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Happy Valley Pediatrics

When You Should Worry about a Cough

2014-08-29T09:00:22-07:00August 29th, 2014|Blog|

Children commonly develop coughs throughout the year with most being a result of the common cold. These types of coughs are caused by viral upper respiratory infections, meaning there are no antibiotics that can help to improve symptoms. Instead, children simply have to wait out the virus, which generally lasts no more than two weeks. While coughs from the common cold usually aren’t a big [...]

Food Allergies and How to Handle Them

2014-07-11T09:00:40-07:00July 11th, 2014|Blog|

Pediatric allergists in Phoenix and other cities throughout the country have noticed a steady rise in the number of individuals with food allergies. This is especially true in children with 1 in every 13 individuals under the age of 18 developing an allergy to common foods, such as peanuts, eggs, wheat and shellfish. In order to help parents better understand how to deal with allergies [...]