New Guidelines for Bronchiolitis- What is it, what to do? New guidelines for care of infants with bronchiolitis have just been published. This is a wheezy viral infection in young
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
Food Allergies: Do you have them or not?
October 27, 2014Food Allergies: Do You Have Them or Not? A recent study found that there is a large difference between testing positive for a food allergy, and having one, so we
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
What is a Virus?
October 23, 2014What is a Virus? In the last few months, three viruses have gripped our attention. The influenza virus because of a few weeks of possible flu immunization shortage, the emergence
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
Thoughts on Crying in Infancy
October 22, 2014When Babies Cry- What are they Saying, What can You Do? Everyone alive has felt the power of a young baby crying. Their cry for help pierces our minds,
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
A Masterpiece- A New Book Presents a Magnificent Treatment on Thoughts on Immunizations
October 16, 2014A Masterpiece A New Book Presents a Magnificent Treatment on Thoughts on ImmunizationsOn Immunity: An Inoculationby Eula Biss, Greywolf Press, 2014Many people, families and doctors both, have struggled with questions relating
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
Boosting the Immune System
September 30, 2014Boosting the Immune System- Can it be done? A common questions we are asked is, “What can I do to boost my child’s immune system?” It turns out to be
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
The Summer Bug- Hand-Foot-Mouth, Sleepy Fever, Stomach Flu- All from the Enterovirus
July 17, 2014We are all familiar with the influenza or flu epidemic that happens every winter, but many of us are not so familiar with a virus that causes a tremendous number
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
Vitamins: Turns out we could be harming our children with an excess
June 24, 2014The chemical structure of niacin. Vitamins and Minerals: We are overdosing our children A recent report from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) establishes that American children are not deficient in
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
Height- What Establishes One’s Height, can it be Changed?
June 13, 2014Animation of the structure of a section of DNA. The bases lie horizontally between the two spiraling strands. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Height: What Establishes One’s Height, can it be Changed?
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
An Interesting Theory of How We Become and Stay Overweight
May 21, 2014An Interesting Theory of How We Become and Stay Overweight Researchers have long been curious- how does significant weight gain happen? Most theories propose that the key mechanism is that