May is National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month and according to recent statistics, childhood allergies and asthma are on the rise. One leading hypothesis that seeks to explain the growing numbers might surprise you: The “hygiene hypothesis” suggests the increase may be a byproduct of being too...
Every spring and fall, the Arkansas Take Back Initiative, in coordination with multiple government and national agencies, urges citizens to bring unwanted or unused medications to collection sites around the state. The spring event for 2014 will occur from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. this Saturday, April 26.
By the time our kids reach their senior year of high school, one in five of them will have abused prescription medications; and over 40 percent of those will have obtained the medications from their family medicine cabinet, not from a drug dealer, not from a friend—from Mom and Dad, Grandma or Grandpa,...
I’m the parent of one teenager and one soon-to-be-teenager. Right now, we all still really like each other. Stay tuned for future articles. That may change next time the wind blows or a new mood swing strikes. You, our beloved readers, have asked us to cover this touchy topic. So, I tapped into some...
Anytime is a good time for us to educate children about potential health risks in parents and grandparents, and to provide a roadmap for how to handle them. Adults who are sick can be a scary prospect for children, so serious incidents such as a heart attack or stroke can be extremely frightening. With...
While your home may seem harmless to you, dangers for babies and infants can lurk in unexpected places. Each year more than a million children in America under the age of six suffer from poisoning, with the most common culprits found in almost every home: household cleaners, personal care products and...