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 […]

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June 2024   Here are three articles that I think conscientious parents will find interesting and useful.   1) Treatments for ADHD in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review by Bradley S. Peterson, MD, et al that appeared in PEDIATRICS, vol 153, nu 4, April 2024, pg 58.   The authors reported on 312 studies […]

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