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Transitions: Bottles to Cups
It might be time to retire the bottle. Using a bottle too long may negatively affect a child’s health. In ...
Winter Doesn’t Have to Be SAD
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) isn’t limited to adults. The winter blues are common among people of all ages. ...
Why Weights?
Preteens can benefit from strength training, including lifting weights, but only if they use proper technique. By age 7 or ...
Juuling: A New Smoking Trend
An e-cigarette that looks like a flash drive is gaining popularity among teenagers and can serve as a gateway to ...
Winter Warm-Up: Staying Active When It’s Cold
Don’t let freezing temperatures stop you in your tracks. Frost, ice and snow don’t have to stop you, your child ...
10 Exercises You Can Do With Your Kids to Prevent Running Injury
According to the physical therapists at the Young Athlete Center, teens are just as likely to develop running injuries as ...
The Importance of Specialized Treatment for Complex Fractures
With his mother being a nurse, Mark Miller, MD, was always intrigued by medicine. He knew from a young age ...
The Importance of Sports Physicals
It is that time of year again! Kids are heading back to school for a new year and another season ...
Understanding the Unique Challenges of Pediatric Orthopedic Treatments in Upper Extremities
In medical school, Lindley Wall, MD, a Washington University orthopedic surgeon at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, was fascinated by the ...