In August, I wrote about sleep issues and their solutions for older children. Recent clamorings about "ferberizing" have moved me to comment about baby sleep issues in part II of "To Sleep Perchance To Dream." …
Current Affairs
Magazine Bonanza
Three popular parenting advice magazines, in the span of two months, have joined the integrative pediatrics debate. …
NEWS FLASH: NICHD announces “National Children’s Study”
The U.S. government is about to undertake the largest study ever of the long-term effects of the environment on children's health. …
Curanderos: From “The New York Times”
Today's N.Y. Times Science Times features a fascinating piece about integrating traditional Mexican healers, or "curanderos," into a conventional U.S. medical environment. …
Pediatric Integrative Medicine Conference 2005
The 3rd "annual" Pediatric Integrative Medicine Conference (PIMC) is scheduled for October 21-22 at the New York Academy of Medicine in NYC. Join us! …
All Work and No Play?
As summer winds down and the school year approaches, families are gearing up, once again, for the rat-race. …
Integrative Pediatrics: Can we survive?
Can integrative pediatricians afford to stay in business? Practitioners are struggling with how to provide high-quality comprehensive care while maintaining access for those families who cannot afford cash-only services. …
Autism and Mercury: Truth and Consequences
We have not seen in our time a more controversial public health issue than the mercury-autism dispute. The July 20th "Power of Truth" rally in Washington, D.C., coupled with the CDC/FDA/NIH/AMA July 19th press conference has brought the debate to a frothing boil. …
Burden of Proof
Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) has become the default philosophy to judge therapeutic efficacy and safety. It has never been the complete answer for integrative medicine and CAM therapies. Given the recent slate of public warnings regarding FDA-approved medicines, is the glow wearing off EBM? …