I had a lot of babies in the nursery to examine this morning. For those of you who haven\’t already figured it out, I am very pro-baby. Babies make my days better. Taking care of them is much more health care than the sick care that comprises a lot of my day. One of the most …
Last Thursday (9/16/10) I had the pleasure of attending a conference on Attention Deficit Disorder. The following are my two interviews. They are both very interesting, and both apply greatly to my practice as a primary care physician. The first is Dr. Ari Tuckman, author of the book More Attention, Less Deficit, as well as …
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My latest podcast on breastfeeding is up at http://housecalldoctor.quickanddirtytips.com and in iTunes. My bottom line is that breastfeeding is the best way for babies to be fed. When I was discussing this with Dr. Gwen, we got into an interesting discussion. The dilemma pediatricians face is that if we strongly push nursing, we are criticizing …
I have never seen a case of epiglottitis. I remember the stories I heard as a medical student: a young child comes to the ER with fever, drooling, and muffled voice – not just sick; a ticking time bomb. I was told that if the child was disturbed – even something as small as putting …
Note: The Caption Contest is still going on…I am in the process of increasing the allowance of securing the judges. ***************** It’s a hard world for kids; they come into the world completely helpless to parents who don’t know much about how to raise them. Some parents have a better idea than others, but as …
At the start of next year, the drug companies will no longer be giving pens and pads of paper to doctors. The rules regarding pharmaceutical sales practices have grown progressively more stringent over the past few years. The FDA already regulates what the reps say to physicians (they may only assert what is in the …
OK, it is time to put on your nostalgia caps and remember back to the cold war. Those were the days, weren\’t they? \”Nuclear Winter\” was being thrown around like \”Global Warming\” is now. Life went on like normal, but life was always lived with an underlying dis-ease that the end of everything was just …
Being a parent is scary. I remember when my first son was born I looked at him and was overwhelmed. This person was my responsibility. Even as a pediatrician, I felt a sense of being lost in the sea. Remembering this feeling makes me have much more compassion on my patients. The incredible fear the …
Today was nuts. It was absolutely nuts. My auto repair shop had called last week telling me the parts they ordered to fix my windows were in. Today was my first chance in a week to get my car fixed. After dropping my daughter off at school, I drove over to the auto shop. I …
I take care of a lot of patients with ADD/ADHD. I cringe when I say it, but I have developed a fair amount of expertise in the area. I also have ADD: hence the name of my blog. There will always be some controversy swirling around the subject. Some feel it is over-diagnosed and medications …
