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What is Tommy John Surgery?

I admit it, I know more about the contents of Parenting magazine than Sports Illustrated. My TV spends much more ...

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When should I go to Urgent Care?

It’s 5 pm on a Thursday when your 5 year old is crying and saying her ear hurts, and she ...

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The Truth about Tanning

If you’ve ever used a tanning bed – even once – you have a 75% increased risk of melanoma. And ...

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Depression: It may not just be the “blues”

On the morning of Valentine’s Day, as I drove off from dropping my teenage daughter at school, I knew that ...

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Time for solids? Here’s some food for thought

Introducing solids is one of the more fun developmental milestones for baby’s first year. It is fun to watch your ...

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10 Tips for Flying with Breast Milk

I’ve heard many a horror-story about flying with breast milk, from security agents who forced moms to dump out milk ...

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A cough in the night

I remember when I was pregnant with my first child, many friends and acquaintances with children remarked that becoming a ...

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Rethinking Your Baby’s First Few Minutes of Life

Think back to when your babies were born—what happened in those first 5-10 minutes of life? Did you hold your ...

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Giving your child medicine: Avoid the comedy of errors

“How hard is it to give a kid medication? The kid is not the boss!” a new naïve doctor exclaimed ...