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Dr. Alice Heisler Hissey, behavioral pediatrics clinic director
Dr. Alice Heisler Hissey, medical director of the University of Maryland Medical Center's Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic who also was a consultant to city public schools, died Oct. 18 of pancreatic cancer at her Columbia home.
The former Catonsville and...Tags: University of Maryland Medical Center, Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Takoma Park (Montgomery, Maryland), Teaching and Learning
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NIH targets all causes of sleeping infant deaths
Only 4 months and 4 days old, Becky Borchardt dozed off on her tummy on a couch at her child care provider's home. She never woke up. Since sudden infant death syndrome took Becky's life 21 years ago, her mother, Downers Grove resident Pam Borchardt, has...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Health Organizations, Labor Legislation, Elections, Medical Specialization
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Academy of Pediatrics finds no evidence organic food is better for kids' health
Parents who feed their kids an organic diet may not be giving them the health advantage they think. There is no evidence eating organic foods cuts back on the risk of disease over the long-run, the American Academy of Pediatrics said in a report this...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Medical Specialization, American Academy of Pediatrics, Organic Foods, Dining and Drinking
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Ask the Expert: Ruchi Gupta, pediatrician and author of 'The Food Allergy Experience'
For parents of children with food allergies, navigating everyday life can be like side-stepping land mines. Play dates, birthday parties and after-school activities all pose potentially life-threatening hazards. And there's Halloween, when candy...
Tags: Butter, Medical Specialization, Immune System, Epinephrine, Foods and Beverages
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Cheerleading needs sports safety rules, docs say
CHICAGO (AP) — Cheerleading isn't just jumping and waving pompoms — it has become as athletic and potentially as dangerous as a sport and should be designated one to improve safety, the nation's leading group of pediatricians says. The number...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Consumers, High School Sports, Medical Specialization, Gymnastics Clubs
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El Centro Regional OB unit reinstated
Digital Media News EditorEl Centro Regional Medical Center now has solved some of the issues that moved certain patients in the obstetrics unit to other medical facilities after labor contract disputes with its pediatricians’ group caused OB to be closed for the last week....Tags: March of Dimes Foundation, Labor Legislation, Hospitals and Clinics, Career and Workplace, Medical Specialization
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Earlier puberty seen in boys, just like in girls
CHICAGO (AP) — When it comes to the birds and the bees, some parents may want to have that talk with their boys a little sooner than they expected. Researchers have found signs of puberty in American boys up to two years earlier than previously...Tags: Science and Technology, Obesity, Pharmaceuticals, Drugs and Medicines, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Local experts debate whether it's best to pick up your infant or let him or her cry
Special to The Herald-MailAs a mother of two children younger than 2, Chancity Barnhart knows just how hard it can be for new parents to get a good night's sleep. The Hagerstown parent had her own challenges helping her first son to sleep on his own, and plenty of her friends...Tags: Mental Health, Drugs and Medicines, Human Interest, Parenting, Medical Specialization
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Our View: Quick resolution needs to be forthcoming
Since time immemorial, contract disputes have had a way of dragging on and getting ugly. Yet, just as often both sides are amicably able to find a compromise and gladly get back to the task at hand. We hope that the impasse that is transpiring between...Tags: Flu, Hospitals and Clinics
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The basics of newborn skin care
First-time parents may not always know how to care for their newborn's skin or recognize common conditions. Most problems resolve themselves, and the basic rule of thumb for washing and choosing products is to go with what's simple, says Dr. Kate B....Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Health and Beauty Products, Drugs and Medicines, Medical Specialization, Skin Conditions
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El Centro Regional Medical Center pediatric care cut
Staff WriterIt’s been two days since pediatricians servicing El Centro Regional Medical Center have been off the job following a contract impasse with the hospital, forcing ECRMC to outsource some of its services. The county was notified about the issue...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Specialization, Corporate Officers, General Practitioners
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Your doctor as a Facebook 'friend'?
To really get a patient's attention, doctors say, you must start from where they are. And where they are these days may be on their phone or computer, tweeting, texting, posting on Facebook. But Twitter, blogs and text messaging aren't in the comfort...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Religion and Belief, Vaccines, Diabetes, Leukemia
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