A new report released by UNICEF ranks the U.S. 20th out of 21 industrialized countries in what they term "children's well-being." Only the U.K. lagged behind. …
Current Affairs
The Vaccine Dilemma
Raggedy Ann, Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and the ethics of vaccine policy. What's the connection? …
Follow-up on NYT Supplement Article: “oops”
Interesting correction published in today's NYT Science section - turns out the statistics used to highlight adverse reactions to supplements were misinterpreted. For my original post on this issue, click here. …
Telling the Whole Truth
I'm taking issue with The New York Times for unbalanced reporting today. All I'm asking for is a fair and level playing field. …
Thoughts on Autism
I've written about integrative therapies, the medical home, and autism before, but one of my biggest New Year's wishes is that we'll finally accept a new paradigm for treating autism in 2007. …
Signs of the “Times”
One of my favorite sources, The Journal of the "New York Times," published 4 separate articles this week of interest to this forum. Two on Sunday in the Region/New Jersey section and two today in the Science Times section were related to previous posts in this forum. …
The Integrative Pediatrics Council Commentary #1: On “Well-Child Care” by Dr. Matt Baral
This post introduces a new concept in "the whole child" forum. It is the first in a series of commentaries by other members of the Integrative Pediatrics Council. …
The Great Divide
What are we going to do about the increasing number of children diagnosed with "mental health" disorders? …
Pangea – notes from the field
"Pangea: a conference for the future of pediatric wellness" took place this weekend in Chicago. I'm still processing the experience, but I think we've taken a big step toward fulfilling the promise of true integration. …
Flu vaccine update
Given reports circulating today about the JAMA article "proving" flu vaccine safety in young children, and with the flu season upon us, I thought it was time for a flu vaccine update. …