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Here are two interesting articles that may help you deal with your children (or your grandchildren).
First . . . they say you can do almost anything with duct tape:
Duct Tape Can Get Rid of Warts
Mon Oct 14, 6:08 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The next time you're in need of a wart cure-all, forget combing the aisles of the local pharmacy and head over to the hardware store instead. According to the findings of a small study in children, applying plain old duct tape to the common wart (scientifically known as Verruca vulgaris) appears to be superior to traditional cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen.
In the current study, the researchers compared duct tape therapy to cryotherapy, which involves several visits to the doctor's office. During the treatment, a physician freezes the wart by applying a quick, narrow blast of liquid nitrogen to the offending blemish. This is repeated once every two or three weeks until the wart is gone.
In the study, the researchers randomly assigned 51 patients between the ages of 3 and 22 to receive either a maximum of 6 cryotherapy treatments, once every two to three weeks, or two months of duct tape therapy.
In duct tape therapy, a nurse covered the wart with a piece of duct tape roughly the same size as the wart. Patients (or their parents) were instructed to keep the duct tape on for 6 consecutive days and if the tape peeled off during that time, apply another at home. At the end of 6 days, patients soaked the wart in water and rubbed it with an emery board or pumice stone. The next morning a new piece of tape was applied. The routine was repeated for a maximum of two months.
The investigators found that 85% of those in the duct tape group, compared to 60% of those in the cryotherapy group "had complete resolution of their warts. "This study shows that duct tape occlusion therapy is not only equal to but exceeds the efficacy of cryotherapy in the treatment of the common wart. It's not clear exactly how the duct tape sends warts packing, according to the report, "but, as with other therapies, it may involve stimulation of the patient's immune system through local irritation."
SOURCE: Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine 2002;156:971-974.
And if you thought you knew about SIDS . . . .
New Study Sends Strong Message on SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)
The research brings some of the most convincing evidence yet that putting infants to sleep on their backs can save lives. It's a message doctors and advocacy groups have been preaching for years. The Back to Sleep campaign to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome has been plastered on everything from diapers to door hangers.
Now, a new study in the journal Pediatrics makes the strongest case to date that putting babies on their stomach increases the risk of SIDS. Researchers compared the sleep habits of more than 200 SIDS victims under age one and compared them to the habits of same number of healthy infants. According to researcher Dr. Fern Hauck, "Prone sleeping or stomach sleeping was a significant risk factor for SIDS. In fact it accounted for 31% of the deaths."
While the cause of SIDS is still largely a mystery, researchers say their study reaffirms the message that many deaths can be prevented simply by putting babies to sleep on their backs. The study found that almost all of the SIDS deaths happened within the first four months of life, with most happening between the first month and the third month.
The above is not meant to be medical advice. Please read the attached Disclaimer, Etc. Best wishes. Dr. Rehert
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