A Pediatrician’s Gift Giving Guide Today’s sedentary lifestyle has led to the surge in childhood obesity, so it’s important that parents find ways to tempt their children away from the computer screen and the TV screen. When you’re putting together your Christmas shopping list for your children, keep the word “active” in mind. Choose holiday gifts that will get your kids moving, playing,…Read the Rest of Article Read the rest of this entry »Leftover Turkey Casserole Do you have leftover turkey in your refrigerator? Most of us do, and by now we are tired of looking at it. I don’t like to waste perfectly good food, especially when so much effort and care went into the preparation of our typical turkey dinner tradition. Every year, after Thanksgiving, I make a very…Read the Rest of Article Read the rest of this entry »Our Phone Lines Are Down Due to an error while installing our new phone system, our phone lines have been down and they may continue into tomorrow (Monday). If you call the office, you will hear a recording stating: “this number is not in service”. This is a temporary inconvenience that will be solved in a few hours. For today,…Read the Rest of Article Read the rest of this entry »Waist Circumference Related to Mortality A recent study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine this month, shows an association between waist circumference and mortality in adults. The risk of dying was double for men with a waist circumference of more than 110 cm (43.3 inches), when compared to those with a waist circumference less than 90 cm (35.4 inches)….Read the Rest of Article Read the rest of this entry »Upper Respiratory Virus (RSV) Season is Here The Respiratory Syncytial Virus is a winter virus that causes upper respiratory infections in mostly older children and adults. But newborns, especially those born prematurely, can suffer severe consequences when infected. Each year, 2.1 million children younger than 5 years of age in the United States develop an RSV infection requiring medical attention, says Dr….Read the Rest of Article Read the rest of this entry »How to Help Your Newborn Sleep at Night Sleeping through the night is a skill most babies achieve by 2-3 months of age. If they are helped along, that is. I have been advising my patients to give the baby a bath between 8-9 PM, in order to signal the end of the day and as a way to relax for the night….Read the Rest of Article Read the rest of this entry »Children Are Not Hummingbirds: Stop Giving Them Sugary Drinks The childhood obesity epidemic in the United States does not have a single cause. Rather, there are a variety of factors that contribute to the increasing number of overweight or obese children. But one place we can surely point the finger of blame is toward the number of sugary drinks children consume. Many of overweight…Read the Rest of Article Read the rest of this entry »Childhood Obesity Could Create Lifelong Joint Pain A person’s bones are not fully formed until he or she reaches the age of 16-20. When a child is overweight or obese, bone growth is hampered by the extra weight. The additional stress on the overweight child’s bones interferes with normal childhood growth and development. According to the United States Bone and Joint Decade,…Read the Rest of Article Read the rest of this entry »Flu Vaccine Update Over 179 million people in the United States remain not immune to H1N1, despite last year’ s campaign and epidemic. This season we have a new flu vaccine containing the H1N1, along with two other strains of seasonal flu. Those of us who where immunized last year, and those who suffered from H1H1 flu last…Read the Rest of Article Read the rest of this entry »The Chilean Miners – America to the Rescue! I just finished watching the emotional images of 33 miners in Chile coming out of the womb of the earth, being pulled out, one-by-one, inside a fragile-looking capsule constructed by the Chilean Navy. Today we all celebrate the success of this rescue mission that brought 33 families together again. I also watched Chilean president Sebastian…Read the Rest of Article Read the rest of this entry » |
 
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