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The BabyCenter Editorial Team"The heated air itself won't trigger allergies, but what's accumulated in the ductwork and then carried into the air – dust, mold, pollen, and animal dander – can," explains Neil Kao, a board-certified allergist and fello...

The BabyCenter Editorial Team"The heated air itsel...

The BabyCenter Editorial TeamNo. Here's why medical experts – including the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – say your child is much better off getting the chicken pox vaccination than ris...

The BabyCenter Editorial TeamNo. Here's why medica...

The BabyCenter Editorial TeamNo. In 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a warning to parents to stop using sleep positioners. They cited reports of 12 babies who died when they suffoc...

The BabyCenter Editorial TeamNo. In 2010, the U.S....

Jo Ann Rohyans pediatrician No, Gatorade products aren't recommended for children under age 2. The sugar content is too high, and it might actually make your baby's diarrhea problem worse.Once your baby is 6 months old, you can give him an electroly...

Jo Ann Rohyans pediatrician No, Gatorade products...

My 4-week-old daughter frequently gags, chokes, coughs, sneezes, and wheezes. She's done this since she was born. While she was in the hospital, the nurses told me she was trying to get rid of the fluid in her lungs. She's still doing it. She never g...

My 4-week-old daughter frequently gags, chokes, co...

David Geller pediatrician Kids do pass infections to each other easily in a group setting such as daycare, particularly during the winter months. You can't prevent it entirely, unless you switch to a nanny or decide to stay home yourself. But there ...

David Geller pediatrician Kids do pass infections...

David Geller pediatrician A newborn can have as many as eight to ten bowel movements a day, but as long as she is having at least one, she's probably all right. One day without a bowel movement is usually no cause for concern. As long as your baby i...

David Geller pediatrician A newborn can have as m...

Neal Kaufman pediatrician and public health planner It might come as a surprise, but there is actually no medical reason to keep a child with a cold home after the first day or so, because he'll no longer be infectious after that.However, for the sa...

Neal Kaufman pediatrician and public health planne...

Neal Kaufman pediatrician and public health plannerIt may be hard for you to distinguish between a "common cold" — which can make your baby miserable but isn't dangerous — and a more serious illness.Parents often look first at whether their child has...

Neal Kaufman pediatrician and public health planne...

Jennifer Shu pediatrician To avoid fever-reducing medications like acetaminophen or ibuprofen – or when you just don't have any handy – you can try a non-medical approach to lowering your child's fever. Reducing your child's fever doesn't help to cur...

Jennifer Shu pediatrician To avoid fever-reducing ...

Susan Sorensen pediatricianNo. All formula-fed babies need iron-fortified formula from day one. Iron is essential for your baby's health. Iron deficiency can cause significant problems in overall development and has been linked with lower intelligenc...

Susan Sorensen pediatricianNo. All formula-fed bab...

Frank Greer pediatrician and nutrition expertYes, too much fruit juice can cause diarrhea. That's because many juices contain sorbitol, a nondigestible form of sugar. Excess sorbitol levels cause the body to try to dilute the sugar by pulling water f...

Frank Greer pediatrician and nutrition expertYes, ...

Parents often worry about this, but brain damage from a fever is extremely unlikely. It's not unusual for a sick toddler to run a temperature of 104 or even 105 degrees F. Although fevers over 106 degrees are very unusual, unless a child is trapped i...

Parents often worry about this, but brain damage f...

There’s a “heart attack risk in dieting”, according to the Daily Express, while The Daily Telegraph reported that a “breakfast egg can raise heart disease risk”. Neither of these over-the-top headlines clearly represented the research on which they w...

There’s a “heart attack risk in dieting”, accordin...

BBC News reported that reducing salt “would cut cancer.” They said that cutting back on foods that are often overlooked as having high levels of salt, such as bacon, bread and breakfast cereals, may reduce people’s risk of developing stomach cancer. ...

BBC News reported that reducing salt “would cut ca...

“Natural tomatoes are packed with more disease-fighting antioxidants,” the Daily Mail reports, going on to say that “it really may pay off to fork out for the more expensive organic produce”. This news is based on research comparing the amount of che...

“Natural tomatoes are packed with more disease-fig...

“Two thirds of obese children show early signs of heart disease”, the Daily Telegraph has reported. The news is based on a study that examined how common risk factors for diseases that can affect the heart and the blood vessels (cardiovascular diseas...

“Two thirds of obese children show early signs of ...

‘Just two apples a day could cut risk of heart disease by cutting cholesterol levels’, the Daily Mail tells us. The news follows a trial in which post-menopausal women who ate either dried apples or prunes (dried plums) every day for a year had their...

‘Just two apples a day could cut risk of heart dis...

"Eating egg yolks is as bad as smoking in speeding up coronary heart disease" the Daily Mail says, reporting that egg yolks contribute to the clogging up of arteries which, in turn, can increase the risk of heart disease. The news is based on a Canad...

"Eating egg yolks is as bad as smoking in speeding...

"Yo-yo dieting is NOT bad for you and won’t stop you losing weight in the long run," the Daily Mail informs us. The news is based on a study of overweight and obese postmenopausal women with a history of repetitive "weight cycling" (also known as yo-...

"Yo-yo dieting is NOT bad for you and won’t stop y...

"Chocolate … could reduce blood pressure," BBC News reports. The report is based on a well conducted review that has pooled the results of trials investigating the effects of chemicals called flavanols. Flavanols are found in cocoa products, such as ...

"Chocolate … could reduce blood pressure," BBC New...