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Many teens want their jobs to be exciting, glamorous and be the envy of their friends.  But those jobs only exist on MTV.  Or, at least they don’t exist unless you have experience.  You can’t get a job as Fashion Editor at Vogue or Executive Chef at The Ivy in Beverly Hills without proof that [...]

Sometimes I hear my 5-year-old son say things, or watch him do things, that I’ve been meaning to teach him but haven’t.  I was totally planning on doing it, it’s just that I hadn’t had time yet, or the teachable moment hadn’t happened.  And yet, he knew it already.

When people have asked me what it takes to be a physician, I usually tell them that there are three things that every doctor must have. And no, being scared of blood is not a deal breaker.

Nothing I could have read could have prepared me for what I saw in the memorials and on the streets of Rwanda this summer during our visit. In 1994 Rwanda went through one of the most horrible genocides in recent history.

Related concepts: Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, tics, PANDA Introduction to tourette syndrome: The great English poet, author, and conversationalist, Dr. Samuel Johnson, is believed to have had Tourette syndrome, complete with both facial and vocal tics. His towering success in his day — before useful medicines had been developed – can be an inspiration [...]

Related concepts: Strep pharyngitis, Acute pharyngitis, Exudative pharyngitis Introduction to strep throat: Some children fool their parents, with just a fever and a headache or stomachache. Others have the worst sore throat they can remember. Either way, strep throat should be treated with antibiotics. What is strep throat? Strep throat is a bacterial infection of [...]

Related concepts: Child molestation, Rape Introduction to sexual abuse: Some of the most poignant episodes of my pediatric training were long visits with children victimized by sexual abuse. I vividly remember sitting with tears streaming down my face after hearing how children had been scarred by those they trusted. How sad that this is such [...]

Related concepts: Infectious mononucleosis, Mono, Epstein-Barr virus infections, EBV, glandular fever. Alice-in-Wonderland Syndrome Introduction to mononucleosis: Nicknamed the “kissing disease,” many parents think of mono as a disease of teens and young adults. They don’t know that young children are also commonly affected. One form of mono is seen almost only in young children: a [...]

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How important is iron in a teenager’s diet?