High Five – Growing Up healthy
Staying cool in the fever curve
Is it normal for a child to pick up every virus going round nursery? At what point does fever become dangerous? Which vaccinations really have an effect? And what exactly is 'nest protection'? These are just some of the many questions raised by parents of young children and answered here by paediatricians Florian Babor and Nibras Naami. In so doing, they convey the five essential pillars of children’s health: avoiding serious illnesses, supporting and promoting the immune system, a healthy diet, exercise, and mental health. 'High Five' is a comprehensive manual for anyone raising children and aiming to give their off spring a healthy start in life.
• Accessible, practical, sound – experienced paediatric doctors explain children’s health
• A holistic approach: five steps to a healthy childhood
• For readers of Nora Imlau and Anna Wahlgren
Nibras Naami, born in 1988 in Aachen, studied human medicine at Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf. After graduating in 2015, he worked in a large paediatric clinic until moving to University Hospital Düsseldorf in 2019. He is a specialist in paediatric and adolescent medicine and currently devotes most of his working life to paediatric haematology, oncology, and immunology.
Florian Babor, born in 1978 in Steyr in Austria, began his medical career at University Hospital Düsseldorf after studying human medicine at the University of Vienna. He is a paediatrician, paediatric oncologist, and paediatric haematologist. Since 2015, he has worked as a senior physician at the Children's Cancer Clinic and has been a professor of paediatric and adolescent medicine since 2019.
Lorena Addotto is an art director and illustrator, she lives in Cologne.
Staying cool in the fever curve
Is it normal for a child to pick up every virus going round nursery? At what point does fever become dangerous? Which vaccinations really have an effect? And what exactly is 'nest protection'? These are just some of the many questions raised by parents of young children and answered here by paediatricians Florian Babor and Nibras Naami. In so doing, they convey the five essential pillars of children’s health: avoiding serious illnesses, supporting and promoting the immune system, a healthy diet, exercise, and mental health. 'High Five' is a comprehensive manual for anyone raising children and aiming to give their off spring a healthy start in life.
• Accessible, practical, sound – experienced paediatric doctors explain children’s health
• A holistic approach: five steps to a healthy childhood
• For readers of Nora Imlau and Anna Wahlgren