Patient Resources

<p>The media is telling us that we are experiencing an “epidemic” of childhood obesity.  Tax rebates are given to families who enroll their children in physical exercise programs, pop machines are being taken out of schools, and parents are told to limit computer and video game time.  These are great steps we are making toward [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Does safe plastic exist?  Thanks to the good work of concerned moms and environmental groups, bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalate have finally been taken out of children&#8217;s products for their endocrine disruptor effects on the human body (a.k.a. they cause reproductive challenges and cancers). Although, the same standard has yet to be found in non-children [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In some families, back to school means another round of antibiotic.  Someone inevitably gets an ear infection or a bad cough.  The tight schedule at start of a new school season triggers a bladder infection.  Eating left over lunch kept in locker and the consequent digestive protest. When antibiotics were first discovered, it saved countless [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Toilet Training is a significant milestone in a young child’s emotional life.  Parents of early achievers proudly announce it to their acquaintances.  A child who is slow to toilet train is often acutely aware and embarrassed by it. Approximately 6% of 5 year olds, boys twice as often as girls, still have difficulty staying dry [&hellip;]</p>