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Two that are true

From Parenting.com

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It's true! It turns out Mother did know best about these two old standards:

• If your child drinks something hot or cold before you take his oral temperature, it won't be accurate. This one's on the money, according to a recent study at the University of Virginia Health System. If your child's just had a cup of tea, a bowl of soup, or an ice pop, wait about half an hour before giving him an oral thermometer.

• If your child gets chilled, he might catch cold. For decades, scientists have been saying there's no evidence for this. Well, now there is. Last year, researchers in Wales tested the age-old wisdom that being cold can bring on a cold. They found that those people whose feet they chilled for 20 minutes were significantly more likely to develop a cold over the next few days than those whose tootsies stayed warm and toasty. Chilling a person lowers immunity, explain the researchers. So if your child is already carrying a virus, his body will be less able to fight it off. And it's not just cold feet, says Ronald Eccles, Ph.D., lead author on the study --wet hair and soggy clothes likely dampen immunity, too.

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