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Having a dog can help AND hurt your child. Are you pro dog?

Having a dog when you are a baby can actually protect you from developing asthma and allergies later in life ...

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Why spanking does not work

I was shocked when I read a recent study in Pediatrics and learned more than 50% of American parents still ...

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11 Best Educational Web Sites for Kids

Even pediatricians agree that a little bit of screen time each day is okay for kids. According to the American ...

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Treadmills: The healthy danger in your home

It is mid morning in the pediatric ER and I greet a distressed mother carrying a frightened young child with ...

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Kids, Sleep and Melatonin

We call our 2-year-old “the sleep bandit.” Every night we get our kids through the bath, in pajamas, and finally ...

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The 5 most disgusting things I saw in the ER in 2013

1) Flamin’ Hot Cheeto Poop Looks like bloody poop, doesn’t it? Actually, this is what happens when you eat an ...

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Winter’s Most Dreaded: Identify and avoid these six common childhood illnesses

Winter has arrived, and along with it comes cold and flu season. Doctors’ offices, ERs, and hospitals fill up with ...

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The Medical Risks and Benefits of Raw Milk

I am a cheese snob—I lavish a rich cheese and a dark red wine at the end of a long ...

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A shot for the common good – It’s not just YOUR child’s life that depends on it

Two US Universities are in the middle of meningitis B outbreaks, a rare strain not prevented by the meningitis A ...