As most of our families know our practice is right in the middle of the “sick” season.   There are many illnesses we are seeing in the office right now. But one of the more frustrating and exhausting for parents can be acute gastroenteritis, AGE for short, or more commonly described as the “stomach flu.” […]

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Many times during a routine visit I am asked a “by the way” question.   Recently I was asked what I thought about probiotics as the parents were thinking of using a probiotic as a supplement for their child. My initial answer was I didn’t have enough information to make a definitive decision. After looking […]

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In a previous article, AUTISM: BASIC FACTS FOR INFORMED PARENTS, (Part-1, Part-2) readers were provided with an overview of the developmental history of autism, or the pervasive developmental spectrum disorders.   It was noted that while much remained to be known, we now understand that these disorders comprise a wide range of presentations. Parents were […]

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