Episode 13: Cold Medicines, Advice on Feeding Infants, Getting a Child to Take Bad Tasting Medicine, Vaccines 101, and Medical Trivia

26/04/2011 19 min
Episode 13: Cold Medicines, Advice on Feeding Infants, Getting a Child to Take Bad Tasting Medicine, Vaccines 101, and Medical Trivia

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Episode Synopsis

This month's podcast is hosted by Dr. Jacob Zucker and Dr. Lauren Jones, and begins with a discussion of cold medicines, and whether they should be used in children or not. Dr. Jones discusses common feeding questions with infants, and Dr. Zucker adds our parenting tip: getting a child to take bad tasting medicine. We are excited to also have Riley Hospital for Children Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. John Christenson on the program this month, discussing vaccines; and we have the answer to last month's medical trivia question: What was the first vaccine? Topic -- Time at which Segment Begins Health News - Are Cold Medicines Appropriate for Children? -- 1:14 Practical Advice on Feeding Infants -- 2:13 Parenting Tip: Bad Tasting Medicines, Constipation -- 6:44 Vaccines 101 with Infectious Disease Expert Dr. John Christenson -- 8:10 Medical Trivia: What Was the First Vaccine? -- 15:01 Links Mentioned in the Show: What is the Recommendation on Cold Medicines for Kids? Vaccine Education Center Listen Now: Kids Healthcast Episode 12

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