Women who used the drug during pregnancy gave birth to babies with birth defects, including cleft palates and lips, club feet, heart defects and craniosynostosis – a condition in which
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A Major New Initiative to PREVENT Autism and other Neuro-Developmental Disorders- Project TENDR
April 13, 2015A Major New Initiative to PREVENT Autism and other Neuro-Developmental Disorders- Project TENDR As so many families know all too well, the chance that our children will develop some form
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A Visit with My Granddaughter, Some Thoughts on Infancy
April 10, 2015A Visit with My Granddaughter, Some Thoughts on Infancy My wife and I just concluded an incredibly wonderful and moving visit with our son, daughter-in-law, and 8 month old grand-daughter,
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Back in Order- repairs in the office
March 23, 2015Back in Order- Pipes to be Repaired this Friday, March 27 In contrast to our usual post- information you can use, and that is useful across the community, this post
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
In Celebration of LEGO’S
March 22, 2015In Celebration of LEGO’S! This weekend, I came across a fascinating history of the powerful tool for imagination, LEGOS. An unlikely source of poetic inspiration, I came across the article
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
Illusions should pass, but people should not be attacked
March 13, 2015Illusions should fall, but it’s still good to be reasonable Over the last few days, I have been sent a link by a number of people to a recent piece
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
Top 5 Recommendations Go International!
February 25, 2015Top 5 Recommendations Go International! In May, 2011 a paper was published presenting the results of a process called the Good Stewardship Project. In this Project, five doctors gathered in
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
Say Nuts to Allergies: Another Illusion is Overturned
February 25, 2015Say Nuts to Allergies, Another Illusion is Overturned– Feeding Peanuts Early to Infants Actually Prevents Allergy to Peanuts For many years, the ruling wisdom has held that if you expose
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
HPV Immunization Update- 2015
February 20, 2015HPV Immunization Update- 2015 HPV is an abbreviation for a particular species of virus called Human Papilloma Virus. A papilloma is a small lump, the most common papillomas we
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
The Influenza Epidemic of 2014-2015 is Ending: Overall an Unremarkable Epidemic
February 16, 2015The Influenza Epidemic of 2014-2015 is Ending: Overall an Unremarkable Epidemic Every week the nation’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the CDC, publishes a rich set of statistics