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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: Genetics, Teachers, Colleges and Universities, Catonsville, Baltimore County
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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: National Institutes of Health, Death and Dying Customs, Arts and Culture, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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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: Medical Specialization, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Organic Foods, American Academy of Pediatrics
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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: Sandwiches, Epinephrine, Breastfeeding, Lifestyle and Leisure, 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: Skull Fracture, Elburn, Health and Safety at School, Injuries and Wounds, High School Sports
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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: Marketing, Labor Legislation, Medical Specialization, March of Dimes Foundation, Career and Workplace
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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: Obesity, Vanderbilt University , Social Issues, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Research
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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: Medical Specialization, Family, Drugs and Medicines, American Academy of Pediatrics, Mental Health
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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: Hospitals and Clinics, Flu
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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, Skin Rash, Allergies, Environmental Issues, Dermatology
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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: Medical Specialization, Corporate Officers, Hospitals and Clinics, 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: Breastfeeding, Religion and Belief, Celebrities, Jenny McCarthy, Diabetes
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