by By Bill Smith, M.D. | Sep 3, 2015 | Child & Family Health, Fitness & Wellness, Sports Medicine, Stay Well
Exercising and playing sports not only improves your child’s fitness, it boosts self-esteem, coordination, and self-discipline. But these benefits sometimes come with a price — injuries. Fortunately, you can help your children prevent many sports injuries by taking...
by By Karla Garcia, M.D. | Aug 24, 2015 | Child & Family Health, Stay Well
If you’re a parent, it’s important to know diarrhea carries a risk of dehydration — especially in children. We all lose some body water daily in our sweat, tears, urine, and stool. However, kids can sometimes lose large amounts of water and salts through fever,...
by By Stephen Cromer, D.O., UT Erlanger Institute for Sports and Health | Aug 18, 2015 | Child & Family Health, Fitness & Wellness, Fitness & Wellness, Fitness & Wellness, Men's Health, Stay Well, Women's Health
When you’re in a hot place or outside during hot weather, headache, confusion, dizziness, or nausea could be a sign of a heat-related illness. And being hot for too long can cause a condition known as hyperthermia (hy-per-ther-mee-uh) — the opposite of hypothermia,...
by By Darwin Koller, M.D. | Aug 13, 2015 | Child & Family Health, Stay Well
No parent wants a child to be ill or injured. And for many parents, anything that goes wrong with their children may feel like an emergency. But rushing to the emergency department may not the best choice for your child’s care — and may be unnecessary. How do you...
by erlangerhealth | Aug 4, 2015 | Child & Family Health, Erlanger News, Regain Health, Stay Well
Did your favorite late-night host retire? No worries — Lil’ Dave is here! With some help from Lil’ Paul (who else?), he’s breaking down the top 10 reasons to choose Children’s Hospital at Erlanger for every childhood emergency. After all, kids aren’t just...
by by Bill Moore Smith, MD | Aug 3, 2015 | Child & Family Health, Regain Health, Sports Medicine, Stay Well
Each year, one out of every five student athletes playing a contact sport suffers a concussion from a blow to the head. Concussions — one of the most common sports injuries — should not be taken lightly. Even what seems like a mild whack to the head can be serious....
