Tag: children
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September 25, 2007 12:58 PM EDT --
These days, I’m doing something in my pediatric practice that I didn’t plan on doing: I’m giving medications to children with attention problems.
When I started working in pediatrics . . .
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January 15, 2008 06:20 PM EST --
Chickenpox is an infection that causes an itchy, blistering rash and is very contagious. It is caused by varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which enters the body through the mouth and nose after contact with . . .
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July 24, 2007 12:29 PM EDT --
We hear about the epidemic of childhood obesity on the news so much these days that it’s easy to stop paying attention. We hardly listen when they tell us, yet again, about the scary statistics. . . .
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March 18, 2008 01:55 PM EDT --
My parental resolution for this year is to do a better job of talking about sex with my children.
It's not that I've done a bad job—at least I don't think I have. I'm a pediatrician, . . .
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March 22, 2008 05:21 PM EDT --
Has cancer ever affected your life? If not, chances are that at some point it will. Have you ever thought about how many children die from diseases like cancer? Too many. I feel very fortuante that I am . . .
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February 23, 2009 11:57 AM EST --
You may have heard your baby’s pediatrician say, “We cannot treat this illness because it is caused by a virus, not a bacteria.” Just what is the difference between the two?
A virus is an infectious . . .
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July 09, 2008 02:10 PM EDT --
The American Academy of Pediatrics just released new recommendations for children at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease. For some children, as young as two years of age may be appropriate. . . .
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June 15, 2009 01:55 PM EDT --
Parents are often distressed when the full head of hair on their cute newborn suddenly melts away. In fact, many babies begin to look like their dads! A study done several years ago showed that many . . .
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November 28, 2007 10:40 AM EST --
Each year, 3,000–4,000 Americans die from choking, or pulmonary aspiration — about the same as the number who die by drowning. Choking happens mainly during meals, and meat is the chief culprit. . . .
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September 23, 2008 09:47 AM EDT --
When my eldest, Michaela, was a toddler (she’s 17 now), I felt ahead of the game when it came to potty training. After all, I was a pediatrician. A brand new pediatrician, perhaps, but I’d learned . . .
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April 13, 2009 01:22 PM EDT --
It is the season of college acceptances and rejections, which always stirs up feelings of angst in the hearts of parents. To compete in the world today, it helps to be armed with a good education and . . .
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February 10, 2009 11:20 AM EST --
Few families today have nine children (although apparently having fourteen is back in fashion), but I sometimes evoke what I call the “Rule of Nine” when families are having trouble setting limits on . . .
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November 28, 2007 10:19 AM EST --
The recent news coverage about the lead paint on toys has made me think of a conversation I once had with a woman I’d always thought of as a sensible person and a great mom. She told me . . .
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June 21, 2007 05:58 PM EDT --
When you’re in a stressful situation, anxiety and tension have an immediate effect on your body. Your heart rate and breathing speed up, the shoulder muscles tense, your stomach may turn, and you . . .
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December 15, 2008 11:01 AM EST --
Are you confused about flu vaccines? If so, you are not alone. The recommendations change from year to year, and so each fall, parents are barraged with information about when, whether, and how to get . . .
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April 20, 2009 10:45 AM EDT --
Have you heard of the allergic salute? This is the motion of a hand rising up to rub a runny and itchy nose over and over again. Allergic shiners are the dark circles that some children have under their . . .
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July 22, 2008 12:27 PM EDT --
Every time I enter an exam room to see a child and the parents, I want to make the most out of the visit. I want to make sure I take care of the child, and I want to make sure I help and educate the parents, . . .
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November 28, 2007 10:30 AM EST --
The holidays are an exciting time of year for kids. Here are some tips, adapted from the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the American Academy of Pediatrics, to help make sure the holidays are . . .
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November 17, 2008 03:25 PM EST --
You have probably encountered hives before on yourself, a friend, or a family member. Hives are large, red, raised papules or bumps that appear on the skin. They have a tendency to come and go. They . . .
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November 25, 2008 02:41 PM EST --
I was looking through this month’s Pediatrics , the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and two articles caught my eye. One showed that exposure to violence in the media was linked with . . .
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