Sickle Cell Disease is an inherited disorder that affects red blood cells. In people with the disease, normally round red blood cells are often rigid, sticky and shaped like sickles. “These cells easily break apart and die...
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Does My Child Need Vitamins?
Every grocery store or drugstore has them: rows and rows of colorful children’s vitamins. But even back in the 1950s, pediatricians were advising, “Don’t get into the ancient tonic habit all over again just because of publicity…”...
Five Reasons Vaping is Harmful for Your Child
More than 37% of high school seniors say they’ve vaped in the past 12 months, according to the National Institutes of Health. And those who’ve vaped ever? That’s now at 42.5%. Almost as many sophomores (32%) and nearly 18% of...
Does Your Child Hate Shots? Here’s What You Can Do
We call it flu season. Your child might know it better as “Do I really need to get a shot?” season. Flu season typically peaks December to February, but it can start as early as October and last as long as May. And even if you...
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