Travel with children requires planning
Jane Brody offers guidance for parents on vacationing with kids, noting both challenges and rewards. Plan ahead to reduce stress, tailor activities to each child, involve friends, provide snacks and portable meals, and choose travel-friendly gear. For teens, involve peers. for younger children, include engaging diversions and safety seating. Public notices announce ongoing travel health tips and upcoming features.
Poison Ivy Season Warns of Rash and Tips to Cope
Local dermatologist warns warm weather brings poison ivy outbreaks. Urushiol from poison ivy oak and sumac causes itchy rashes that may appear 2 to 7 days after exposure. People vary in sensitivity, with about half of adults likely to react. Preventive steps include protective clothing and washing skin promptly, while treatments range from cool compresses and OTC products to prescription prednisone for severe cases.
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Lee Bittenbender
Bittenbender
Midwest
Herpes Virus 6 Causes Many Childhood Fevers
Doctors report that a common herpes virus often triggers high fevers in infants and toddlers, especially around age one. The virus, herpes virus 6, accounted for about 14 percent of ER visits for fevers under age two at Strong Memorial Hospital, with typical costs between 700 and 850 dollars.
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Boston
New England Journal of Medicine
University of Rochester
Hall
Strong Memorial Hospital
Rochester
N.Y
Epilepsy group meeting and ALS glutamate study findings
A epilepsy support group meeting is planned at the Lawrence Public Library auditorium from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday with contact Meredith Leary at Independence Inc. 841-0333. Separately, researchers report a chemical defect in ALS brains linked to glutamate toxicity, suggesting a possible cause or contributor to Lou Gehrig's disease, with preliminary but promising findings in the May American Journal of Psychiatry and New England Journal of Medicine.
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Caroline Breese Hall
Lawrence Public Library
Auditoriama
Meredith Leary
Independence Inc
American Journal of Psychiatry
Robert Kellner
Joseph Neidhardt
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque
Kellner
Lou Gehrig
Jeffrey Rothstein
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
New England Journal of Medicine
Dennis Chai
Washington University Medical School
St. Louis
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