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Why Children ask "Why"
You've asked a question I've heard over and over from parents all around the world. We love to hear the quaint expressions our kids come up with as their language skills blossom, but sometimes their insistent questions seems a bit like the drip,...
39 weeks 4 days ago

Blog entry

Is Your Child Unrestrained?
Most of us would now look with horror if we saw a car speeding down the highway with an unrestrained baby crawling about. Thankfully, infant car seats have become the standard. But what about 4-year-olds? According to the March 10th, 2000 Morbidity...
1 year 20 weeks ago
CDC Recommends Routine Hepatitis A Vaccine For All Children
In 1999, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended routine Hepatitis A vaccination for children in high-risk areas. Hepatitis A is a serious, debilitating disease that can be spread easily by mouth. Children often get it from...
2 years 2 weeks ago
Pregnant Women Should Take Caution Using Untested Remedies
An expecting mom in her 37th week of pregnancy told me that her midwife recommended that she take evening primrose oil to bring on labor slowly, but surely. The mom asked me if there would be any side effects for her daughter-to-be.
2 years 2 weeks ago
Aerosol Form Of Measles Vaccine
Wouldn't it be wonderful if kids could get vaccines that were safe and effective without having to have a needle poke? The March 4th, 2000 issue of The Lancet featured an article about an aerosol form of measles vaccine that was almost twice as...
2 years 2 weeks ago

Article

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The Millennium Health Oath
"In whatever I say or do I will follow the course that, according to my ability and judgment, I consider for the benefit of their health, and abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous..." To read the Millenium Health Oath, click here.
2 years 9 weeks ago