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  • How To Harness The Placebo Effect When You Have A Cold

    A cold being a viral infection, there’s not much you can do to make it go away. That means most of the remedies people swear by—think vitamin C, essential oils, elderberry syrup—are only making you feel better, not literally fighting your cold. But since feeling better is kind of the point, here’s how you can…


  • Use Lollies To Teach Your Kid How To Swallow Pills

    Most children’s medicines are available in chewable or liquid form, but there will come a time when your kid has to swallow a pill. And that can be a weird, scary thing. Here’s a tip from paediatricians that will lessen the struggle: Practice with lollies.


  • Bring Your Own Toys To The Paediatrician’s Office

    Bring Your Own Toys To The Paediatrician’s Office

    It’s winter, the season of the never-ending cough. Every year, my kids get some kind of phlegmy hack that peaks after a few days and then gets… mostly better, except at night, when the hackathon reasserts itself. Eventually I get tired of this and head to the paediatrician.