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 stated at the end […]

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August 2025   There are several articles that will keep you an informed parent in the AAP NEWS. from July 2025:   #1 O’Hare K., et al, page 2 writes STIMULANT MEDICATIONS FOR ADHD DO NOT CAUSE PSYCHOTIC EXPERIENCES.   Many governmental pseudo experts have been stating how medications are given too frequently and psychotic […]

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April 2025   RISKS OF WATER BEAD INGESTION in Pediatrics, vol 155, issue 2, Feb 2025 pg.58. Here is a new hazard for informed parent readers as Haugen et al describes the risks of water bead ingestion.   “Water beads consist of water-absorbent polymers made of polyacrylamide that can expand from -0.2 to 56 mm […]

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February 2025   An article by Juan E.De la Cruz-Mena, MD, MSc, et al entitled SHORT-TERM DUAL THERAPY OR MONOTHERAPY WITH ACETAMINOPHEN AND IBUPROFEN FOR FEVER: A NETWORK META-ANALYSIS appeared in Pediatrics, Vol.154, nu 4, October 2024, pg. 60.   This article shows that giving a febrile child acetaminophen and Ibuprofen together is more effective […]

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