Proper Use of Antibiotics

June 12, 2003 Star-Courier 0

PROPER USE OF ANTIBIOTICSI ask you to imagine this setting: A mother takes her sick child to a medical clinic, and after an examination, the health care provider

No Image

Chickenpox

November 7, 2002 Star-Courier 0

CHICKENPOX (Varicella)By Patricia Henderson, MS, RN, C-FNP Chickenpox (medical term is varicella) is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus. It spreads from person to person

No Image

Up in Smoke

October 31, 2002 Star-Courier 0

An Apple A DayUp In SmokeAlthough public awareness about the dangers of tobacco smoke has heightened over recent years, the message has apparently not gotten through to many

Overweight Children

October 17, 2002 Star-Courier 0

By J.S. Henderson, M.D.Overweight ChildrenWe have addressed the issue of the epidemic of overweight children in the past. It is such a critical issue that we felt this