http://www.kidsdr.com During my tween/teen checkups, I try to fit in a discussion of how much time an adolescent spends on the phone each day, how much time on a computer,...
http://www.kidsdr.com With college students heading off to school, I was reminded of a news story about Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania, which now provides students with the emergency contraceptive, Plan B,...
http://www.kidsdr.com It's a frightening number. According to a new survey by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 4 women say they are violently attacked by their...
http://www.kidsdr.com Even with temperatures still steamy in many parts of the country, it's time to start thinking about getting your annual flu shot. You heard it here first! Our clinic...
http://www.kidsdr.com It suddenly seems like I've been in a time warp and many of my patients who "should still be little" are showing up for their pre-college physicals. It was...
http://www.kidsdr.com Watching the late news last week, I discovered that I live in the zip code with the highest number of cases of West Nile Virus in the country, and...
http://www.kidsdr.com Many new parents ask me about the pros/cons of circumcising their newborn sons. The American Academy of Pediatrics released a new policy statement today (Aug. 27) on circumcision, stating...
http://www.kidsdr.com Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is every parent's worst nightmare. From the time a family has a baby until that child is a year old, SIDS is a concern....
http://www.kidsdr.com With kids spending so much time outdoors this time of year, lots of parents are bringing their children to the clinic with all sorts of bug bites. I'm not...
http://www.kidsdr.com It suddenly seems like I've been in a time warp and many of my patients who "should still be little" are showing up for their pre-college physicals. It was...