In a world seemingly full of microscopic danger, where can anxious parents turn to protect their kids? "Germ Proof Your Kids: the Complete Guide to Protecting (without Overprotecting) Your Family from Infections" is the inside source on germ defense--from antibiotics and vaccines to health foods and home remedies. Written by internationally respected pediatrician and infectious diseases specialist Harley Rotbart, "Germ Proof Your Kids" offers an accessible, comprehensive handbook for parents and physicians. By combining the latest scientific findings on disease prevention and treatment with the ages-old wisdom of Mom and Grandma, Dr. Rotbart demystifies childhood infections. While written for parents, this volume also serves as a perfect office manual for physicians, providing up-to-date, concise information that doctors need to educate parents about germs and the best available treatment options.
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Dr. Rotbart brings 25 years of experience as a specialist in pediatric infectious diseases to this subject. One of the world's leading authorities on childhood infections and their treatments, Dr. Rotbart is Professor and Vice Chairman of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and The Children's Hospital of Denver. He has been named one of the Best Doctors in America every year since 1996, has won numerous awards for his research and teaching, and has published over 175 medical and scientific treatises in the field.
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A 'must have' book for all parents,
This review is from: Germ Proof Your Kids: the Complete Guide to Protecting (without Overprotecting) Your Family from Infections (Paperback)
GERM PROOF YOUR KIDS tackles all the tough questions about kids' infections. Vaccine safety, antibiotic abuse, antibacterial soaps, miracle cures for the common cold, health foods, homeopathy, how many infections should make me worry about my kids' immunity, and can my kids play soccer when they're sick are just a few. There are almost 400 pages of guidance for every conceivable germ question that a parent may have. I think this is the most valuable book on my shelf right now.
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Grandma knew it all along,
This review is from: Germ Proof Your Kids: the Complete Guide to Protecting (without Overprotecting) Your Family from Infections (Paperback)
I'm the grandmother of six. Just as the newspapers have become full of stories about "Superbugs", this wonderful book hit the shelves and answered all of my questions. Dr. Rotbart's writing is funny and wise. I love the way he puts the advice he got from his mom about germ defense (the same advice I gave to my kids) to scientific scrutiny - and guess what?! Mom and Grandma turn out to be pretty smart after all. I've sent the book to my adult kids to help them raise my grandkids (and to show them how brilliant I was as a mom!).
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Keeping kids healthy and away from bad germs,
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So much is written about the "hygiene hypothesis" and whether we are making our kids sicker by making their environments too sterile. "Germ Proof Your Kids" reviews all the evidence and finally gives parents a way to evaluate the issue for themselves and cut through the hype.
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The microscopic world of germs far exceeds, in numbers and perhaps even in diversity, the living species that we can see with the naked eye. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
liquid hand soap, hated infectious diseases, most dreaded infectious diseases, severe scarlet fever, antiparasitic medicines, abnormal immune systems, ibuprofen for fever, antiviral medicines, conjugated vaccine, household hygiene, community hygiene, antifungal medicines, bacterial germs, narcotic medicines, day care kids, good germs, vaccine shortages, simple soap, intensive care management, resistant germs, prevaccine era Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Glossary of Diseases, Baker's Dozen Most Feared Infectious Diseases, Vaccine Verisimilitude, General Vaccine Concerns, Sanitary Sanity, Dirty Dozen Most Hated Infectious Diseases, American Academy of Pediatrics, Miscellaneous Momisms, Our Natural Defenses, Southeast Asia, Last Year, Whooping Cough, West Nile, Institute of Medicine, Alexander Fleming, Nobel Prize, Plus One, Last Generation, Personal Liquid, World War, Pink Book, Over the Counter Medicines, Rocky Mountain, Prudent Paranoia Browse Sample Pages:
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The microscopic world of germs far exceeds, in numbers and perhaps even in diversity, the living species that we can see with the naked eye. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
liquid hand soap, hated infectious diseases, most dreaded infectious diseases, severe scarlet fever, antiparasitic medicines, abnormal immune systems, ibuprofen for fever, antiviral medicines, conjugated vaccine, household hygiene, community hygiene, antifungal medicines, bacterial germs, narcotic medicines, day care kids, good germs, vaccine shortages, simple soap, intensive care management, resistant germs, prevaccine era Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Glossary of Diseases, Baker's Dozen Most Feared Infectious Diseases, Vaccine Verisimilitude, General Vaccine Concerns, Sanitary Sanity, Dirty Dozen Most Hated Infectious Diseases, American Academy of Pediatrics, Miscellaneous Momisms, Our Natural Defenses, Southeast Asia, Last Year, Whooping Cough, West Nile, Institute of Medicine, Alexander Fleming, Nobel Prize, Plus One, Last Generation, Personal Liquid, World War, Pink Book, Over the Counter Medicines, Rocky Mountain, Prudent Paranoia Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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