Archives for January 2007

What has long been suspected has been confirmed: Sugary drinks given to infants and toddlers adversely affect their developing teeth.   A recent study, conducted by the University of Rochester Medical Center, found honey, cola and sugar water – drinks often given to babies in the bottle – caused a very high incidence of tooth decay in developing teeth.   Dr. … [Read more...] about Dad Advice: What the doctors say

It is possible to catch the scabies infection more than once but if your children were to catch it again the rash and the itching will begin almost immediately. The treatment will be the same as before. … [Read more...] about More than once

You will know the scabies infection is cured when no new rashes or spots appear on your toddler’s skin. Unfortunately the itchiness will continue until all the skin containing the mites, the fecal pellets, and its eggs have sloughed off leaving fresh new skin. … [Read more...] about Signs of a scabies cure

Once the first treatment has been applied and rinsed off your children can go about their normal lives; going to pre-school and to play. … [Read more...] about Time off for the toddlers?

The second and probably most often used treatment for scabies is a cream, called Lyclear Dermal Cream. It is a lanolin based moisturizing cream containing 5% permethrin in a 30g tube.   It does go a long way but you may need to have two tubes for one application depending on the size of the person needing the treatment. A baby or toddler will not require the whole tube … [Read more...] about More applications for scabies