The FDA has approved Sklice, a no-comb, 10-minute treatment for head lice. The topical 0.5% ivermectin lotion can be used in kids as young as age 6 months.
Despite studies showing that the rotavirus vaccine can reduce the number of children hospitalized for severe diarrhea, some U.S. doctors are slow to embrace it for fear that this vaccine may increase an infant’s risk of a life-threatening bowel blockage (intussusception).
About 90% of us get too much sodium every day, and most of it comes from common restaurant or grocery store items, the CDC reports. The No. 1 culprit? Bread and rolls.
