Wednesday House Call September 9, 2015: Back to school health issues

Wednesday House Call   September 9, 2015: Back to school health issues

Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week.

Today:

What are the common health issues you see when children return to school?
For example:
Vaccines
Athsma
Backpacks – are they too heavy for children?
Lice
Proper sleep
Anxiety
http://time.com/4017521/your-kids-enormous-backpack/
And also, circumcision is in the news, with a position statement from the Canadian Paediatric Society.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/canadian-paediatric-society-re-affirms-position-against-routine-circumcision-1.2552519

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