Continuing my discussion of childhood immunizations (AKA vaccines), I'd like to now share those which are recommended during the first year of your child's life.  Along the ... Read More »

Despite the dialogue and debate that surrounds childhood immunizations (AKA vaccines), one cannot deny the role they have played in our lives over the past century.  Not only have ... Read More »

A great balance to the many visits I have with younger-aged children are my routine, and hopefully yearly, adolescent physical exams.  It's an opportunity to catch up on the ... Read More »

I was all set to sit down and begin my multi-blog discussion regarding cord blood when I came across an article in the front page of the Los Angeles Times today that has delayed my plans once ... Read More »

A question I am asked more often than you might think comes from proud parents wanting to know the ultimate eye color of their newborn child.  In fact, even after reminding them it may take a ... Read More »

Before I lay out the various head lice treatments available, I'd like to share with you all a recent discussion I had with a parent in my office.  During the course of a typical ill visit, ... Read More »

Every day I am asked by parents about whether their ill child must be keep home from school or daycare.  And while I sympathize with the implications of keeping a child home from ... Read More »

They're a nuisance.  They're itchy.  And chances are either your child or someone you know will encounter these tiny little critters at some point during their childhood.  So when ... Read More »

I often ask my younger patients their favorite class at school.  Some may say math, others science, and maybe one or two will say the occasional English, but the one class ... Read More »