December 2025 Breastfeeding practices at times can be controversial. That is because many precepts governing this essential practice are not based on scientific or well documented data. One issue that has been a source of debate concerning breastfeeding is supplementation with infant formula. This would apply to the infant that is failing to […]
Read More →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 […]
Read More →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 […]
Read More →June 2025 PARENTS it is time to wake up! Being good parents is more than just being informed. It is making proper decisions and taking action on them. The recent outbreaks of measles and whooping cough tell us vaccines are needed to control serious illness in our children. Keep in mind, whooping cough […]
Read More →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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