Everybody knows what a fever is, but many people don’t know what it means. One common error is to assume that the higher the fever, the sicker the child. It is also commonly believed that fever is a child’s enemy, that it should be fought and the temperature brought to normal as soon as possible. [...]
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For about the first month of life, or longer if the baby is born prematurely and is catching up, the baby will do little besides eat, sleep, and dirty nappies. An infant has a small stomach and can’t eat very much at a time, but he or she is busy growing and developing and needs [...]
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Can insulin be taken by mouth? No. It is destroyed by digestive juices and can be given only by injection. When I grow up to be an adult will I be able to be on tablets like other adult diabetics? Not according to our present knowledge about diabetes. Certainly some adults can be treated adequately [...]
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