A catalogue of irrational thinking, myths, mis-perceptions, and common errors that typify the medical care of children.
Most people are unaware that there is a wide chasm between accepted standards of care in pediatrics and what is commonly practiced in doctors' offices, emergency rooms and urgent care clinics around the country. Studies routinely show that doctors overuse antibiotics, order too many tests, and frequently err in the treatment of even the most common childhood ailments like colds, ear infections and throat infections. Parents and other caretakers must be armed with the knowledge necessary to avoid having their child receive unnecessary and potentially harmful treatments at the hands of their doctors.