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Passing of an Expert & Friend

Healthy Children -- It's with great sadness that we announce that Dr. Steven Parker died unexpectedly this morning. Dr. Parker was an example of the passionate practitioner who brings not only knowledge but care to patients and readers. As WebMD’s expert pediatrician, he provided information and support to countless expectant and new parents. Our hearts go out to his wife, Karen, his family and friends. You can share...     04-14
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Who Are Your Children's Role Models?

Healthy Children -- I am shocked - shocked! - that Michael Phelps smoked dope at a fraternity party. Who does he think he is? Doesn't he know he is a role model to our kids? I wanted my kids to be him and then he goes and pulls this stunt!?     02-13
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Faith Healing and Children

Healthy Children -- Some stories just break your heart on every level, like this tragic one. But most don't also make you so mad you could spit.     01-23
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When Your Child has the Misery

Healthy Children -- It's a sight sure to pierce the very heart of any parent.Your little bundle of joy, Pookie, is sick: snorting, spewing, coughing, miserable. She looks up at you with those big, limpid, trusting, bleary, red eyes: What's wrong with me, Mommy? Help me! Fix it!Then, when miraculous relief is not forthcoming, reproach: Why aren't you making me feel better? Why are you letting me down when I love and t...     01-16
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Dr. P's Top 10 Pediatric Stories of 2008

Healthy Children -- Is it possible another year has passed? I hope 2009 is a healthy and fulfilling one for you and your family.Here, in no particular order, are 10 pediatrics stories that caught my eye in 2008:1.New recommendations for lipid screening and treatment in kids.Perhaps in response to the epidemic of childhood obesity, the American Academy of Pediatrics has significantly revised its recommendations on the...     01-06
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PROJECT GOOD HEART 2008: Teaching Your Kids the True Spirit of the Holidays

Healthy Children -- Somehow, not only Christmas, but all year through,The joy that you give to others is the joy that comes back to you.And the more you spend in blessing the poor and lonely and sad,The more of the heart's possessing returns to you glad. - John Greenleaf Whittier *****As if you needed more proof that economic times for families are tough and likely to get tougher, consider this,In this 2008 holiday s...     2008
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Let Them Eat Cake!

Healthy Children -- Billy sits in his 3rd grade classroom, happily munching on double Dutch chocolate cake with creme frosting.Suddenly the door to the classroom is kicked open. Five policemen rush into the classroom and surround Billy.     2008
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A Cure for Infantile Cerebral Palsy?

Healthy Children -- As I researched my previous post on the pros and cons of banking your baby's cord blood, I happened upon the stories of two infants whose cerebral palsy seemed to improve after they received an injection of their cord blood stem cells.     2008
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Should You 'Bank' Your Newborn's Cord Blood?

Healthy Children -- As if life weren't complicated enough, many expectant parents are now being confronted with a wrenching question: to bank or not to bank? If you haven't dealt with this question, let me explain.     2008
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Coping With Anxiety

Healthy Children -- There's cipro, potassium iodide and the smallpox vaccine to ward off biological agents. But is there an antidote to anxiety? "I'm very frightened," said Julie White. But she has a remedy: the stretching and deep breathing of yoga.     2008     采编 Joan0639
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Got Vitamin D?

Healthy Children -- Vitamin D is the miracle vitamin du jour. This week, the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Nutrition doubled its recommended intake of vitamin D from 200 to 400 IUs (international units)/day.Why the change?     2008
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A "Minute Clinic" Visit for Your Kids?

Healthy Children -- Is there a 'minute clinic' in your area? One just opened in mine.Housed in a CVS pharmacy or Target or Wal-Mart or Albertsons, these are health care dispensaries staffed by nurse practitioners and physician's assistants intended to care for minor, self-limited medical issues ...     2008
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Autistic Kids:Who Should Pay?

Healthy Children -- It's a war you can see coming, a war where there are no bad guys, a war that breaks your heart, a war for which you will be asked to chose sides . For the latest volley, see this article from the Boston Globe: Push on for Insurers to Share Autism Cost.     2008
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Pill Users Choose 'Wrong' Sex Partners

Healthy Children -- A woman is sexually attracted to men who smell like a good genetic match, but birth control pills make her desire the "wrong" men, a U.K. study shows. Who is the right man? Studies suggest women are attracted to men whose genetic makeup differs from their own. Having a genetically different mate increases the chances for a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby . "If this really happens in the real ...     2008     采编 19830622
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Should We Lower the Drinking Age?

Healthy Children -- When I was a lad of 17, I went off to college from a state (Michigan) where the drinking age was 21 years, to a state (New York) where it was 18. (A national drinking age of 21 was not established until 1984).     2008
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Dr. P's 2008 Top 10 Back-To-School Tips

Healthy Children -- "BACK TO SCHOOL" - 3 words certain to fill your children's hearts with despair and yours with joy. As an annual rite of passage, it's a good time to take stock: How can you help your kids to make this school year academically productive, socially fulfilling, and safe as can be? Here, in no particular order, are my top 10 suggestions. Feel free to share your own.**********************************1....     2008
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Mixed Martial Arts for Children

Healthy Children -- In a favorite cartoon of mine, a school-aged child innocently asks his father: "Dad, when was it you realized you weren't studly any more?"     2008
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New Cholesterol Guidelines for Kids

Healthy Children -- On 7/7/08, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidelines for monitoring and treating children with high blood cholesterol levels.* The stakes could hardly be higher.     2008
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A Ticket For Poor Kids

Healthy Children -- I just read an inspiring article in my hometown newspaper. It has provided me with renewed hope that, if only we mustered sufficient political will, we could successfully solve one of our most important social challenges: How to improve the academic performance of poor kids?     2008
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Preventing allergies:When to introduce solid foods

Healthy Children -- Data on 2,612 German infants was gathered from birth as part of an ongoing study looking at when solid food was first introduced and the development of allergies by two years of age.     2008
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