Recurrent infections help make Acute Otitis Media (AOM)
the #1 reason for a visit to a family doctor or pediatrician in this
countryi. The routine treatment for AOM in the United States is
oral antibioticsii. In some instances, chronic infection is even
treated prophylactically with anti...
In Chinese pediatrics, there are a number of “statements of fact” about children’s anatomy and physiology differentiating them from adults. It is a statement of fact that children’s spleens (and stomachs) are weak and immature. The logical extensions of this (at least in Chinese medicine) are that t...
Earaches are one of the most common and distressing complaints in infants and toddlers. Not only are earaches painful in and of themselves, their routine treatment in Western medicine by antibiotics often leads to post-antibiotic spleen vacuity syndrome, especially when antibiotics are used again an...
The best formula I have found for the routine treatment of pediatric AOM is a modification of three common formulas: yin qiao san, xiao chai hu tang and bi min gan wan. The first of these, yin qiao san, has a strong action to dispel wind-heat and resolve toxin. The second, xiao chai hu tang, is a sh...
Pertussis (whooping cough) is aptly called "the 100-day cough" (bai re ke) in Chinese medicine. Vaccinations against pertussis contained in the DPT (diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus) shot have reduced incidence in the United States significantly, but parental rejection of the vaccination has resulted in...
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is a broad syndrome that may include hyperkinetic syndrome, hyperactivity, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Although hyperactivity is commonly observed, it is not necessarily a component of ADD. There is likely to be a group of related problems, w...
