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RESEARCH ROUND-UP
Do Stimulant Medications Stunt Growth?
Long-Term Follow-Up of Children with ADHD
Child Maltreatment Increases when a Parent is Deployed for Combat

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LISTENER QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
Listener Comment (Thinking Inside the Box)
Expired Medication
Epidurals and Breast Feeding
Asthma Questions
Lead Poisoning

ADDITIONAL LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE
PediaCast 41: Thinking Inside the Box
Using Expired Medications: A Murky Issue
Drug Expiration Dates: How They Benefit the Pharmaceutical Companies
Lead Information from the National Safety Council
Christmas Cards for the Hip Family (cardmychristmas.com)
PediaScribe: Bloggy Giveaway (Christmas Cards)

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THE IN-DEPTH EDITION
Today, we discuss febrile seizures. What causes them? Are they dangerous? How do you treat febrile seizures? Can you prevent them? Answers to these questions--and MUCH MORE--on today's episode of PediaCast!

ADDITIONAL LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE
Febrile Seizure Fact Sheet

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THE INTERVIEW EDITION
Dr Karen McCoy is a Pediatric Pulmonologist at Nationwide Children's Hospital. Today, she stops by PediaCast to discuss vocal cord dysfunction and its confusion with asthma.

ADDITIONAL LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE
Breathing Disorder Can Be Difficult To Detect (USA Today)
Vocal Cord Dysfunction (Medscape)

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RESEARCH ROUND-UP
When To Treat Ear Infections
Do Your Kids Supersize?
MySpace 411

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When, Exactly, Do I Squeeze In "Mom Time?"

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LISTENER QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
Hungry All the Time
Good Eater, Slow Growth
Skimpy Eater, Slow Growth
Picky Eater

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LISTENER QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
A Listener Rants about Diet and Behavior
Baby ONLY wants to nurse
Using Food as a Reward
Hormones in Milk
Gardasil Safety Concern

ADDITIONAL LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE
PediaCast 47: Does Candida Yeast Affect Behavior?
BabyTime Podcast
PediaCast 57: Anemia, Breast Milk, Herpes
MedicCast 86: Pediatric Sports Injuries

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LISTENER QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
Evening Stuffiness (Nasal Congestion)
Pink Eye
Kawasaki Disease
Molluscum Contagiosum
Peanut Allergy

LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE
Pink eye information from the Mayo Clinic
KidsHealth information on Kawasaki Disease
Kawasaki Disease (American Heart Association)
Kawasaki Disease Foundation
Molluscum Contagiosum (WebMD)
KidsHealth information on Peanut Allergy

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THE INTERVIEW EDITION
Dr Dwight Powell, chief of pediatric infectious and director of the International Adoption Clinic at Nationwide Children's Hospital, joins us for a discussion about the growing trend of adopting babies from distant countries.

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NEWS PARENTS CAN USE
OTC Infant Cough and Cold Medication Taken off American Shelves
Good Nutrition Improves Learning and Memory in School Children
Going Back To School Can Trigger Eating Disorders
To Give or Not To Give: Antidepressants and Young People
Over 1 Million Young Californians Have Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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Pictures of cough and cold products removed from store shelves
OTC cough and cold medicines and children (CHPA)
Public healthcare advisory for nonprescription cough and cold medicine use in children (FDA)
Common colds and young children (AAP)
Remuda Programs for Eating Disorders
Talking to kids about sexual relationships

INFANT COUGH AND COLD MEDICINES WITHDRAWN FROM SHELVES
Dimetapp Decongestant Plus Cough Infant Drops
Dimetapp Decongestant Infant Drops
Little Colds Decongestant Plus Cough
Little Colds Multi-Symptom Cold Formula
Pediacare Infant Drops Decongestant (containing pseudoephedrine)
Pediacare Infant Drops Decongestant & Cough (containing pseudoephedrine)
Pediacare Infant Dropper Decongestant (containing phenylephrine)
Pediacare Infant Dropper Long-Acting Cough
Robitussin Infant Cough DM Drops
Triaminic Infant & Toddler Thin Strips Decongestant Plus Cough
Tylenol Concentrated Infants' Drops Plus Cold
Tylenol Concentrated Infants' Drops Plus Cold & Cough

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THE INTERVIEW EDITION
We are pleased to welcome Cat Schwartz to the program to talk about tech gadgets for moms and dads.

Cat is a well-known technology guru who has appeared on the Today Show and Live with Regis and Kelly. She also provides a catchy mix of tech spiced with personal musings on parenting at hitechmommy.com.

LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE
Graco Touch Free Diaper Disposal
Stokke Tripp Trapp High Chair
KidsSmart Vocal Fire Alarm
Smart Shopper
WhyCry Analyzer
MobiCam Video Monitor
UBI Baby Changing Table
BooBoo Birdy
Angelcare Movement Sensor with Sound Monitor
4Moms Digital Bath Thermometer
Toilet Paper Saver
UV Monitor

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LISTENER QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
Lazy Eye
Hand Washing
Vaginal Pain
Transitioning from Crib to Toddler Bed
Batting Helmets

LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE
NOCSAE (National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment)
NOCSAE Certification and recertification documents and procedures
NOCSAE Frequently Asked Questions
NAERA (National Athletic Equipment Reconditioners Association)
NAERA List of Members

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LISTENER QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
Infant Anemia
Antibodies in Breast Milk
Herpes Outbreak