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Attention Deficit and School
I take care of a lot of patients with ADD/ADHD. I cringe when I say it, but I have developed a fair amount of expertise in the area. I also have ADD: hence the name of my blog. There will always be...
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Baby Therapy
Today was nuts. It was absolutely nuts. My auto repair shop had called last week telling me the parts they ordered to fix my windows were in. Today was my first chance in a week to get my car fixed....
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“My Baby Turned Blue”
Being a parent is scary. I remember when my first son was born I looked at him and was overwhelmed. This person was my responsibility. Even as a pediatrician, I felt a sense of being lost in the...
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Self-Assured Destruction
OK, it is time to put on your nostalgia caps and remember back to the cold war. Those were the days, weren’t they? “Nuclear Winter” was being thrown around like “Global Warming” is now. Life went...
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Pot, Meet Kettle
At the start of next year, the drug companies will no longer be giving pens and pads of paper to doctors. The rules regarding pharmaceutical sales practices have grown progressively more stringent...
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Getting in a good word
Note: The Caption Contest is still going on…I am in the process of increasing the allowance of securing the judges. ***************** It’s a hard world for kids; they come into the world completely...
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Trust Me
I have never seen a case of epiglottitis. I remember the stories I heard as a medical student: a young child comes to the ER with fever, drooling, and muffled voice – not just sick; a ticking time...
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Podcast up: Breastfeeding
My latest podcast on breastfeeding is up at http://housecalldoctor.quickanddirtytips.com and in iTunes. My bottom line is that breastfeeding is the best way for babies to be fed. When I was discussing...
View ArticleBetter Health Interviews – Fact or Fiction: Attention Deficit Disorder
Last Thursday (9/16/10) I had the pleasure of attending a conference on Attention Deficit Disorder. The following are my two interviews. They are both very interesting, and both apply greatly to my...
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Nature
I had a lot of babies in the nursery to examine this morning. For those of you who haven’t already figured it out, I am very pro-baby. Babies make my days better. Taking care of them is much more...
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