New Study: The Bond in Breastfeeding Lasts Beyond Toddler Years Past studies have shown that breastfeeding has numerous benefits, one of which is the unique bond which it builds between mother and child. However, a new study has shown that the bond from breastfeeding may actually last longer than some previously had thought. The study, […]
Tips for Safety on Halloween Are you taking your child out to trick-or-treat this Halloween? A night full of ghosts, goblins, and of course candy, can be very exciting for kids! With so many children and families out and about, we need to remind children of a few Halloween safety rules before heading out for […]
Early Childhood Health Habits and Later Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Pediatricians are becoming increasingly concerned that cardiovascular disease is occurring at a younger and younger age. Cardiovascular disease is now so common at younger ages that it no longer is listed in medical textbooks under the category of “adult onset diseases”. A review article in […]
New Research on Infant Food Allergies Once upon a time, it was customary to advise mom to avoid certain foods in her diet while breastfeeding, especially if there was a family history of food allergies. New research, though still in its infancy, suggests otherwise and has resulted in new peanut allergy guidelines for introducing peanuts […]
A Recent Study of Nearly 500 Adults A July 2017 study looked at the dosing errors adults make when they are providing the medication to a child. Using a randomized study of nearly 500 adults, three different interventions of dosing medicines for children were tested. The three interventions that were used for the study were common […]
The Neuroscience of Nature An exciting field of research, called the neuroscience of nature, validates why movement is the best medicine for our bodies. Remember mom’s medicine for boredom and bad behavior? “Go outside and play!” Dr. Mom was right. Enjoying the health effects of a walk in the woods or playing in the park is […]
How Standing Desks are a Valuable Weight Control Tool At medical conferences I attend one of the main topics is the issue of people who sit all day, or the majority of their day. Those at the conference reference it as “the sitting disease, the new tobacco.” Research shows that prolonged sitting can lead to […]
Does Your Family Have Diabetes? The headline on March 10, 2016 in the Los Angeles Times read: “Almost half in the state are at risk for diabetes.” While many have always thought those “granola-fed Californians” are a bunch of health food nuts, researchers from UCLA have recently determined that 55 percent of California adults either have diabetes or pre-diabetes. […]
Eye Health is now tied to Childhood Obesity We pediatricians are reading more and more scientific articles about the long-term disease consequences of childhood obesity, especially diabetes, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease. A study published in the December 2014 issue of The Journal of Pediatrics revealed that children who carry around excess body fat […]
It’s a Virtual World: Setting Practical Screen Time Limits (dailyRx News) Tablets, smartphones, computers, TVs — sometimes it feels like a screen-crazy world. As children use more screens in their daily lives, guidelines on their limits may need to be reconsidered. That’s the message from a new study on kids and screen use. The authors […]
U.S. pediatricians reaffirm opposition to legalized pot (Reuters Health) – Despite moves by some states to allow recreational and medical use of marijuana, a large group of U.S. pediatricians says in a new statement that the substance should remain – for the most part – illegal. In an update to its 2004 position statement on […]
U.S. twin birth rate hit record high in 2013: CDC (Reuters) – American women are having twins at a higher rate than ever before, a trend health officials believe is due to their increasing use of fertility treatments and the fact they are having children later in life. The rate of twin births in the […]
