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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: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Parenting, Brooklyn (New York City), Baltimore County, Pediatrics
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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: Politics, Career and Workplace, Health Organizations, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Elections
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Pediatricians Call for Better Protection for Cheerleaders
Los Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES -- Laryngitis might once have been the worst injury a cheerleader faced. But cheerleading has become a full-on competitive sport of its own, with injuries to match. The American Academy of Pediatrics on Monday issued a policy statement to try...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Los Angeles Times, Mary MacVean, Head Injuries, Health and Safety at School
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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, Organic Foods, Medical Specialization, Dining and Drinking, Pediatrics
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Doctors say treat cheerleading as a sport, make recommendations for safe practices
CNNBack in the 1800s, when cheerleaders first appeared on a field, their main goal was to get fans to root for their team, either by yelling chants, clapping or using pom-poms. But that's all changed. Now being a cheerleader is more demanding because...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Head Injuries, Concussion, Health and Safety at School
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Common fallacies about children of same-sex couples
I was a little confused by Marie-Alberte Boursiquot's recent letter ("Catholic doctors for traditional marriage," Oct. 20). The headline over it says traditional marriage, but in her letter she uses the term "authentic marriage." I had never heard that...Tags: Marriage, Psychology, Same-Sex Marriage, Family, Medical Research
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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: Physical Therapists, High School Sports, Physical Therapy, Legs, Skull Fracture
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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: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Obesity, University of Chicago, Medical Research, Pediatrics
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Apodaca: Corporal punishment should be history
Until recently, I had assumed that corporal punishment in schools was a thing of the past, a practice relegated to the dustbin of history by a more enlightened modern culture that views the "spare the rod, spoil the child" method of childrearing as a...Tags: Students, Punishment, Medical Specialization, Asthma, Crime, Law and Justice
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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: Drugs and Medicines, Parenting, Medical Specialization, Family, Human Interest
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Don't rush medical care for student athletes
Some cash-strapped parents see group sports physicals or quick exams at walk-in clinics as a convenient and inexpensive way for students to meet health exam requirements before entering a new school or athletics. But pediatricians say they worry when...
Tags: Physical Therapists, Separation of Church and State, Vaccines, Family, Health and Medical Professionals
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Study: HPV vaccine doesn't encourage sexual activity
There's been a lot of controversy over the HPV vaccine. Because Gardasil is designed to protect young people against human papillomavirus, a common sexually transmitted disease, some people believe the inoculation gives teens the go-ahead to have sex....
Tags: Vaccines, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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