Children's Health
Use of statins in children is debated
A recommendation by the American Academy of Pediatrics that those as young as 8 be aggressively treated with cholesterol-lowering drugs is creating controversy.
By Alan Zarembo, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
July 9, 2008
A recommendation from an influential doctors group that some children as young as 8 be aggressively treated with cholesterol-lowering drugs has triggered debate over [...]
1 in 500 Kids with CT scans may develop cancer?
HOW I SEE IT!
I think defensive medicine is the key here. A doctor does not want to get sued for missing a diagnosis, especially in a child. The results could be catastrophic.
First, the average doctor coming out of residency has almost $200,000 in student loans. No joke! In order to pay that back, they [...]
Vitamin C and Other Vitamins to Become Illegal in Canada?
So you want to take Vitamin C, how about if it was illegal to take that vitamin C, what if it was so illegal that you could be thrown in jail for up to 2 years and fined up to $5,000,000! Sounds like fiction doesn’t it?
Well it’s about to become reality unless people become aware [...]
Widespread vitamin D deficiency poses risk-US study
This is another study which shows the health beneifts of Vitamin D. I personally take 4000 IU daily of Vitamin D and recommend most my patients do the same. Recent posts show that Vitamin D may help curb breast cancer , and Sunshine Prevents Cancer . To Purchase vitamin D for $0.21 cents per day- please visit [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )US Childhood Cancers Vary by Sex and Location-
U.S. Childhood Cancers Vary by Sex, Region
Pediatric malignancies are more common in the Northeast, and boys are at higher risk than girls, study finds
By Serena Gordon
HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) — A sweeping government study of childhood cancers has found numerous differences in cancer types depending on a child’s age, sex, race and where [...]
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