Painful Procedures
Helping your child through mildly painful medical procedures
It can be upsetting when your child has to undergo a painful procedure such as stitching or a blood test but a few things you can do will really help to make their experience more positive.
Are Antibiotics Associated with Childhood Obesity?
A study published in JAMA pediatrics on 29/09/2014 has found further evidence for an association between the use of antibiotics in infancy and early childhood obesity.
The study, conducted in North America showed that children who received broad-spectrum antibiotics (these kill a very wide range of bacteria) were 1.11 times more likely to be obese than those who had not been exposed to antibiotics.
