Tag: health
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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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August 18, 2008 11:54 AM EDT --
As the author of White Lies , a novel about a vaccine-injured baby, I was so pleased to finally see a website that's giving the same advice I've been giving at my author presentations for . . .
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March 13, 2008 12:37 PM EDT --
You turn one way, toss over to the other side, and then try lying on your back. No matter which position you take you just cannot fall asleep! We all have restless nights and unfortunately some have more . . .
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July 10, 2007 02:52 PM EDT --
This week I brought my 10-month old in to see the pediatrician. I was worried about an ear infection. “He has had a high fever for two nights,” I explained, “and do you see all that yellow . . .
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August 03, 2007 04:25 PM EDT --
This blog is dedicated to those “Yikes—what is happening to me?!?” symptoms that often occur after the delivery of a baby. My patients have been shocked to find themselves battling . . .
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November 12, 2006 04:28 PM EST --
Wendy H. Oddy, PhD, from the University of Western Australia and colleagues investigated the relationship between the level of the cytokine TGF-ß1 in breast milk and wheeze in infancy to determine . . .
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November 13, 2006 02:01 PM EST --
I wanted to follow up from the original article that i had posted. Trish B. had mentioned in a comment that Some of her children were breastfed, and still have athsma.
Mine do too. In fact, I have four . . .
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May 04, 2007 10:50 PM EDT --
“I’m turning 40 this year,” I say out loud to my reflection in the bathroom mirror. Fortunately, the woman in the mirror shrugs her shoulders and laughs because for some reason . . .
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June 22, 2009 12:23 AM EDT --
Today I spent a lot of time cleaning my house. Picking up, laundry, dusting, vacuuming. With all that activity, and the heat and humidity we have, I probably sweated off at least 5 pounds! LOL. Seriously, . . .
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September 19, 2006 02:09 PM EDT --
My washing machine broke about a week ago. The belt broke. The repairman came and put on a replacement belt, but indicated that he could not fix the problem which caused the belt to break.
We purchased . . .
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February 03, 2007 06:45 PM EST --
My daughter is having to take Tylenol with Codeine in it, and it tastes awful. Does anyone have any suggestions of things I can mix it with to disquise the taste? We tried a few different juices, and it . . .
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May 27, 2008 01:26 PM EDT --
Swallow hard—your grocery bill is getting more expensive.
According to a U.S. Government report, this April's food prices were 14% higher for bread, 13.5% higher for milk, and 5% higher . . .
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June 23, 2009 11:20 AM EDT --
Join us for a live chat, tonight at 8pm ET to discuss what to do about painful conditions such as carpal tunnel, tennis elbow, bursitis and more. We’ll discuss handling such pain with and . . .
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January 21, 2008 11:39 AM EST --
In my practice, I find parents usually have one of two attitudes toward starting their baby on solid food: Some are eager to start, thinking it might help their baby sleep through the night. Others are . . .
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May 18, 2007 03:42 PM EDT --
My son was born five weeks early with undeveloped lungs. At the age of 4months we had wheezing and were put on a nebulizer treatments. He does great with them and have been at least doing Pulmacort . . .
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January 04, 2008 04:49 PM EST --
As a pediatrician, many of my days in the office start with a child who has been up all night with ear pain or a baby who has been fussy all night with a temperature. In fact, ear pain is one of the most . . .
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April 06, 2009 09:34 AM EDT --
For more than five years, the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) have recommended that women ages 40 to 49 have a mammogram every one to two years, just as they advise . . .
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October 17, 2007 06:53 PM EDT --
This is a re-publish of an article I wrote for Gather last May after my daughter was diagnosed with an MRSA -- it's in all the news today, but last April I had little knowledge . . .
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April 16, 2007 09:57 AM EDT --
I really need some help. I don't feel like I'm a good stay at home mom. I enjoy spending time with my kids, but I also enjoy working. I currently work in manufacturing, but due . . .
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August 06, 2007 12:40 PM EDT --
Childhood should be a happy time, but children do get depressed. Here, we review some basic information about recognizing and treating depression when it occurs in children.
Exact numbers are hard to . . .
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