Here is a publication packed full of information directed at parents.   The American Academy of Pediatrics’, AAP, publication of Grand Rounds for June 2020, Vol. 43 NO 6 had several excellent articles to inform parents.   EFFECT OF COOL RUNNING WATER FOR 20 MINUTES AFTER THERMAL BURN Page 63 was an article that documented […]

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Telemed visits have surfaced due to the corona virus epidemic. Now I can keep my appointment with my doctor after all.   The Covid virus has given us many things, most of which we don’t want. But on the positive side the use of telemed visits has been accepted and even preferred by parents. In […]

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The recent issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, August 2020 is chucked full of articles related to the topic of ADHD. Here are the articles that are of significance:   ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER MEDICATION AND UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS by Laura Ghirardi, MSc, et al.Page 944 points […]

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What have we learned with the effects of marijuana use?   The following table reprinted from PEDIATRICS IN REVIEW, February 2020, pg. 61, best summarizes the adverse effects of marijuana use. As you can see it is not innocuous in either the short or long term usage.   We are in a learning phase of […]

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How to keep your children calm during the covid-19 pandemic.   This coronavirus has created a great deal of anxiety, boredom and suffering. It has brought telemedicine visits to our practice which has proven very useful in allowing people to stay at home and contain the viral spread. There is no question the distancing stay-at-home […]

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