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  • Do Zinc Supplements Cure the Cold?
      The incredibly vast wonderful matrix of cells, tissues, organs and enzymes that make up the human body is much more complex that would be unraveled in our respective lifetimes. The Read more
  • Breastfeeding and Formula Supplementation: What are the risks?
    www.office.microsoft.com     Breastfeeding and Risk of Formula Supplementation. The maxim, “breastfeeding is the way to go!” was drummed in early in my pediatric training and it remains a scientific fact to date. Recently Read more
  • Nasal Allergies in Children
      Allergies are on the rise! No one has quite figured out all the answers at this point. There’s the “hygiene hypothesis”, which we spoke about previously and other areas of Read more
  • Potty Training: A synopsis for parents
    Potty Training: A synopsis for parents   In pediatric practices across the country, the delicate issue of potty training becomes a theme at preventive health visits typically around the 18th month visit. Read more
  • Why vaccinate your children?
      Prevention is better than cure! This often told precept is widely accepted in many settings but it oddly doesn’t enjoy the same courtesy with childhood immunizations in our experience. Since its Read more
  • What is Bronchiolitis, Doc?
    CDC.gov/rsv on 1/6/13 for picture credit Sally is 9-months old; she developed a runny nose after a holiday party she attended with the family last week. Now her mom has been Read more
  • Vapor rub and cold symptoms
      The concerns regarding the safety of routine OTC (Over The Counter)  cold/cough medications in children < 4years are well known. Parents are frequently saddled with a difficult choice when children Read more
  • Video Games and Your Health
      It might not surprise you that video games are big business, but you may find it interesting to learn that the 2009 video game sales in the U.S alone totaled Read more
  • Too clean for your own good?
    Image credits: Pfizerpro.com and A.D.A.M. October 2012   Is it conceivable to believe that an individual can be too clean for their own good? Maybe. We know that the immune system in all Read more
  • Noisy Breathing in Newborns
    Image: www.michealmillerprojects.com via Google 9/29/12   We will briefly explore a common concern associated with noisy breathing in infants, medically termed, Laryngomalcia. Laryngomalcia, from its name suggests a softening of sorts involving portions Read more
  • Eye Discharge in the Newborn
     Image from www.umm.edu via Google 9/15/12 for education.   Tears are produced by the tear gland. They are made to keep the eye moist and contribute in protecting the outer lining of Read more
  • Newborn Stool Patterns and Constipation
      Mom: Doc, Johnny has been pushing hard to go! each time he tries to poop, he strains to go because he’s constipated and I think the formula I switched to Read more
  • Newborn Breathing
      Children are not small-sized adults; newborn infants certainly have their own peculiar body functions that distinguish them from older children as well. We’ll look at the key body function of Read more
  • Humidifier Use
      Airway Injury Associated With Humidifier “White Dust” Physicians at the University of Utah, Respiratory medicine department reported a case involving a patient seen in their facility in the January 2011 issue Read more
  • Am I too Clean?
      Am I Too Clean? Is it conceivable to believe that an individual can be too clean for their own good? Maybe. We know that immune system has an adaptive capability that matures Read more
  • Fever- Part 1
      Oh! Doc, her fever just won’t go away and keeps coming back! An often heard comment in primary care settings, I daresay, globally! A study in the March issue of Pediatrics. Read more

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