October 2, 2020

Childhood Migraines

Ten-year-old Brett was brought to the office with a chief complaint of “headache”. Naturally this perked my interest.This could mean so many different things.   When I entered the room he was sitting with mom and looked to be very healthy. I asked him how his summer had been, how
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December 1, 2024

Whats up, doc?

December 2024   There was a very disturbing article in PEDIATRICS, by Bridget Duffy, BS, et al. “Characteristics of Fatalities Among Sexual-Gender-Diverse Youth in the United States: 2015-2020”, vol. 154, nu 83, Nov.2024.  This article stated the following, “Suicide was the most common manner of death for sexual-and gender-diverse youth,
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May 1, 2020

Postural Proteinuria…No Big Deal

Small amount of protein in one’s urine does not necessarily give a call for alarm.   Brett was coming in for his high school physical.Because of the covid-19 (coronavirus)shutdownboth parents were able to come with him. He was going to be a junior in the fall and was hoping to
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May 1, 2023

Hypercalciuria in Children

I was doing a well-check on a six year-old boy, and he couldn’t be any healthier. His growth and development was excellent and his blood pressure and vital signs were normal.   As we were finishing the exam, my nurse handed me the results of his urinalysis. It was normal
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October 1, 2025

Whats up, doc?

October 2025   Pursuant to my last article a very rational approach has appeared in the July ’25 issue of PEDIATRICS. Lao-Tzu Allan-Blitz, MD, MPH, et al addressed the issue of fluoridation in drinking water with a rational peer reviewed article entitled “Fluoride in Drinking Water”.  Their conclusion is best
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