October 2025 Pursuant to my last article a very rational approach has appeared in the July ’25 issue of PEDIATRICS. Lao-Tzu Allan-Blitz, MD, MPH, et al addressed the issue of fluoridation in drinking water with a rational peer reviewed article entitled “Fluoride in Drinking Water”. Their conclusion is best stated at the end […]
Read More →Amy, a little 3-month-old was on my schedule with the chief complaint was that her eyes crossed Entering the room, Mom, Amy, 19-month-old brother Jax, and a set of grandparents were waiting with an aura of angst and tension. Reviewing Amy’s chart, I had last seen her at her two-month well check, and she […]
Read More →It was late morning, just before lunch. Grabbing the chart of my next patient I noticed that he was not on the schedule. Six-year-old Tyler had been sent home from kindergarten because the teacher noticed he had a rash. Mom was apologetic for not having an appointment. She explained the school had called her […]
Read More →April 2025 RISKS OF WATER BEAD INGESTION in Pediatrics, vol 155, issue 2, Feb 2025 pg.58. Here is a new hazard for informed parent readers as Haugen et al describes the risks of water bead ingestion. “Water beads consist of water-absorbent polymers made of polyacrylamide that can expand from -0.2 to 56 mm […]
Read More →December 2024 There was a very disturbing article in PEDIATRICS, by Bridget Duffy, BS, et al. “Characteristics of Fatalities Among Sexual-Gender-Diverse Youth in the United States: 2015-2020”, vol. 154, nu 83, Nov.2024. This article stated the following, “Suicide was the most common manner of death for sexual-and gender-diverse youth, despite many decedents receiving […]
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