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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
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: Preventative Medicine, Penile cancer, Nearsightedness, Skin Cancer, Psychotherapy
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How do I know what to do with my baby?
Q: I just found out that I am pregnant. I am 25-years-old and my boyfriend is very happy. We will probably get married after the baby comes, but I am scared to death about becoming a mother. How will I know what to do with a baby? I can't ask my mom: we...Tags: Allentown, South Whitehall Township, Whitehall, Family
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EDITORIAL: Cinnamon inspires dangerous game
The Telegraph, Alton, Ill.We have nothing against cinnamon. It goes great with rolls and on toast. But we could do without the proliferation of videos popping up online in which children and teens try to swallow a tablespoon of the ground spice -- without water -- to the howling...Tags: Pediatrics, Cinnamon, Asthma, Shortness of Breath, Medical Specialization
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FDA will investigate added caffeine in foods
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trail mix. Potato chips. And now gum. With a growing number of foods boasting added caffeine for an energy boost, the Food and Drug Administration says it's time to investigate their safety. The FDA's new look at added caffeine...Tags: Children's Health, Energy Drinks, Mars, Inc., Margaret Hamburg, Health Organizations
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Norfolk hospital criticized for stopping water births
The Virginian-PilotErrica Swartwood first heard the news on a Facebook page frequented by fans of natural childbirth: Water births at the Midwifery Center at DePaul were being discontinued. The news traveled quickly. The idea of sitting in a tub of warm water to help...Tags: Pediatrics, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Literature, Bon Secours
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Boy's co-sleeping death not the first in his family
Milwaukee Journal SentinelA baby boy who investigators say died Friday while sharing an adult bed with his twin sister is the half brother of a baby boy who died in 2007 while sharing a bed with two adults and a toddler. In the most recent death, a 5-month-old named Jeremiah was... -
The Kid's Doctor: Avoid spring sports injuries through careful training
Premium Health News Servicehttp://www.kidsdr.com With the arrival of spring comes a new season of baseball, softball, track and field. This also means that kids need to be prepared to play. Professional ballplayers spend 4-6 weeks in spring training preparing for the season,...Tags: College Baseball, Baseball, Sports, Spring Training, High School Baseball
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New guidelines issued on ear infections
The Kid's DoctorThe American Academy of Pediatrics just released new guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute otitis media (AOM), which is “doctor speak” for an ear infection. An ear infection is one of the most common maladies of early childhood...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Drugs and Medicines, Earache, Acetaminophen (drug), Ear Infection
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Number of Lyme disease cases on the rise in Western Pennsylvania
The Valley News-Dispatch, Tarentum, Pa.When Vic Quinio was diagnosed with Lyme disease late last year, he was just happy for an answer as to why he had debilitating vertigo and other painful complications that hospitalized him twice. Doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong. Quinio is...Tags: Chemical Industry, Fever, Lyme Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, High Blood Pressure
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New reading material ready
Daily Gazette, Sterling, Ill.Dixon Public Library, 221 S. Hennepin Ave., has more books for its shelves. They are: Christian Fiction "Where Love Grows: Fields of Home No. 3," by Jerry Eicher; "The Chance," by Karen Kingsbury; "The Silence of Winter: The Discovery No. 2," and...Tags: McGraw-Hill Incorporated, First Aid, Maya Angelou, Phil McGraw, Union Pacific Corporation
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Alaska Leads Nation for Neonatal and Infant Survival Rates
Channel 2 NewsAlaska has the lowest neonatal death rate in the U.S. for a second time, according to a recent medical study. The American Academy of Pediatrics issued a report that says for the first four weeks of a child's life, Alaska averages 1.92 deaths per 1,000... -
Legislation proposed for speed limit laws near schools
There is no mistaking Illinois for Kansas when it comes to driver behavior around children, state Rep. Elaine Nekritz says. "I grew up in Kansas. Everybody slowed down for school zones,'' said Nekritz, a Democrat from Northbrook who has lived in...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Health and Safety at School, Transportation Accidents, Chicago Police Department, Illinois Department of Transportation
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