This season, as we all suffer the agonies of watching our children cough all night for days on end, with no relief in sight, it is sobering to recall a
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The Sad Story of
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
‘Tis the Season, Not the Temperature: The Cold Does Not Cause Colds
December 23, 2016Our grandmothers were right about most things, but one thing they, and we, often get wrong is the connection between the weather and getting sick. The mistake actually makes sense.
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Safe Sleep for your Baby- Thoughts on Preventing SIDS
December 12, 2016This November (2016) the American Academy of Pediatrics published an update of its Policy Statement on recommendations for a safe sleeping environment, whose intent is to reduce the risk of
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Headaches, Stomach Aches, and Back Aches: The Usual v. the Unusual
November 10, 2016In otherwise healthy children, adolescents, and young adults, we get more requests for help to respond to headaches, stomach aches, and back aches than any other problem. Clearly, these painful
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Medicines we Give our Children for Fever: What are Tylenol and Motrin, How do They Work, What is their Risk? Putting it All Together, Recommendations for their Use
October 17, 2016Every person who has ever lived has had a fever. Like breathing, eating, and sleeping, fever is universal, and this makes it normal. Fever under 106 degrees is harmless.
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The Lingering Cough
October 3, 2016We may still have some warm days left, but not only is a little chill felt and some darkness creeping back, but colds and coughs are once again rampant across
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Big News on Preventing Autism: A Particular Dose of Folic Acid Taken at the Right Time Can Actually Make a Difference
July 29, 2016I recently had a very important conversation with the head of Project TENDR, the group working on preventing autism, ADHD, and learning disabilities that I helped present a Congressional briefing on.
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Folic Acid- A Third Benefit for your Child
June 16, 2016Folic Acid- A Third Benefit for your Child: Lowering the Risk of Obesity Vitamins have promised extraordinary benefits for many years, including hopes of curing colds, ending cancer, slowing aging,
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
Antibiotics: What Goes Wrong if not Used Properly
June 2, 2016Antibiotics are the most popular prescriptions but the most poorly understood. They do tremendous good, but when used inappropriately, they cause much more harm than people know. And, by people
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
Advanced Pediatrics, Who’s the Boss Parenting Academy Note that Sleep Training Comes of Age
May 25, 2016Advanced Pediatrics, Who’s the Boss Parenting Academy Note: Sleep Training Comes of Age The #1 reason parents hire parenting consultants in NYC and LA is to find an approach that