The debate rages among educators, Psychologists, parents and physicians. Is A.D.D. fact or fiction? Should these people be treated with diet, behavior modification, medication, or just allowed to grow up? It is often not easy to arrive at the correct answer because the wrong question is being asked. The main problem is not whether […]
Read More →Dear Dr. Theriot: I have a 3 year old daughter. As an infant, she had problems with painful bowel movements. I had to give her juice and mineral oil to straighten this out. She was fine until 2 weeks ago when the same thing started up. She cries and says her bottom and tummy […]
Read More →Scanning the Journals Screening For Elevated Blood Lead Levels: Pediatrics Vol. 97 #1, 1-96 The universal screening for elevated blood lead levels in children in an employed, urban population that gets routine well checks for their offspring is not warranted on the grounds of prevalence. A questionnaire to determine which children are truly at […]
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