Influenza Vaccine Update – 11/1/11

For this influenza season, the CDC is recommending that ALL people 6 months and older receive influenza vaccine. Wheaton Pediatrics has received shipments of all types of vaccines for our commercially insured and cash pay patients. We are waiting for additional injectable vaccine for our Medicaid insured patients 3 years and older, but have vaccine .. read more

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Wheaton Pediatrician Offers Advice to Help Soothe a Sick Child via News 10 New York

Wheaton pediatrician and father of four Dr. Peter I. Liber advises parents to elavate their child’s head during sleep while their child is sick. According to Liber this will allow the nasal passage to drain out and prevent postnasal drip from turning into a cough.

Sniffle Solutions

No mom wants her child to feel miserable — and the common cold can really wipe a kid out! Fortunately, combining a few simple moves with time-tested remedies can help ease your little one’s symptoms. So the next time she starts coughing and sneezing, try these savvy tricks to soothe your sick kid in no time.

ABC 7 Chicago

Dr. Rucoba appears on ABC 7 Chicago’s morning news to discuss the cold and flu season.

How to Keep Your Child’s Skin Glowing in the Winter Weather

Cold winter weather can cause more than just rosy cheeks. Unfortunately, chilly conditions can also bring uncomfortable dryness to your child’s skin, especially on their face, hands and feet.

Just because there is less moisture outside, doesn’t mean your child’s skin has to suffer. There are ways to hydrate their skin and keep the glow, even in the harsh winter weather, according to Dr. Cindy Ambler of Wheaton Pediatrics (55 E. Loop Road, Wheaton, Ill.).

Chicago Parent

It happens to every parent: the digitized numbers on the fancy thermometer screen flash into triple digits and you immediately dive for the phone to call the pediatrician, your mother, maybe the National Guard.

But most fevers aren’t dangerous at all, says Dr. Ruben Rucoba of Wheaton Pediatrics says. In fact, fevers are often a good sign that the immune system is fighting off an infection or some other illness. Here’s what you need to know to cure your fever phobia once and for all.

Leading Pediatrician Offers Parents Tips for Helping Kids Fight the Fever

Nearly all parents have experienced finding their child flushed, hot and uncomfortable because of a fever. Dr. Ruben Rucoba and the physicians of Wheaton Pediatrics in Wheaton, Ill., can advise parents on what to do when their little one’s forehead feels warm and the thermometer indicates a heightened temperature.

Chicago Sun-Times

Flu season has arrived. Have you received your shot yet? Have your children received their shots yet? If not, what are you waiting for?

“Getting influenza is no fun,” said Dr. Peter Liber of Wheaton Pediatrics. “An adult will miss a week of work. A child will miss a week of school.”

For those wondering whether or not a flu shot is recommended for them, listen up. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has simplified things. Its recommendation: Everyone over 6 months of age should get a flu vaccine. Got that? Everyone.

Leading Pediatrician Offers Parents Tips for Fighting the Flu This Season

Fall is officially here, and that means flu season is right around the corner. Dr. Peter Liber of Wheaton Pediatrics, named one of Chicago Magazine’s “Top Docs” in 2010, wants parents to know just how important influenza vaccines are for boosting children’s immune systems as the cold weather – and germs – start moving in.