A review of pediatric allergy, asthma and immunology. A supplement was included in the December 2018 edition of Pediatrics, vol. 142, supplement 4 listing the best articles relevant to pediatric allergy, asthma and immunology. After reviewing these I felt a synopsis of some of the articles would be educational. Thus it would inform our parent […]

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Can my child with ADHD be treated without medication? What alternative do we have? Here is a list of common food additives that cannot be healthy for your children.   NONPHARMACOLOGIC TREATMENTS FOR ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW by Adam P. Goode, DPT,PhD, et al. Pediatrics, Vol. 141, nu. 6, June 2018 pg. 46 This […]

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Eighteen-month-olds who pass screening for autism spectrum disorder may later be diagnosed with ASD.   CLINICAL FEATURES OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM WHO PASSED 18-MONTH SCREENING by Roald A. Oien, MA, et al. Pediatrics, vol. 141 nu. 6, June 2018, article 23 This is a good article showing that screening for autism at 18 months may […]

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For years I have been speaking and writing about fever and, in most instances, the fact is that fever is our best friend in fighting infections. Yet the drama of fever goes on.   ACETAMINOPHEN POISONING Ariella Nadler, M.D. and Daniel M. Fein, M.D.. Pediatrics in Review, June 2018, Vol. 39, No 6, pg. 318 […]

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Addressing effect E-cigarettes have on fetus. Risk to infants with maternal vaccinations. Concern that pandemic influenza vaccination is associated with epilepsy.   E-CIGARETTES: EFFECTS ON THE FETUS Nan Jiang, PhD, et al.. Pediatrics in Review, March 2018, page 156   The bottom line in this article is the statement that appears in the 1st paragraph: […]

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