“What will happen if your grade drops from an “A” to a “C”?” I sometimes ask during a check-up. Many kids shrug and say, “Try harder next time, I suppose.” Others look shocked and anxious…
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Need ideas on how to pack healthy school lunches? Beware of junk food masquerading as healthy food. Dr. Roxanne Sukol, an internist who writes the popular nutrition blog Your Health is on…
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Recently we’ve had a parade of itchy children troop through our office. The culprit: poison ivy. Myth buster: Fortunately, poison ivy is NOT contagious. You can catch poison ivy ONLY from the plant,…
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We interrupt your summer to bring you a Flu vaccine reminder and update. Although flu (influenza) may be far from your minds, as we enter hot July, pediatricians are already ordering flu…
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From the start, a family I know was suspicious of the hot tub sanitation at the resort where they recently stayed. As time went by, even though the water looked clear,…
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This very dusty binkie emerged from my daughter’s room just in time for her 16 th birthday. Yes, it’s a 16 year old binkie. Seeing the pacifier was like greeting an old…
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Back by popular demand: our picky eater post, with bonus recipes at the end. “You just don’t appreciate a picky eater until you have one.” –Overheard at Dr. Lai’s dinner table…
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Many of our patients have dogs in their homes, and many families choose to adopt a dog during summer. Unfortunately, dog bite rates are also highest in summer, and occur most often…
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We see this a couple times a year… an earring which looks fine when viewed from the front… …is actually embedded when viewed from the back. When you flip up this child’s ear lobe, you…
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This Mother’s Day, we honor Dr. Kardos’s mom, who passed earlier this year. Dr. Kardos and I had been planning a post on nasal congestion in kids, but because we couldn’t have…
