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Tag: American Academy of Pediatrics

Health Implications of Sharing Breast Milk Often Ignored

| May 2, 2015 Comment

Health Implications of Sharing Breast Milk Often Ignored – A new study shows that most women who share breast milk don’t consider health issues of donors nor do they consult with their doctors. The practice of sharing and using shared breast milk is catching on among thousands of new moms, as many women who can’t […]

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How Flavored Water Can Help Your Kid’s Nighttime Cough

How Flavored Water Can Help Your Kid’s Nighttime Cough

| October 30, 2014 Comment

How Flavored Water Can Help Your Kid’s Nighttime Cough – Regular water can help ease your child’s cough… if presented the right way. According to new research published in JAMA Pediatrics, administering a dose of caramel-colored water with grape flavoring to coughing children creates statistically significant improvements in the “cough frequency, cough severity, cough bothersomeness, […]

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Why Pediatricians Endorse IUDs, Implants for Teens

Why Pediatricians Endorse IUDs, Implants for Teens

| September 30, 2014 Comment

Why Pediatricians Endorse IUDs, Implants for Teens – New recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics point to intrauterine devices (IUDs) and implants as good forms of birth control for teens.

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