Are We Nuts?
Written by: Mark Gettleman, M.D., F.A.A.P.
There is considerable confusion on when to introduce solid foods, especially highly allergic foods like peanuts, eggs, and fish. There is an ever growing body of evidence that these foods can not only be introduced earlier, but they should be in order to decrease allergies.
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On June 11, 2009 the WHO (World Health Organization) issued a global pandemic alert for Novel Influenza A or H1N1 (formerly called Swine Flu). This declaration occurred because of the rapid spread of the new H1N1 virus, not the severity of the disease.
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According to Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition, Neither Organic, Natural or Herbal are synonymous to HEALTHY. I’m not sure who the marketing genius was that intertwined these words in our lexicon, but he has sure made my life difficult.
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The Arizona state Senate just passed a bill which blocks insurance comapnies from denying coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism, including behavioral therapy. "Great," you may be thinking. All those poor kids now can get the treatment they need. Well, not so fast...
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You have Valley Fever. You know someone who has Valley Fever. Your sister’s babysitter’s cousin has Valley Fever. It’s dangerous. It’s toxic. It’s rampant…Or – NOT!
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Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a set of devastating diseases which leave people searching for answers. Typically these kids are not speaking, which bring them to the attention of medical professionals.
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First of all, understand that nothing will kill the cold virus. So the use of cold medicine is simply to make your child feel better by controlling the symptoms.
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