Tag: health
group name: momsrising
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September 25, 2007 12:58 PM EDT --
These days, I’m doing something in my pediatric practice that I didn’t plan on doing: I’m giving medications to children with attention problems.
When I started working in pediatrics . . . more
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August 18, 2008 11:54 AM EDT --
As the author of White Lies , a novel about a vaccine-injured baby, I was so pleased to finally see a website that's giving the same advice I've been giving at my author presentations for . . . more
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August 25, 2006 08:01 AM EDT --
Forbes.com published an article by editor Michael Noer called "Don't Marry Career Women." In the article he stated men married to working women run a higher risk of a rocky marriage, divorce . . . more
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August 10, 2006 04:21 PM EDT --
As I sat in my doctor's office, flipping through a dog-eared copy of "American Baby" and glancing at the clock, I could feel my blood pressure start to rise. Probably not the best way to . . . more
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August 03, 2007 04:25 PM EDT --
This blog is dedicated to those “Yikes—what is happening to me?!?” symptoms that often occur after the delivery of a baby. My patients have been shocked to find themselves battling . . . more
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May 04, 2007 10:50 PM EDT --
“I’m turning 40 this year,” I say out loud to my reflection in the bathroom mirror. Fortunately, the woman in the mirror shrugs her shoulders and laughs because for some reason . . . more
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June 21, 2007 06:21 PM EDT --
The biggest myth in the field of infertility is the one that goes: “just relax and you will get pregnant.” That myth is followed closely by: “just adopt and you’ll get pregnant” . . . more
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June 17, 2008 05:24 PM EDT --
When it comes to foods that prevent or promote disease, experts know less about dietary protein than they do about fats and carbohydrates. Still, large ongoing studies have revealed some connections between . . . more
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June 13, 2008 12:41 AM EDT --
Parents everywhere are struggling with vaccination decisions in light of the government's insistence that drug manufacturers can be trusted to be honest despite their self-interest in making money . . . more
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January 21, 2008 11:39 AM EST --
In my practice, I find parents usually have one of two attitudes toward starting their baby on solid food: Some are eager to start, thinking it might help their baby sleep through the night. Others are . . . more
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July 18, 2008 10:12 AM EDT --
I hated gym class. I was always picked last and even if I wasn't, I didn't like the competition, the teacher blowing her whistle, and the locker room. (I apologize to any gym teachers . . . more
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March 18, 2008 02:03 PM EDT --
It's a moment rich in parental lore, the dreaded Big Talk. It's the time when every parent sits down with Junior and tells him about the Birds and the Bees. After the talk, Junior goes off wiser, . . . more
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July 06, 2007 08:07 PM EDT --
Because of my new book, "When Parents Hurt," I am often asked by parents who are alienated from their children about how to go about healing their relationship. Many, rather, I should say, allof . . . more
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July 18, 2008 09:44 AM EDT --
Some days, I truly feel like a broken record in my office. Over and over, I try to counsel patients about diet and exercise. Over and over people tell me, "It's too hard." And it . . . more
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September 10, 2007 02:16 AM EDT --
For cancer patients and survivors, caregivers play a starring role, says actress Diahann Carroll, who has appeared on stage, film and television-most recently on the hit show "Grey's Anatomy." . . . more
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December 10, 2007 05:14 PM EST --
It is that time of year again.
In the midst of the holiday season, advertisements for toys and other gifts are everywhere. In the face of this media blitz, it is not surprising that many kids develop . . . more
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March 03, 2008 10:52 AM EST --
Vaccinations are an important part of "well baby" visits in a baby's first and second year. As your child gets older, there will be booster vaccines as well as a few new ones, but the bulk . . . more
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April 14, 2008 09:32 AM EDT --
When I see mothers for the first time after they've given birth, most of them are sleep deprived and more than a little overwhelmed. I try to answer their questions and reassure them that the first . . . more
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May 25, 2007 02:53 PM EDT --
The marriage vows most couples pledge during their wedding ceremony have dramatic promises in them: to love your new spouse “in sickness or in health” and “till death do us part”. . . . more
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July 24, 2007 12:29 PM EDT --
We hear about the epidemic of childhood obesity on the news so much these days that it’s easy to stop paying attention. We hardly listen when they tell us, yet again, about the scary statistics. . . . more
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