Children's Health Blog

Starting Your Baby on Solid Foods

admin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:41:12 +0000

Submitted by Child n’ Parent.com It’s nice when the only thing you have to feed your baby is Breast milk or formula. But soon they will need more than just breast milk or formula to satisfy their hunger. You may notice that your baby is starting to reach for everything. When you are eating something while [...]

November is American Diabetes Month

admin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:28:15 +0000

Submitted by School Kids Healthcare Blog For years the American Diabetes Association has used the month of November to raise awareness about the seriousness of diabetes and diabetes prevention and control. This November the American Diabetes Association will carry on this tradition but in addition they’re launching the national movement to “Stop Diabetes.” Stop Diabetes is a [...]

Being Healthy Means Living Healthy, Not Spending Bucks

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:38:59 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In I opened a fortune cookie the other day, expecting it to say something relatively nonsensical or meaningless, only to have it read: “Money is not everything. You can buy a doctor but not heath.” This fortune tells the story of more people than most of us can count, including most of us [...]

H1N1, Swine Flu…Dispelling Myths

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:32:28 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In Yesterday, New England Cable News hosted a 2 hour prime time special on H1N1. I was honored to be invited on air as the pediatric health expert along with the area’s top health professionals in emergency medicine, OB/GYN, public health and infectious disease. We covered a great deal of ground [...]

Teens need less homework and more free time!

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:55:18 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In “Hey mom”, my 15 year old said as she walked in the living room with that ‘I’ve been thinking about my life look’ that teens get once they enter high school. “How much homework did you have when you were my age?” “This could potentially be a trap”, I thought. “Answer [...]

On Line Health Forms Should Be For Patients, Not Health Professionals!

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:31:34 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In We had an interesting experience today. My husband is scheduled for a routine test tomorrow and was notified by letter that he had to register ahead of time for the test. The test is going to take place at our local hospital. The letter clear had instructions with the name of [...]

Strollers Are Not Designed for Escalators!

admin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:14:26 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In There’s an epidemic at our malls: parents taking their small children up and down escalators in strollers of all sorts of sizes and shapes. I ended up behind one such parent yesterday and found strollers heading up and down all afternoon. Some were small, some large. Some had bags dangling [...]

Catching dyslexia before it catches your child

matt cyr — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:40:48 +0000

Any child learning how to read can become frustrated at first, but once he gets the hang of it, reading can become fun. For a child with dyslexia, that day may never come. Nadine Gaab, PhD, of Children’s Laboratories of Cognitive Neuroscience is enrolling 4-to-6 year old children in a study to diagnose and possibly reverse [...]

Support the Pink Ribbon

admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:14:36 +0000

Submitted by School Kids Healthcare Blog When someone says October you may think of fall leaves bursting into color or the macabre of Halloween but have you remembered to think pink? October, as we all should know, is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among American women (the first is [...]

Jeff Gordon Announces Commitment to CureSearch, Children’s Oncology Group

admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:13:02 +0000

Submitted by CureSearch - Conquering Childhood Cancer In an interview with NASCAR superstar Jeff Gordon yesterday, he announced his foundation’s commitment to supporting CureSearch and the life-saving research of the Children’s Oncology Group (COG). “The foundation is committing $2.5 million to support pediatric cancer research and treatment and programs”, Gordon announced. A portion of this generous commitment [...]

Sorry I’ve been MIA…but I’ve been home sick!

admin — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:43:18 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In Yes, even doc-mom bloggers get sick! It hit me last week out of the blue like a Mack truck that decloacked on a superhighway with out warning. So, I suspect it was one of the flu viruses that have been on our minds recently. I thought about attempting to blog, even [...]

Swine Flu Vaccination – Are You Getting One?

admin — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:11:30 +0000

Submitted by School Kids Healthcare Blog All over the internet press releases are surfacing about the availability of the swine flu vaccination. Will you be in line to get a swine flu shot or the nasal spray administered? What about your child? The CDC considers people 6 months to 24 years old at high risk yet according [...]

H1N1 Vaccine Hysteria: A Look At The Facts

admin — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:40:36 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In There’s a disturbing statistic floating about parents’ view of H1N1. According to a recent survey by CS Mott Children’s Hospital, only 40% of parents plan to get their kids the H1N1 shot. The reason: “they are not worried about H1N1”. This statistic completely stuns me given the amazing amount of coverage [...]

What the new Autism Study Means for You

admin — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:38:53 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In This week’s new Autism study in Pediatrics has created a great deal of conversation…and confusion! I discussed the study today on Fox Boston to help shed some light on what this study is really about…and what we can learn about it’s implications for the future of Autism: For more information, check out 33 [...]

The New Autism Study: Why The Fine Print Matters

admin — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:37:27 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In By now you’ve likely heard about the new Autism study out today in Pediatrics. It’s a solid study that adds great value to the Autism landscape. To help clarify questions raised by the study, the American Academy of Pediatrics has put together a very comprehensive Q&A that is worth checking out. What’s [...]

NEW Family Stories

admin — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:36:25 +0000

Submitted by CureSearch - Conquering Childhood Cancer CureSearch is proud to bring you a new series of online videos we’re calling Family Stories. These videos will give everyone an opportunity to learn how a childhood cancer diagnosis changes the lives of tens of thousands of families in the US. View the videos now! Visit 1800blogger to see all [...]

Should my child get the swine flu (H1N1) shot?

matt cyr — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:25:44 +0000

by Adrienne Randolph, MD, MSc, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Children’s Hospital Boston Tilmo, my taxi driver, was there as promised to take me to the Atlanta airport when I left the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He had dropped me off that morning so I could meet with six different influenza researchers and [...]

Practicing the “Dracula Sneeze”

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:45:14 +0000

Submitted by School Kids Healthcare Blog The “Dracula Sneeze” (raising your upper arm to cover your nose and mouth) makes sense but it may take some old-schoolers a little retraining before they catch on. Everyone (hopefully) understands they should cover their cough and sneeze however using your bare hand to do it is passé. If you use your [...]

Are you ready for H1N1 and Seasonal Flu? Pediatrics Now is!

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:42:02 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In The Pediatrics Now September update is live and has all the latest information on H1N1 and the Seasonal flu to help you stay informed and up to date. This month’s highlight’s include: New School Year, New Flu Season H1N1 has sure made our lives more complicated, hasn’t it?As if one flu season [...]

Swine Flu Vaccine: The Bottom Line

admin — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:18:53 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In If your a bit confused about the H1N1 vaccine recommendations, you are in good company! They are a bit confusing because this year’s flu season is a bit confusing. To add insult to injury, the recommendations for H1N1 are just similar and dissimilar enough from “seasonal flu”, Influenza A&B, that [...]

What Exactly Is Tamiflu?

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:23:35 +0000

Submitted by School Kids Healthcare Blog Everyone knows about the Influenza A (AKA H1N1 virus, swine flu) and the basic tips on how to prevent it (wash your hands, cover your mouth when you cough, etc.) So, what happens when you or someone living in your household gets the flu? You have to live there too. [...]

Mission Turn Off Week…are you up for the task?

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:22:30 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In This week is Turn Off Week, formerly TV Turn Off Week. Your mission: keep all screens off in your home for the next week, for you and your kids. There are events going on in just about every state this week so check out what’s happening in your area. But, you don’t have [...]

Rosh Hashanah Musings: The Power of Traditions

admin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:31:05 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In Traditions embody so much of Rosh Hashanah that it seems fitting I republish this post each fall, on this day. And, before you ask…yes! I do know where Nana’s table cloth is this year L’Shana Tova. ~ Dr. Gwenn Today is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. As today approached, [...]

Facebook Users Equal US Population. Is this a good thing?

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:53:02 +0000

Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In CNN posted today that “Facebook is as large as the US Population.” That’s a lot of computers connecting in a lot of homes and communities all over the world but at what cost? None to Facebook. They announced today they are finally making money. But what about to us and our kids? [...]

You’re Never Too Old for a PSA

admin — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:40:56 +0000

Submitted by School Kids Healthcare Blog Sure, we all remember the “This is your brain on drugs” PSA from the eighties but have you checked out any of the latest PSAs featured on YouTube? If not, you should check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/USGOVHHS. The US Department of Health & Human Services has their own special YouTube page [...]