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| Yuck-ology Lice, worms & other gross-out conditions |
09-04-2008 |
| Baby Teeth 101: From Dental Tips to Tooth Fairy Tricks |
04-17-2008 |
| Medication Mistakes Parents Make | 12-13-2007 |
| Got (breast) Milk? | 11-29-2007 |
| Back by Popular Demand! Top 7 (More) Questions Parents Want the Experts to Answer |
09-27-2007 |
| Colic: Taking the Fuss Out |
04-18-2007 |
| Seeing Red: Children’s eyes turn red for many reasons. Usually, it clears up on its own. When it doesn’t, often the best doctors are stumped. This one wasn’t . A little girl’s eyesight, saved. |
03-28-2007 |
| 7 Questions Parents Ask Pediatricians | 08-16-2006 |
| Lillian’s Security Blanket cooling device to treat oxygen-deprived babies |
12-16-2005 |
| Into the Mouths of Babes | 12-07-2005 |
| 'He had a little pumkin head' Though safer from SIDS, 1 out of 300 babies will develop plagiocephaly—misshapen heads—from always sleeping on their backs. Special helmets to the rescue. |
10-25-2005 |
| Head
Above the Rest UT pediatric surgeons pioneer a microscopic surgery and special helmet to reshape the skulls of babies born with craniosynostosis—premature fusing |
05-17-2005 |
| A
Chance for Abigail Even before birth, she was dying. But Abigail and her surgeon had other plans for her future. |
01-07-2005 |
| No More Chicken Pox | 11-04-2004 |
| Whooping Cough: Rise in cases may call for a second shot |
11-01-2004 |
| Babies & Flu 2004 In a time of shortage, get them vaccinated |
10-11-2004 |
| New Combo Vaccine 6 times fewer tears |
08-17-2004 |
| Hand that Rocks the Cradle | 07-22-2004 |
| Why is my baby yellow? Early detection crucial when treating newborn jaundice |
07-19-2004 |
| Children's Annoying Habits Surviving thumb-sucking, nail-biting and other habits |
06-14-2004 |
| Are Three in Your Bed Crowded, Cozy or a Cop-Out? | 10-06-2003 |
| Mother's Milk: Still Nature's Best for Baby and Mom |
09-29-2003 |
| Vaccine Debate: New Law Now Gives You a Choice |
08-21-2003 |
| Progesterone: Mother's Little Helper in Preventing Premature Births |
05-08-2003 |
| Turner Syndrome: Good Things Ahead for These Small Packages |
03-24-2003 |
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Zinc no match for common cold
Since 1984, zinc has been studied, and now marketed, as a weapon against the common cold, but the reviews always have been mixed.
Recently, researchers conducted a review of 105 studies to determine if the popular over the counter zinc lozenges, nasal sprays or nasal gels had any clinical effects.
Of the 105 studies, only four met the strict criteria for valid scientific design. Of those four, only one study showed a small positive effect of zinc nasal gel on cold symptoms. The other three showed no benefits from nasal sprays or lozenges.
In fact, some of the zinc nasal sprays have been associated with partial or permanent loss of smell (anosmia).
This cold season, the cheapest and most proven weapon against the common cold is not to catch it at all, by washing your hands frequently and properly, and keeping your hands away from your own eyes, nose and mouth.
