children and adults combined. Christakis compares this to automobiles, which kill some 45,000 a year, and sports, which send about 10,000 children to hospitals each year ...
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A drug approved to treat obesity in adults and teens is safe and effective for use in kids as young as 6, when combined with diet and exercise.