Newborn Hiccups and Sneezing

Newborn Hiccups and Sneezing

The Things That Newborns Do.....   I really enjoy the newborn visit. Usually, two days after discharge the proud parents...
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Whats up, doc?

Whats up, doc?

October 2024   Let’s take a look at some recent interesting articles in the pediatric medical literature.   Carrie K....
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Pityriasis Alba

Pityriasis Alba

Eleven-year-old Marco came in for his yearly physical and sports exam before starting the 6th grade.   I asked him...
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Whats up, doc?

Whats up, doc?

August 2024   Concussion has become a diagnosis that provokes fear in parents and unnecessary restrictions on the patient.  ...
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The Sports Physical and the “Dreaded Hernia Exam”

The Sports Physical and the “Dreaded Hernia Exam”

As summer is upon us many pediatricians and family practice doctors will be doing sports and camp physicals. I am...
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Whats up, doc?

Whats up, doc?

June 2024   Here are three articles that I think conscientious parents will find interesting and useful.   1) Treatments...
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Lichen Striatus

Lichen Striatus

Mrs. X brought her 5-year-old son to the office with a rash. The nurse ushered them into a room and...
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Whats up, doc?

Whats up, doc?

April 2024   My last search in the medical literature found four articles that should be of interest for informed...
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Scarlet Fever

Scarlet Fever

Mom brought five-year-old Braden to the office for a sick visit. He had a fever that started two days ago...
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Whats up, doc?

Whats up, doc?

February 2024   Although I have retired from my clinical practice I will continue to author informative articles for THE...
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March 26, 2007

Early History of ADHD-Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Is ADHD a “new” diagnosis, the result of our modern, hurried, technologically driven society?.   In the early 1800’s, ADHD was first noted by researchers who recognized that some patients recovering from serious head trauma often presented with overactive, impulsive inattentive and distractible behavior. There was decisive great increase in
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October 23, 2006

Does Television Exposure Provoke ADHD Behaviors?

Referring back to my article of July 24, 2006, I invited my readers to join with me in the quest for information found in pediatric medical literature. I have summarized several of these journal articles for your benefit and encourage you to read the complete work.   In PEDIATRICS Volume
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July 31, 2006

ADD? But She Gets Mostly A’s!

Dawn, a charming 14-year-old girl, just had her eighth grade graduation.   Her parents had scheduled an hour appointment to discuss the possibility that she might have ADD. Sifting through her chart and my notes I was reminded that she was essentially a straight A student through grade school and
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March 13, 2006

Beware of False Hope

As I perused my local papers recent Health Section I came across an article that may give false ideas for help in the area of learning disorders. It related the beneficial effects of medication for neurofibromatosis and speculated that it may also prove helpful in controlling learning disabilities.   I
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March 14, 2005

Canada Halts Adderall Sales

The article appeared in the February 10th edition of The Wall Street Journal; “Canada Halts Adderall Sales, Citing Deaths.” The distraught phone calls came to our office in the ensuing days   “My son’s been on Adderall for three years and he has done great in school. What are we
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