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Summer break is a popular time to schedule tonsillectomies so kids don't miss out on valuable classroom time. A tonsillectomy is necessary when antibiotics don’t take care of chronic tonsil infections. Many children end up having tonsillectomies and while it’s a...
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Apr
Summer is here! And kids especially want to spend their time off school outside in the sunshine. Protect the delicate skin on their faces, heads, and necks from the rays with a few simple precautions — then get out and enjoy the warmth!It can be tough to get kids to cover...
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Apr
Summertime often means traveling. Blocked, painful ears can quickly put a damper on your travel plans, though. During an airplane's ascent and decent, pressure can build up. You’re looking to equalize the pressure on your middle-ear by “popping” your ears...
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Apr
A 2011 study published in the Archives of Dermatology by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found that young adults who took oral antibiotics for acne were more than three times more likely to experience sore throats than people who were not on antibiotics.People who...
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Apr
Some people rely on nasal irrigation to help clear nasal passages and sinuses and ease congestion pressure. Neti pots use water and gravity to flush excess mucus, irritants, and foreign contaminates from the nose and sinus cavity. There are pros and cons to this practice, though...
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Apr
A study published by Finnish company Cochrane Summaries in November of 2011 suggests that chewing gum sweetened with xylitol may help to prevent middle ear infections in children.By the age of three, approximately 83% of children have experienced at least one middle ear infectio...
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Apr
A broken or fractured nose is an injury to the upper part, or bridge, of the nose. Common causes of a broken nose are trauma caused by fights, sports, falls, and accidents. Symptoms of a fractured nose can include: Tenderness, swelling, and bruising on and around the nose and...
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