Welcome to the ASK DR.PAUL LIBRARY which represents longer answers to child health and wellness questions I receive from parents worldwide. If you do not find any topics you are looking for here, please visit other sections or search my site with the search tool on the right.
– DR. PAUL
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- ADHD: An epidemic?
- ADHD medication is only part of the treatment
- A small child does not necessarily become a small adult
- Anabolic steroid use is dangerous
- Antibiotics: Friend or foe?
- Are antibiotics needed to treat ear infections?
- Aspartame and other chemical additives not necessarily always safe
- Backpacks can cause injury if not properly used
- Back to or starting a new school: helping make it easier
- Bacterial infections in children
- Bedwetting is common and usually normal in pre-school age children
- Beware of older car seats
- BMI or Body Mass Index
- Breastfeeding in the 21st Century: Still best for baby!
- Bunk beds can be dangerous
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- Chicken pox vaccination or not?
- Cough and cold syrups should be used carefully in children
- Cow’s milk allergy and lactose intolerance are not the same
- Daycare infections common and preventable
- E. coli-0157 the cause of hamburger disease and water contamination
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- Fever is a symptom, not an illness or condition
- Fever medication use in children
- Gastroenteritis is common in children
- Growth curves offer very important information
- Helping young children with nasal congestion
- Home births in this day and age? I don’t think so
- Honey should not be given to babies
- Humidifiers: to use them or not?
- Inadequate weight gain: A serious problem
- Influenza is not the only cause of a cold in children
- Inhaled steroids not only effective but generally safe in asthmatic children
- Iron deficiency can affect child development
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- Knee pain may be the only sign of a hip problem
- Low-carb diets for kids?
- Milk is good, too much is not
- Molds in schools and homes can be dangerous
- Most children outgrow milk allergy
- MRI or Magnetic Resonance Imaging in children
- “My child is always sick”- a common problem
- Nasal allergies in children can cause cough
- No magic “medicine” for sleep problems in children
- Obesity in children becoming more common
- Pacifier use: another possible cause of ear infections
- Peanut allergy not to be taken lightly
- Penicillin allergy: Sometimes confusing
- Pediatrics and choosing a pediatrician
- Protecting your child from the sun
- Reading to children is very beneficial
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- Scooters are back and so are the associated injuries
- Second hand smoke is dangerous for children
- Should my child be vaccinated?
- Sleep-getting enough is important for all ages
- Sleep problems in babies can be prevented
- Soft drinks have no place in schools
- Sometimes… good medicine is hard to swallow
- Spleen injuries can be very dangerous
- Sports and children
- Strep is not the only cause of a throat or tonsil infection
- Symptoms of a urinary tract infection depend on the age
- “Tickle in the throat” – may be a sign of allergies
- Tubes can help restore hearing in children with recurrent ear infections
- Vaccine allergy is rare
- Viral infections
- When is a child too sick to go to school?