Lynn Cates, M.D., F.A.A.P.

October 14, 2008

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Lynn Cates, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Vice President, Health

QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY DR. CATES

Adolescence: Migraines in Adolescence - 04/18/02

Beauty and Self Care in Pregnancy: The Hazards of Artificial Nails - 11/08/00

Behavior & Development: What is the relationship of your experts to Dr. Spock? - 10/08/00

Breathing and Respiratory: Nighttime Cough in a Kindergartner - 07/22/02

Prolonged Cough in a 10-Year-Old - 07/22/02

Six-Week-Old Too Congested to Take Her Bottle - 04/18/02

Newborn with a Fast Heart Rate and Breathing - 02/07/02

What Is Treacheolmalacia? - 01/31/02

Echinacea and RSV - 01/31/02

Infant with Cough for Two Weeks - 05/14/01

Stridor or Noisy Breathing - 05/14/01

Wheezing Cough - 05/14/01

Constant Coughing after Gagging on an Apple - 05/08/01

Concerned about Infant's Fast Breathing - 04/16/01

Is croup contagious? - 10/09/00

Childbirth Preparation: Flu Shots for Pregnant Women - 10/30/00

Colds and Flu: Nighttime Cough in a Kindergartner - 07/22/02

Prolonged Cough in a 10-Year-Old - 07/22/02

Six-Week-Old Too Congested to Take Her Bottle - 04/18/02

Echinacea and RSV - 01/31/02

Flu Shots: A Good Idea for Healthy Kids? - 10/26/01

Infant with Cough for Two Weeks - 05/14/01

Stridor or Noisy Breathing - 05/14/01

Wheezing Cough - 05/14/01

Cold or Flu - 04/09/01

Three-Year-Old Who Gets Lots of Coughs & Colds - 11/13/00

Cold(s) and Immunity - 10/09/00

Constipation: Infant with Gray and Yellow Stools - 02/26/02

Prolonged Constipation In A Two-Month Old - 06/11/01

Blood in Stools - 10/23/00

Diapering Baby: Recurrent Diaper Rash after Antibiotics - 07/22/02

Ear Infections: Swimming with an Ear Infection - 07/02/01

Eyes: Pinkness under the Eye - 07/22/02

Infant with Blocked Tear Ducks - 04/18/02

Contagiousness of Pinkeye - 04/16/01

Safeguarding a Child's Vision - 11/20/00

Getting Care for a Cross-Eyed Infant - 11/08/00

Fever: Overview: Three-Year-Old with a Fever for Five Days - 02/14/02

Two-Year-Old with a Fever for Two Weeks - 02/07/02

Very Worried about Infant's High Fever and Extreme Sleepiness - 05/07/01

Infant with Over 103-Degree Fever - 04/24/01

Spinal Tap on a Baby - 11/13/00

A High Fever with no Other Symptoms - 10/21/00

Fever: Treatment: Three-Year-Old with a Fever for Five Days - 02/14/02

Very Worried about Infant's High Fever and Extreme Sleepiness - 05/07/01

A High Fever with no Other Symptoms - 10/21/00

Food Safety: Accidentally Took a Bite of Raw Chicken - 06/13/01

Constant Coughing after Gagging on an Apple - 05/08/01

Two-Year-Old Drank Spoiled Milk - 04/12/01

Raw chicken and Salmonella - 10/08/00

Formula Feeding: Six-Week-Old Too Congested to Take Her Bottle - 04/18/02

Two-Year-Old Drank Spoiled Milk - 04/12/01

GI Problems: Miscellaneous: Infant with Gray and Yellow Stools - 02/26/02

Green Stools - 05/14/01

Infant with White Stools - 05/08/01

Very Sick 15-Month-Old with Rusty Colored Urine - 04/06/01

Genital Issues: Visible Groin Lymph Nodes in Young Children - 09/11/01

Three-Year-Old with an Infection on Her Private Parts - 04/16/01

Pus-Filled Bumps on Genital Area and Hands - 04/09/01

Health & Medical: What is the relationship of your experts to Dr. Spock? - 10/08/00

Health Promotion: Migraines in Adolescence - 04/18/02

Severe Sunburn on the Face - 04/18/02

Echinacea and RSV - 01/31/02

Flu Shots: A Good Idea for Healthy Kids? - 10/26/01

The Hazards of Artificial Nails - 11/08/00

Kids & Vitamin C - 10/25/00

Sun Exposure - 06/23/00

Healthy Eating: Chocolate Milk & Weakened Bones - 02/07/02

A Suitable Diet for a Child with Special Needs - 11/28/00

Immunizations: General: Helping a Four-Year-Old Cope with a Shot Visit - 07/22/02

Chickenpox Vaccine-Related Rash - 04/18/02

Vaccine Shortages - 04/11/02

Bacterial Meningitis: The Importance of Immunizations - 05/14/01

The Newly Released Pneumococcal Vaccine - 05/14/01

Vaccinations after a Splenectomy - 05/14/01

Immunizations When Child Is Sick - 05/14/01

Getting Chickenpox from a Sister with Shingles - 11/12/00

Chickenpox Vaccine Pros and Cons - 10/09/00

Immunizations: The Shot Visit: Helping a Four-Year-Old Cope with a Shot Visit - 07/22/02

Infections of Childhood: Young Infant Exposed to Shingles - 07/23/02

Treatment for Rotavirus - 07/22/02

Chickenpox Vaccine-Related Rash - 04/18/02

Kawaski Disease - 04/11/02

Infections Passed through Bite Wounds - 02/26/02

Swollen Neck Nodes - 02/07/02

Contagiousness of Chickenpox - 07/02/01

Four-Year-Old with an 'Itchy Bottom' - 07/02/01

Chickenpox Risk to Pregnant Women - 06/22/01

Coxsackievirus in the Summertime - 06/22/01

Daughter Put Her Hand in the Toilet and then Her Mouth - 06/22/01

Slapped Cheek - 05/10/01

Slapped Cheek (Fifth Disease) Risk to People with Cancer - 05/10/01

Cold or Flu - 04/09/01

Symptoms of Mononucleosis - 11/01/00

Mononucleosis' Contagion Period - 10/09/00

Cold(s) and Immunity - 10/09/00

Raw chicken and Salmonella - 10/08/00

Hand, Foot, And Mouth Disease - 06/23/00

Mononucleosis - 06/23/00

Insects: Bites and Stings: A Bite Wound the Size of a Baseball - 04/16/01

Media Watch: Worried About Product Safety - 10/14/00

Medicines: Flu Shots: A Good Idea for Healthy Kids? - 10/26/01

Mouth and Throat Problems: Five-Week-Old with Thrush - 04/11/02

Swollen Throat and Side - 09/11/01

Mouth Blisters and Bruises - 05/14/01

Constant Coughing after Gagging on an Apple - 05/08/01

Newborn Care: Infant with Gray and Yellow Stools - 02/26/02

Newborns: Problems: Anal Dimple in an Infant - 07/22/02

Infant with Blocked Tear Ducks - 04/18/02

Infant with Gray and Yellow Stools - 02/26/02

Newborn with a Fast Heart Rate and Breathing - 02/07/02

Spinal Tap on a Baby - 11/13/00

Other Pregnancy Complications: Chickenpox Risk to Pregnant Women - 06/22/01

Pneumonia: Infant with Cough for Two Weeks - 05/14/01

Infant with Over 103-Degree Fever - 04/24/01

Rashes and Skin Care: Recurrent Diaper Rash after Antibiotics - 07/22/02

Severe Sunburn on the Face - 04/18/02

Worried about Infant's Skin after Heat Rash - 04/11/02

Five-Year-Old with an Itchy Bottom - 02/07/02

Painful IV Site - 05/14/01

Slapped Cheek - 05/10/01

Slapped Cheek (Fifth Disease) Risk to People with Cancer - 05/10/01

Pus-Filled Bumps on Genital Area and Hands - 04/09/01

Getting Chickenpox from a Sister with Shingles - 11/12/00

Safety: Household: Daughter Put Her Hand in the Toilet and then Her Mouth - 06/22/01

Worried About Product Safety - 10/14/00

Safety: Outdoors: Severe Sunburn on the Face - 04/18/02

Sun Exposure - 06/23/00

Safety: Water: Sun Exposure - 06/23/00

Seizures: A Facial Twitch and a Fear of Seizures - 11/21/00

Sexually Transmitted Infections: Infections Passed through Bite Wounds - 02/26/02

Sickle Cell Disease: Vaccinations after a Splenectomy - 05/14/01

Strep Infections: Child with Strep Three Times in Two Months - 02/07/02

Newborns and Strep Throat - 01/29/02

Questions about Scarlet Fever - 01/29/02

Scarlet Fever at Different Ages - 01/29/02

Four-Year-Old with an 'Itchy Bottom' - 07/02/01

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS): Concerned about Infant's Fast Breathing - 04/16/01

Symptoms & Conditions: Hand, Foot, And Mouth Disease - 06/23/00

Mononucleosis - 06/23/00

Times of Crisis: What Teens Can Do to Help in Times of Crisis - 09/17/01

Urinary Tract Problems: Six-Year-Old with Painful Urination - 07/22/02

Very Sick 15-Month-Old with Rusty Colored Urine - 04/06/01

Vitamins, Minerals and Nutrients: Chocolate Milk & Weakened Bones - 02/07/02

Kids & Vitamin C - 10/25/00

Vomiting and Spitting Up: Can Viruses Cause Vomiting for Six Weeks? - 07/22/02

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