Synopses & Reviews
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.
Synopsis
This helpful book puts everything parents need to know about their kids' infections in one concise handbook. It reconciles the wisdom of grandparents with the molecular-era discoveries of today.
Synopsis
The inside source on germ defense from antibiotics and vaccines to health foods and home remedies.
- Provides an easy-to-use home reference book of childhood infections and methods of prevention and treatment
- Includes valuable explanations of the array of defenses against germs and infections
- Answers parents most pressing questions, such as "Are vaccines safe?" and "What are the risks of antibiotics?"
- Offers a wide array of approaches to infection prevention from vaccines and vitamin supplements to antibiotics and air purifiers
- Presents material in easy-to-read language, with a light and humorous tone for parents, while offering scientific information detailed and precise enough to satisfy the physician readers as well
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