Obesity among teens has become a major epidemic. More teens are overweight now than at any time in history. A January 2000 report to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified the single most powerful change teens can make to...
The Lyme disease vaccine is not yet proven safe and effective for children under age 15, although the vaccine looks promising for children in studies currently underway. In the meantime the American Academy of Pediatrics has issued January 2000...
Some of my most heart-rending experiences as a physician and as a friend have been watching the devastation caused by inborn errors of metabolism. This group of 30 individually rare disorders can cause mental retardation, coma, or death. Many of...
I recently heard from an anxious mother in Kuwait,"My son has been vaccinated twice with the MMR by mistake, one was at 1.5 year and the second at 3.9 years. Please kindly advise."
More than one in four children in the United States now live with a family member who has an alcohol abuse problem, according to a report in the January 2000 issue of the American Journal of Public Health. This has a major impact on these children,...
Use of St. John's Wort to treat depression has skyrocketed over the last year, increasing by more than 2000%. St. John's Wort has become a multi-billion dollar industry. A major study released in January 2000 found that St. John's Wort can have...
In the Northern Hemisphere it's the season for respiratory illnesses. Children with RSV bronchiolitis usually wheeze. Often these same children go on to develop asthma. My hunch has been that RSV does not cause asthma, but that children born with a...
Literally millions of children in the United States remain without health insurance. Whether from lack of eligibility or from lack of awareness of eligibility, these children fall between the cracks of commercial insurance, Medicaid, and the...
Dr. Kathi Kemper, author of The Holistic Pediatrician, has co-authored a new study of the safety of homeopathic and naturopathic treatment of children. As reported in the January 2000 issue of the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine,the...
The newly approved Lyme disease vaccine is not yet proven safe and effective for children under age 15, although the vaccine looks promising for children in studies currently underway. In the meantime the American Academy of Pediatrics has issued...
Rabies is a horrible viral illness that attacks the brain. It is fatal unless rabies shots are given promptly, before symptoms appear. Transmitted through the saliva of rabid animals, rabies is spreading across North America, carried by raccoons....
With the march of technical progress, it has become possible to save the lives of horribly burned children. Some have argued, though, that the resulting quality of life is so low that we shouldn't intervene at all. The January 5th, 2000 issue of...
A fascinating study in the January 2000 issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology suggests a powerful way to detect whether allergies are a problem. In this study, investigators measured the levels of nitrous oxygen (NO) gas in the...
What a wonderful time to celebrate children! I watched on CNN as the countdown to a new year swept across the time zones. Across borders and cultures, people around the planet joined to honor the past and embrace the future. I have always...
All of us are insulin dependent; it's just that some of us stop producing our own. Click here to read about the causes of and treatment for Type 1 diabetes.
Chronic yeast infections (or other skin infections) can be an early sign of diabetes. Healthy kids in diapers commonly get yeast diaper rashes, but if these infections pop up often or don’t clear up easily, it’s time to consult your pediatrician....
Having a baby in January 2000 is very different from having a baby in January 1900. Back then, there were no early pregnancy tests to know in a moment that a baby was coming, and no blood tests or amniocentesis or prenatal ultrasounds to know that...
You may not see an immediate improvement, but if you are going to successfully treat eczema, it is important to break the cycle! Click here to find out how.
