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It’s 2am and you are sound asleep. Your 11 month old son starts crying hysterically and then vomits. He has a low grade fever. It has been 3 hours and he vomits again. You are trying to give him some formula, but he doesn’t want to drink any of it. He looks ok and you are not concerned that you need to run to the Emergency Department, but you know that if you can’t him to drink any liquid soon, he will start getting dehydrated. What can you do? You call the on call nurse

Winter is coming (Game of Thrones pun intended), and this signals the beginning of cold and flu season. A common question I get from families around this time of year is “HOW CAN I BOOST MY CHIL’S IMMUNE SYSTEM”, or is there anything they can do minimize the risk of their family getting sick. There are no magic pills that will guarantee that you or your children won’t get sick (if you know of one, please let me know ASAP so I can invest in the company). In fact, it is very

So you went to the doctor for your child’s sore throat and the rapid strep test was negative. What now? Over 90% of sore throats or “pharyngitis” are viral infections and antibiotics are not helpful or needed. Are there any natural options that can be helpful? Here are a few things you can try to help sooth your child’s sore throat: 1. Raw Honey A daily dose of raw honey is one of several soothing strep throat home remedies and has the most evidence for its efficacy on treat

Have we lost the balance that is vital to health in Modern Medical Pediatrics? Is modern western medicine broken? I believe the answer to this question in some areas is, yes. I think the very nature of this question is flawed. Why are there still the terms Eastern and Western medicine? Why have we not blended the best of both worlds into our practice for the benefit of our patients? Don't get me wrong, I love modern medicine. I trained at premier, allopathic programs and hav