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Does your child need weight management?
South Florida ParentingEating the wrong foods, lack of exercise, too much screen time — it’s no wonder that one-third of U.S. children and teens are classified as overweight or obese. Childhood obesity is one of our nation’s most serious health problems,...Tags: Family, Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diets and Dieting, Michelle Obama
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Getting a head start
South Florida ParentingWhen Mary Carrasquillo first saw a baby wearing a helmet, she wondered, “What’s wrong with him?” Then her son, Matthew, needed one. She got a second opinion. But doctors agreed — Matthew had plagiocephaly, or head flattening,...Tags: Physical Therapists, Coral Springs, Health, Dentistry and Dental Health, Medical Specialization
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Too many antibiotics are being prescribed
South Florida ParentingNo one likes to be sick, and parents and patients want me to prescribe antibiotics for a plethora of viral illnesses because they’re busy and just can’t be sick. According to an article in “Pediatrics,” pediatricians write more...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Drugs and Medicines, Health, Symptoms, Coughing
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Fruit juice targeted in war on obesity
Over the past decade, the nation's war on obesity has targeted some fairly obvious culprits, including fast food, pastries, fried foods and soda. But recent scientific studies and a new government-sponsored documentary that aired last week on HBO have...
Tags: Family, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Overweight, Science and Technology, Dietary Fiber
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Experts say exercise has multiple benefits for children
Daily American Staff WriterAlisha Black can see a difference in children's attention spans before and after recess. "Sometimes it's a big difference," said Black, lead teacher for the Pre-K Counts class at Maple Ridge Elementary School in Somerset. "Some really need to burn off...Tags: Medical Research, Healthcare Provider, Early Learning, Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Doubts cast on food intolerance testing
According to one lab that tests for "toxic food syndrome," eating green peppers may cause bloating or lethargy. Lemons might trigger headaches. Other common foods like corn, soy, egg whites, whey and chicken "may act like a poison in your body," the...
Tags: Asthma, Lactose Intolerance, Health Organizations, National Institutes of Health, Nutrition
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Glendale Arts fights to save Alex Theatre
An organization better start moving if its staff expects to raise $75,000 by the end of the month. But that's what Interim CEO Elissa Glickman of the Glendale Arts and the Alex is determined to do. Without redevelopment funds, the future of the...
Tags: Media Industry, Human Interest, Charity, Political Fundraising, Health
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Vaccine policy should not be one size fits all
Rathi Asaithambi's April 11 op-ed advocating a federally mandatory vaccination policy with no exemptions ("Time to get tough on vaccine refusal") is based on straw man arguments and ignorance of documented adverse effects of vaccines. There is no "anti...Tags: Preventative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Drugs and Medicines, Children's Health, Family
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Rare twins make their first visit to pediatrician
![An appointment with a pediatrician Thursday was a "big relief" to Katie Bauer, whose seven-month pregnancy with rare "momo" twins was at first confusing and then exhausting.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-04/69489910-20040655.jpg "An appointment with a pediatrician Thursday was a "big relief\" to Katie Bauer, whose seven-month pregnancy with rare \"momo\" twins was at first confusing and then exhausting.")
An appointment with a pediatrician Thursday was a "big relief" to Katie Bauer, whose seven-month pregnancy with rare "momo" twins was at first confusing and then exhausting.
"It's all behind them, these guys are doing just fine," Dr. Joseph A. Garcia...Tags: Children's Health, Family, Health, Medical Specialization, Parenting
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CHKD pediatrician receives national honor for work with vaccinations
The Virginia Department of Health issued the following press release on Monday: Dr. John Harrington, a pediatrician and director of Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters (CHKD) General Academic Pediatrics, has been named a Centers for...
Tags: Preventative Medicine, Human Interest, Family, Health, Medical Specialization
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Business People - March 11
Community Foundation of Washington County MD Inc. The Community Foundation of Washington County MD Inc. recently presented Michael G. Day with a Professional Advisor Award of Excellence. Day, president and principal of the law firm Michael G. Day and...Tags: Frederick County (Maryland), West Virginia University, Osteopathic Medicine, Frederick County (Virginia), Health
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In Practice: Doctors bury grief to help patients and families
Rebecca's cancer was born in her bone marrow. Her abnormal blood cells soon broke free of their nest, sailing down the rivers of her arteries and veins to seed her liver, lungs and brain with malignancy.
Chemotherapy for her metastatic acute myeloid...Tags: Internists, Human Interest, Health, Medical Specialization, David Geffen School of Medicine
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Apr 4, 2012
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Apr 11, 2012
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