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Also by Harley A. Rotbart:

Germ Proof Your Kids, November 2007
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GERM PROOF YOUR KIDS
By: Harley A. Rotbart

The Complete Guide to Protecting (without Overprotecting) Your Family from Infections

A Healthy Relationship Press
November 2007
On Sale: November 1, 2007
396 pages
ISBN: 1555814271
EAN: 9781555814274
Paperback
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Self-Help Health

Parents feel incredible anxiety about their children contracting nasty germs and untreatable diseases. In a world that seems full of microscopic danger, where can concerned parents turn to protect their kids? Finally, a respected pediatrician and infectious diseases expert brings common sense and real science to answer parents' most pressing questions about the warfare that germs are waging on their children.

In Germ Proof Your Kids: The Complete Guide to Protecting (without Overprotecting) Your Family from Infections, internationally respected pediatrician and infectious diseases specialist Harley Rotbart offers an accessible, comprehensive handbook for parents and physicians. By combining the latest scientific findings on diseases and treatments with the value of home remedies and Grandma's wisdom, Dr. Rotbart demystifies childhood infections.

This easy-to-read book brings together in one place most everything parents need to know about kids' infections. While written for parents, this volume also serves as a perfect office manual for physicians. By providing up-to-date, concise information on the most prevalent infections and infectious diseases, this book will help doctors educate parents about germs and the best treatment options available to them.

"Whether you are a new or seasoned parent, invisible threats to your child's welfare can leave you feeling anxious and powerless. Let Germ Proof Your Kids be your trusted ally when your child is in the throes of an illness or another disease outbreak makes headline news. Dr. Harley Rotbart--a knowledgeable pediatrician, distinguished professor, internationally recognized infectious disease specialist, and experienced parent--knows first-hand the havoc germs can wreak on our children, families, and society. This clear and comprehensive resource will dispel your germ phobias, bring clarity to today's alphabet-soup of infectious disease threats, and arm you with empowering perspective, prudence, and common sense."

Marianne Neifert, M.D. (Dr. Mom®), pediatrician, author, speaker and mother of five

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