March 1, 2018

What’s up doc?

Child-proof caps for medications are not enough. Parents must keep all medications in safe storage./ There is little evidence to support the use of nutritional supplements for children with Autism.   SAFE STORAGE OF OPIOID PAIN RELIEVERS AMONG ADULTS LIVING IN HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN By Eileen M. McDonald, MS. etc.
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September 30, 2002

The Basis Of Sleep Problems

Sleep problems commonly co-occur with psychiatric problems.   Many people, parents and doctors alike, have noticed that sleep problems have been associated with several emotional and behavioral disorders, including anxiety and depression, autism, and Tourette’s disorder. A recent study from the Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Research Centre in King’s
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November 1, 2018

What’s up, doc?

Can my child with ADHD be treated without medication? What alternative do we have? Here is a list of common food additives that cannot be healthy for your children.   NONPHARMACOLOGIC TREATMENTS FOR ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW by Adam P. Goode, DPT,PhD, et al. Pediatrics, Vol. 141, nu. 6,
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March 1, 2023

Pediatric Head Trauma…When To Worry

It is a call that pediatricians get all too often. “My child fell and hit his head on concrete. He is now getting a goose egg on his forehead. Should I take him to the emergency room?”   Talking to the distraught parent the first question would be how is
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July 17, 2020

Nursemaids Elbow/Subluxation of the Radial Head

What could cause this pain in her arm? She didn’t fall or bump it. But she won’t move it.   The office was just about to close when the phone rang and a frantic mom was calling about her 2 ½-year-old daughter who had injured her arm. She wanted to
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