Once again, families across the nation are being admonished to get their kids flu shots. Why do I feel a bit like Bill Murray in "Groundhog Day"? …
FDA to ban cold and cough medications?
The U.S. FDA is rumored to be considering a ban on OTC cold and cough medications for young children. What are the implications? …
Environmental Injustice: Children’s Health Disparities and the Role of the Environment
...is the title of an article released today in "Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing" as part of this month's global publishing theme on poverty and human development. …
“Situational Science”: Life imitating art
The recent NEJM thimerosal study nonsense reminds me of a recent Gary Trudeau cartoon. …
Lawrence Rosen, MD
photo courtesy of Julia Smith Lawrence Rosen, MD is an integrative pediatrician and co-author of Treatment Alternatives for Children, an evidence-based guide for parents interested in natural solutions for common childhood ailments. He is the founder of one of the …
Thimerosal: Time to move on
"The lady doth protest too much, methinks." (Hamlet III, ii, 239) What does this have to do with thimerosal, the mercury-based preservative? …
“the whole child” gets reborn
Wondering why the blog has a spiffy new look? It's all part of the Integrative Pediatrics Council web site launch. …
Confronting the Evidence
The upcoming Pangea Conference will feature thought-provoking sessions on vaccines, the ethics of CAM use in children, and the integrative care of children with autism. How much of what will be discussed is truly evidence-based and when does it matter? …
Pangea: a conference for the future of pediatric wellness
Pangea, the historical supercontinent when all was one, is the model of holism we've borrowed for our annual Pediatric Integrative Medicine Conference identity. This year's Pangea Conference is coming to San Francisco in October, and for all interested in the health and wellness of children, I hope …
The Bipolar Dilemma
Big announcement this week: pediatric bipolar disorders diagnoses have increased 40-fold from 1994 to 2003, and the prevalence is likely higher these days. Everyone's weighing in: Better diagnosing? Environmental health crisis? Both? Sounds familiar. …