_ WELCOME TO PEDIACAST! TODAY?S 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 Elementary School Soft Contact Lenses During Childhood PediaCast 48: Contagious Yawning PEDIASCRIBE I?m [...]

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_ WELCOME TO PEDIACAST! TODAY?S TOPIC We are joined by Dr Eric Schenkel, an allergy specialist and clinical investigator. He has lectured widely to fellow doctors, has appeared on CNN and in the Wall Street Journal, and has conducted hundreds of clinical trials studying the latest allergy medications. Today, Dr Schenkel joins us on PediaCast to answer everything [...]

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_ WELCOME TO PEDIACAST! TODAY?S TOPICS This is a special presentation of PediaCast. You won’t find the typical menu of “News Parents Can Use” and “Answers To Listener Questions” today. Instead, the listeners FINALLY get their say with our long-awaited RANT AND RAVE show. Karen (from PediaScribe) debuts as co-host — turning PediaCast, at least temporarily, into something Karen [...]

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_ WELCOME TO PEDIACAST! PEDIASCRIBE CONTEST Paper Or Plastic? How About Skeeda? TODAY?S TOPICS Gene Therapy Second-Hand Smoke Infant Vision Disposable Diapers And The Environment Hirschsprung’s Disease LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE Gene Therapy Could Save Kids From A Lifetime Of Eating Cornstarch Don’t Smoke Around Your Kids The Green Guide To Diapers National Association Of Diaper Services Acute Respiratory Effects Of Diaper Emissions Disposable Diapers And The Environment (From Huggies) Hirschsprung’s Info [...]

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_ WELCOME TO PEDIACAST! INTERVIEW EDITION Dr Diep Nguyen joins us today to talk about Kick Counting. No, it’s not a new fitness program… Kick Counting is a simple non-invasive way to monitor the health of your unborn baby. LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE babykick.com babykickalliance.org Kick Counting Chart Monitoring Prenatal Health (ACOG) Kick Counting Article (Miami Medicine) Kick Counting Info (New Jersey Health Consortium) PediaScribe: It’s Beginning To [...]

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_ WELCOME TO PEDIACAST! TODAY?S TOPICS Fetal Pain and Abortion Policy Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Glue Ear Contagious! LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE New York Times Magazine Examines Views About Fetal Pain, Effects On Abortion Policy National Partnership For Women And Families Technique Discovered For Repairing Gene Defect That Causes Spinal Muscular Atrophy PediaScribe: Mushrooms and Onions and Tape… Oh My!

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_ HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! TODAY?S TOPICS Saint Valentine’s Day Difficult Infants Adolescent Peers Nursing At Night When To See A Dentist? LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE Valentine’s Day (Wikipedia) Difficult Infants Perform Well Or Better In First Grade–But Only With Good Parenting The Significance Of Peers During Adolescence Baby-Teeth Basics (Parents Magazine) Guideline On Fluoride Therapy (AAPD)

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_ WELCOME TO PEDIACAST! TODAY?S TOPICS Dr Michelle joins us again! We continue our discussion of the classic childhood exanthems. Today’s focus is 2nd Disease, better known as Scarlet Fever. LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE PediaScribe: Saturday Photo Hunt - Important

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_ WELCOME TO PEDIACAST! TODAY?S TOPICS Barriers In Asthma Treatment Effects On Teens From NOT Having Sex Stranger Anxiety Stomach “Flu” Testicular Temperature LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE Children With Asthma Not Receiving Medicine Due To Lack Of Insurance Teen Benefits Of Not Having Sex Decline With Age Separation And Stranger Anxiety (Dr Greene) Infectious Forms Of Diarrhea (KidsHealth) Scrotal Temperature Is Increased In Disposable Plastic-Lined Nappies Critical Evaluation Of [...]

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_ WELCOME TO PEDIACAST! TODAY?S TOPICS Jaundice Pediatric Cancer Technical Issues With The Show And Feed Long Bone Fractures Skin Tags LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE Risk Of Serious Jaundice Accurately Predicted By Simple Test Helping Siblings Cope With Cancer Sibling Support Program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital Diagrams And X-Rays Of Salter-Harris Type Fractures X-Rays of Torus Fractures X-Rays of Toddler Fractures PediaScribe: Why Can’t People Behave?

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_ WELCOME TO PEDIACAST! TODAY?S TOPICS Sex Education Anti-Bullying Laws Eye Rolling Scary Nights Plastic Bottles LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE Teen Sexual Behavior Is Linked To Sex Education Clearer Anti-Bullying Laws Needed To Address Children?s Health BullyPolice.org PediaCast 35: Plastic Discussion PediaScribe: We Are Not Dog People

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