One of the most common questions I am asked is “can I take such and such medicine while I’m breast feeding?” The concern, of course, is: does such and such medicine get into the breast milk and effect the baby when I breast feed? (more…)
A wide and varied series of posts, just like the wide and varied nature of the disorder—ADHD
“The sad thing is,” says Kio Stark, “that in many parts of the world we are raised to believe that strangers are dangerous by DEfault, we can’t trust them, they might hurt us. But most strangers aren’t dangerous, we’re uneasy around them… we don’t know what their intentions are. So, instead of using our perceptions and making choices, we rely on this category of ‘STRANGER.'”
“I know that not every person on the street has the best intentions. It is good to be friendly and it’s good to learn when not to be; but, none of that means we have to be afraid.” And, in the long run WE LOOSE.
[A 31-year-old writes wondering if the tonsillectomy she had recommended to her was a bit “rushed.”] (more…)
[A mother asks for information about the guidelines for tonsillectomy in a six-year-old.] (more…)
[Page is no longer served – don’t know what’s up with the CDC and changing URL addresses, they should know better.] Bugs in Food – not a good thought. If you were in my office, and I needed to talk to your child about keeping food clean from bad bugs, this is what you would […]
Link to a graphic teaching younger children how to “Cover Your Cough” and why it is important to their health. A neat printable graphic you can use. Of course, now children are taught to cover their cough with their elbow; but a tissue or handkerchief still works too. [ http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pdf/protect/cdc_cough.pdf ]