Pertussis is “whooping cough,” also known as the “100 day cough.” In children and adults, the disease starts out looking like a garden-variety cold, complete with runny nose, runny eyes, and…
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Dr. Lai and her husband had a running debate about when to replace kitchen sponges. Today we thank guest blogger Dr. Karina Martino, Food Safety Engineer, for exposing the germs in our…
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If you live on the East Coast of the United States, you were bombarded today by a surprise pre-Halloween snowstorm. Now that we have our power back, we thought we’d share with…
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We’re back from the national American Academy of Pediatrics conference in Boston and we’re galvanized to make a positive impact on youth. Just in time for Red Ribbon Week, the national campaign…
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Yes, yes, yes. There are many deadly diseases we can’t prevent, but we do have the power to prevent a few. We now have the ability to prevent your children from…
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Ever wonder what the school nurse or your kid’s pediatrician is looking for during a scoliosis screen? Here, in three steps, you can also monitor your child. If you are concerned, see…
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I remember during my middle school days in New Jersey lining up once a year at the school nurse’s office, feeling awkward and nervous. Not only was the nurse checking our height…
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While many good books have been written on the subject of how to get your kids to listen to you, today we boil this topic down to a few key sticky points.…
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Wondering what crawled into your child’s room and bit her in the middle of the night? If you see two little pinpricks side by side, it’s probably a spider. Spider fangs make…
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Happy Start of School Year 2011! In case you missed these school related posts earlier, here are guides to packing a healthy school lunch, backpack weight guidelines, and deciding when to keep…
