Best Ways to Treat Colds/Flu; This Year’s Shot & More

October 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Ahhhhh…choooo! Oh boy! Here comes Cold/Flu season. Always a good time… cough, cough. I’ll never forget the joys of my whole family getting the flu three years ago when I was pregnant. There was, um, barfing galore and no person in their right mind would come help us because they didn’t want to catch it! […]

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How to Get Your Kids to Eat Healthy and Boost Their Immune System

November 2, 2009 By 5 Comments

You may have heard that the flu has been making the rounds and it’s spreading quickly – even (gasp!) the Swine Flu. There are the general measures to take such as repeatedly washing hands, avoid touching one’s nose and mouth and avoiding sick kids, but perhaps one of the more overlooked ways to protect your […]

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Best Products for Conquering the Swine Flu

September 9, 2009 By 9 Comments

A week ago Monday, I wrote about how my three-year-old came down with the Swine Flu. Yes–it’s true, it hit us when we least expected it. I mean, we went to Disneyland when the panic first hit the news last spring and we didn’t catch it. Anywho, what’s done is done. Hopefully, you, or anyone […]

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My Son Had the Swine Flu: Learn from My Experience & Advice from a Pediatrician

August 31, 2009 By 26 Comments

My Story: Yes, it’s true; we were able to celebrate summer with my son coming down with the Swine Flu. This past July, Kieran woke up one morning with a runny nose. It was clear, so I didn’t think much about it and we went to our scheduled playdate. At it, he was acting tired, […]

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Swine Flu: What the Pediatrician Community is Saying Today (4/29) and More

April 29, 2009 By 3 Comments

Dr. Gillin answered our questions on whether she’s treated patients with Swine Flu, what concerns she has been hearing from parents, the measures being taken in California and more.  Now that California Governor Schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency, what can we expect as far as a vaccine in California? When do you guess […]

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Swine Flu: First Death in U.S. is a Toddler — Deaths Due to Influenza Happen Every Year

April 29, 2009 By 2 Comments

As a follow up to Monday night’s post on Swine Flu, Dr. Gillin said this morning, “As you know, there has been the first death- in a toddler. Again, time will tell. Every year we have deaths of infants, children, and adults due to influenza. Time will tell whether this flu is acting like a […]

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Swine Flu: A Pediatrician Discusses the Symptoms, Treatment and Why the Sudden Panic

April 27, 2009 By 5 Comments

For the Wednesday, April 29 Post, “Swine Flu: First Death in U.S. is a Toddler — Deaths Due to Influenza Happen Every Year” — Click here. For Wednesday April 29 post, “Swine Flu: What the Pediatrician Community is Saying Today and More,” Click here. Monday, April 27 With three boys in school and a teacher […]

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