Pediatricks
Meningococcal Vaccine for College Students in Dormitories

Because the disease is so rare, there have never been clinical trials showing that it actually works.

Milk: Does it Really Do a Body Good?

Cow’s milk protein irritates the intestinal lining and virtually always causes what’s called “microhemorrhaging.”

Vaccinations and School

Many states’ laws require that children receive the recommended immunizations prior to school entry or that parents sign a waiver.

Vaccinations Today

I am a pediatrician in private practice and am therefore consulted about one child at a time rather than about the effects of [...]

Color of the Day: Solving Bowel Movement Mysteries

Stools in breastfeeding babies are predictably green, brown, yellow or orange.

Fluoride: What It Is And Why You Won’t Want to Use It

By Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a normal fetus is sterile. The type of delivery has an effect on the [...]

Fluoride Supplements

By Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a normal fetus is sterile. The type of delivery has an effect on the [...]

Dealing with Fever

By Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a normal fetus is sterile. The type of delivery has an effect on the [...]

Ear Infection Causes and Treatments

By Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a normal fetus is sterile. The type of delivery has an effect on the [...]

Neonatal Eye Care

By Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a normal fetus is sterile. The type of delivery has an effect on the [...]

Look at the Baby, Not the Scale

By Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a normal fetus is sterile. The type of delivery has an effect on the [...]

Jaundice

By Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a normal fetus is sterile. The type of delivery has an effect on the [...]

Bilirubin as an Antioxidant

By Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a normal fetus is sterile. The type of delivery has an effect on the [...]

“Just One Bottle Won’t Hurt”—or Will It?

By Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a normal fetus is sterile. The type of delivery has an effect on the [...]

Premature Birth – Knowing the Impacts

By Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a normal fetus is sterile. The type of delivery has an effect on the [...]

Hospital Birthing Advice

By Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a normal fetus is sterile. The type of delivery has an effect on the [...]

 
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