Kids’ Health Myths
Nothing else can make us, parents, feel more anxious than when his/her child is sick. However, rather than running to the doctor every single time, we need to inform ourselves. We need to be able to identify when we can treat our children at home (say, if it is viral) or when we need to immediately seek medical help.
Dr. Vincent Iannelli tells us when we should call our pediatrician.
CNN Health debunks some health myths. These are health advices which we constantly hear but are, in fact, not true.
"Don't kiss your baby if you have a cold", is the most interesting myth of all. Apparently, it's hard to pass the illness through kissing. And that the best way to prevent our children from catching our cold is to wash our hands often.
Read the rest and you'll probably be as surprised as I was.