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Unmarried with children
After the American Academy of Pediatrics announced its support for equal marriage rights for same-sex partners "as the best way to guarantee benefits and security for their children," advocates for the unmarried, while applauding the move, took...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Marriage, Medical Specialization, Gays and Lesbians
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Give immigrants healthcare access: U.S. kid doctors
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A group representing U.S. pediatricians said this week that its members should pay special attention to the healthcare needs of immigrant children and support health insurance for all - regardless of legal status. "It doesn'...Tags: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Migration, Culture, Politics, Social Sciences
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Could giving newborns formula help with breast-feeding?
One of the first warnings new mothers hear is that offering babies formula soon after birth can lead to problems with breast-feeding. Sating infants' hunger with formula can prevent them from nursing vigorously, interfering with milk production;...
Tags: Medical Specialization, American Academy of Pediatrics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Organizations
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Experts issue guidelines for gene tests in kids
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Groups representing pediatricians and geneticists issued new recommendations on Thursday to provide doctors with guidance about when to test a child's DNA for genetic conditions. The recommendations are the first collaboration...Tags: University of Chicago, Biology, Family, Medical Procedures and Tests, Ovarian Cancer
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Chicken pox vaccine effective over long term, Kaiser study finds
Once upon a time, not too terribly long ago, getting the chicken pox was practically a rite of passage for kids. But now, nearly 20 years after approval of a vaccine for the varicella virus, which causes the itchy illness, chicken pox is a rarity. A new...
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Chemical Industry, Vaccines, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Specialization
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Why doctors fire patients: The great vaccine debate
![A recent headline in the Wall Street Journal noted, "More doctors dismissing patients who refuse vaccines for their children." This story was especially interesting to me, as I now only accept new patients who plan to vaccinate their children.](http://www.sun-sentinel.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-03/23641045547920-01143639.jpg "A recent headline in the Wall Street Journal noted, "More doctors dismissing patients who refuse vaccines for their children.\" This story was especially interesting to me, as I now only accept new patients who plan to vaccinate their children.")
Tribune Media ServicesA recent headline in the Wall Street Journal noted, "More doctors dismissing patients who refuse vaccines for their children." This story was especially interesting to me, as I now only accept new patients who plan to vaccinate their children. This was...Tags: Vaccines, Health, Flu Vaccine, Behavioral Conditions, Varicella Vaccine
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Too many babies start eating solid foods too soon, CDC study says
Four out of 10 mothers surveyed began feeding their infants solid food when they were only 4 months old and their still-developing bodies weren’t able to process it -- and more than half the moms said they had been advised to do so by a medical...
Tags: Obstetrics, Family, Health and Medical Professionals, Celiac Disease, Gynecology
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
![<em>Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to <a href="http://pediatricassociates.com/" target="_blank">pediatricassociates.com</a>.</em>](http://www.sun-sentinel.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-02/49569952-08110724.jpg "<em>Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to <a href="http://pediatricassociates.com/\" target=\"_blank\">pediatricassociates.com</a>.</em>")
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Learning Disability, Herbal Supplements, Culture, Anxiety, Baby Products
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Still a dangerous attraction
Last summer Kelly Bruski went to the store with her sons to buy a birthday gift for her boyfriend. When the boys, now 6 and 9, chose a magnet desk toy called Buckyballs, "I saw they were really picking out a gift for themselves," said Bruski, a sales...
Tags: Toy Industry, Disasters and Accidents, Iron (dietary supplement), Gymnastics, Hospitals and Clinics
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Dr. Paul Lietman
Dr. Paul S. Lietman, a retired Johns Hopkins professor of medicine, pharmacology, molecular sciences and pediatrics, died of congestive heart failure April 20 at his Ruxton home. He was 79. "He was a gifted educator and was beloved by generations of...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Teachers, Family, General Practitioners, Orthopedic Surgery
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Happy Trails: Final week of Danville Pediatrics' 'Wild West' approaches
mariel@communityartscenter.netThis Wednesday marks the final week of Danville Pediatrics’ Wild West exhibit, which has been open since Feb. 6. The exhibit fills every inch of the Community Arts Center’s 11,000-square-foot building and transports visitors to the American...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Medical Specialization, Arts and Culture, Arts, Artists
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Experts: Bounce house injuries soaring
Call it a bounce house, moon walk or jump house, but the safety of the block party staple has come under fire. A recent study published in the journal Pediatrics reported that the number of bounce house injuries among children nationwide increased...
Tags: Science and Technology, Medical Specialization, Rentals, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation
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