Tag Archives: obesity

Insecticides, Physical Discipline, Eye Injuries – PediaCast 224

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Join us this week for a Pediatric News Extravaganza! Topics include insecticides and c-sections affecting memory and IQ scores, parental compliance with new car-seat and booster-seat recommendations, preparing preschoolers for college, physical discipline, eye injuries, sugary drinks at school, and […]

Synthetic Marijuana, Driveway Sealcoat and Tiny Tim – Pediacast 206

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Join Dr Mike in the PediaCast Studio as he covers News Parents Can Use. This week’s topics include the cinnamon challenge, synthetic marijuana (Blaze, Spice, K2), passive smoke exposure, successful diets for obese kids, and nitric oxide therapy for preemies. […]

Foreskin, Feeding Transitions, Temper Tantrums – PediaCast 182

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Join Dr. Mike as he discusses the flu vaccine preventing death, the rise of child abuse during the recession, switching kids to low-fat milk, talking about obesity, college student sleeping habits, foreskin care, feeding transitions, and toddler temper tantrums.   […]

PediaCast 154 * Body Odor, Common Cold Vaccine, Febrile Seizures

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Listen as Dr. Mike discusses how obese kids benefit when parents watch their weight, Allegra becoming an over-the-counter drug, running-related injuries, and an increase in doctors prescribing Amoxicillin for sinus infections.  He also tackles the issues of toddler body odor, a possible vaccine […]

Sleep, Sleep, Sleep — Awake! – PediaCast 149

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Topics Fluoride in Drinking Water Teenage Marijuana Use Sleep Duration and Obesity Back to School and Eating Disorders Young Athletes and Concussions Listener Segment Benzoyl Peroxide and Breastfeeding Crossed Eyes (Strabismus) Continuity of Pediatric Care Tummy Sleep Babies Rocking While […]

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

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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 […]