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Whooping Cough, Handwriting, Self-Esteem – PediaCast 197

Overview Join Dr Mike as he covers news parents can use and answers listener questions from the PediaCast Studio. Topics this week include: vaccines for parents – should mom and dads get shots at the pediatrician’s office? Plus “pseudo-outbreaks” of whooping cough, handwriting and academic success, the relationship between asthma and infant growth, discrepancies in [...]

PediaCast 186 * Asthma

TOPIC Asthma GUEST Dr Karen McCoy Chief of Pulmonary Medicine Nationwide Children's Hospital LINKS Pulmonary Medicine at Nationwide Children's Hospital American Lung Association – Asthma Resources

PediaCast 147 * All About Asthma

TOPICS Preparing For Adolescence Internet Risks For Teen Girls Transcutaneous Vaccines Asthma Incidence Following WTC 911 Terrorist Attacks All About Asthma – Interview With Dr Kevin Murphy LINKS Preparing For Adolescence (Dr James Dobson Focus On The Family Series) Study Demonstrates Internet Risks For Teen Girls Delivering Vaccine Through The Skin Could Be The Future [...]

PediaCast 144 * Melatonin, Playing in Dirt, Tylenol-Asthma Link

TOPICS Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Jaundice Childhood Obesity Antipsychotic Drugs Melatonin Playing In Dirt Tylenol and Asthma Link Fluoride Supplementation LINKS In Complex Heart Defect Environment Plays Role Study Challenges Using Eye Color To Assess Newborn Jaundice Link Between Infant Weight Gain And Childhood Obesity Decline In Antipsychotic Drug Prescriptions For Florida Children Fluoride Supplementation [...]

PediaCast 138 * Self-Gagging, Hiccups and Yawns, Urticaria Pigmentosa

TOPICS Cockroaches, Mice, and Asthma Kids Coping With Economic Stress Frequent Moves And Changing School Soft Contact Lenses Pediatricians Vs Family Doctors Self-Gagging 12 Month-Old Yawns and Hiccups Urticaria Pigmentosa LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE Association Between Cockroaches And Asthma Helping Children Cope With Stress In Uncertain Times Dealing With The Stress Of Frequent Moves During [...]

PediaCast 137 * Cough-Variant Asthma, Language Development, Molluscum Contagiosum

TOPICS Bisphenol A (again) Breast-Milk Immunity Vaccines and Autism Anesthesia and Autism Cough-Variant Asthma Language Development Molluscum Contagiosum LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE Bisphenol A Found To Have No Reproductive And Developmental Effects Study Shows How Breastfeeding Transfers Immunity To Babies Researcher Says No Proven Link Between Vaccines And Autism Anesthesia Exposure May Increase Risk For [...]

PediaCast 132 * Natal Teeth, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Waiting Rooms

TOPICS Back To School: Stress, Asthma, Backpacks, Teeth Baby Born With Teeth Bicuspid Aortic Valve Waiting Room Times LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE Back To School: More Stressful Than Parents Think Time To Talk Back To School Tips For Kids With Asthma Partnership For Prescription Assistance: 1-888-4PPA-NOW Rx Outreach Select A Good Backpack When Returning To [...]

PediaCast 130 * Hypopigmentation, Toddler Sweat, Single Kidney

TOPICS Childhood Eczema / Asthma Lipid Screening And Heart Health Violence Prevention Hypopigmentation Toddler Sweat Single Kidney LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE Aggressive Treatment Of Childhood Eczema Could Help Prevent Asthma New AAP Policy On Lipid Screening And Heart Health In Children Pediatricians Can Help Prevent Violence

PediaCast 126 * Crying It Out, Toddler Discipline, Migraines

TOPICS Iron Supplements Teens With Asthma Smoking Bans Crying It Out Toddler Discipline Migraine Headaches LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE Infants Could Be Harmed By Iron Supplements New Approach To Treatment Benefits Teens Who Think They Have Asthma Under Control Smoking Ban Deters Teens From Becoming Established Smokers Taylor Mason's Website