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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
H1N1 Influenza (swine flu): First signs of decrease
July 9, 2009H1N1 Influenza (swine flu): First signs of decrease Good news! For the first time since the H1N1 Influenza (swine flu) virus first appeared this year, the number of cases reported
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
ADVANCED PEDIATRICS and MEDICATIONS
July 2, 2009ADVANCED PEDIATRICS and MEDICATIONS It seems that every day, and certainly every month, a new drug that we once thought was safe turns out to have a surprise list of
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
SINGULAIR MAY CAUSE CHANGES IN BRAIN FUNCTION
July 1, 2009SINGULAIR MAY CAUSE CHANGES IN BRAIN FUNCTION In mid-June of 2009 the FDA issued an official recommendation that the label for Singulair warn people that it might alter how their
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
BREAKING NEWS ON URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS
June 30, 2009BREAKING NEWS ON URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS (UTI) On July 1, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics just published an important study on urinary tract infections. Many of
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
SWINE FLU UPDATE: As of June 20, 2009
June 30, 2009SWINE FLU UPDATE: As of June 20, 2009 Every Friday the CDC posts the actual numbers of cases of all influenza infections in the US. We will be commenting on
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
MMR No Longer Made Separately
June 25, 2009MMR No Longer Made Separately Despite a growing interest in giving the measles, mumps, and rubella (German measles) vaccines separately, the company that makes these vaccines recently stopped making them
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
The H1N1 influenza (swine flu) Pandemic of 2009: Is it a problem for your family?
June 19, 2009THE SITUATION An unusual outbreak of influenza virus infection is occurring in several nations, up to 70 nations so far through mid-June. Several features of this outbreak that are generating
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
The Obama Administration’s Plans for National Healthcare run headlong into a growing problem
May 25, 2009The Obama Administration’s Plans for National Healthcare run headlong into a growing problem: There are not enough Primary Care Physicians in America (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/health/policy/27care.html ) The question this raises in NE Ohio
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
Institute of Medicine Calls for Doctors to Stop Taking Gifts From Drug Makers
May 25, 2009“In order to provide our patients the best uninfluenced information that science has to offer, we do not accept samples of drugs, advertising tchotchkes, money, food, or any item from