Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 In a study published in pediatrics, researchers at the University of California's Department of pediatrics use 113 newborns ranging in age from one hour to three days old in a series of experiments used to study changes in blood pressure and blood flow. In one study, doctors insert a catheter through the newborns' umbilical arteries and into their aortas and then immerse the newborns' feet in ice water while recording aortic pressure. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 The American Academy of pediatrics in fact, republished in the DSM for diagnostic criteria for ADHD in the Journal pediatrics, I think it was in 1999, and subsequently published a guideline for the psychostimulant treatment of ADHD the following year, I believe in 2000. In so doing, the American Academy of pediatrics along with the other groups I just mentioned, served notice that they intended to enter the business of diagnosing and drugging entirely normal children for profit. That's one of the things that have spurred the epidemic. |
Gary Null and Amy McDonald
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 Department of pediatrics, Children's Hospital and University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262, USA. pediatrics. 2004 Sep;114(3):793-804.
OBJECTIVE: The issue of thimerosal-containing vaccines as a possible cause of autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) and neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) has been a controversial topic since 1999. Although most practitioners are familiar with the controversy, many are not familiar with the type or quality of evidence in published articles that have addressed this issue. |
Craig Pepin-Donat
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 About pediatrics — Nutrition for Children www.pediatrics.about.com/od/nutrition/Nutrition_for_Children.htm This site offers a wide variety of articles and resources based on health and nutrition for kids.
Nutrition.gov www.nutrition.gov
Access to government info on food and nutrition for consumers.
FDA — Revealing Transfats www.fda.gov/ fdac/features/ 2003/503_fats. html
If trans fats are bad and the FDA knows it, why are they on the market?
Transfats — General www. ban transfats . |
Gary Null and Amy McDonald
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| Department of pediatrics, Children's Hospital and University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262, USA. pediatrics. 2004 Sep;114(3):793-804.
OBJECTIVE: The issue of thimerosal-containing vaccines as a possible cause of autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) and neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) has been a controversial topic since 1999. Although most practitioners are familiar with the controversy, many are not familiar with the type or quality of evidence in published articles that have addressed this issue. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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 Soy protein intolerance; four patients with concomitant cow's milk intolerance. pediatrics 59(5):730-732. 1977.
Wilcox G, Wahlqvist ML, Burger HG, et al: Oestrogenic effects of plant foods in postmenopausal women. BMJ 301(6757):905-906. 1990.
Wong WW, Smith EB, Stuff JE, et al: Cholesterol-lowering effect of Soy protein in normocholesterolemic and hypercholesterolemic men. Am J Clin Nutr 68(6 suppl): 1385S-1389S. 1998.
Wu AH, Yang D, Pike MC: A meta-analysis of Soyfoods-'and risk of stomach cancer: the problem of potential confounders. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 9{10): 1051-1058. 2000. |
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| Loren Yamamoto, professor of pediatrics at the University of Hawaii.
However, doing this was so time-consuming that an extra staff person was needed, Yamamoto says. After the study was completed, that staff member could no longer be funded.
Chlorine Could Be a Culprit
T n a recent study, 60% of the people swimming X in highly chlorinated pools experienced the temporary constriction of airways known as exercise-induced asthma. Of those who swam in water with half as much chlorine, only 20% had breathing difficulties.
Self-defense: Swim in outdoor pools—indoor pools have limited ventilation. |
| Michael Blaiss, MD, immediate past president, American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, and clinical professor of pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Sciences, Memphis.
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology annual meeting, Anaheim, CA.
Preferred drug lists and preauthorization policies, which are designed to hold down the cost of medical care, may delay—or even prevent—people who have asthma from getting the most effective treatment. |
| Dennis Scolnik, MB, ChB, associate professor of pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Mehmet Karliyil, MD, pediatric emergency physician, Nyack Hospital, Nyack, NY.
The Journal of the American Medical Association.
Atime-honored treatment to ease the seallike bark of croup is to bring a child into a steamy bathroom or run a cool-mist vaporizer until symptoms subside. The theory behind this treatment is that the moisture from the steam soothes the irritated airway and thins mucus secretions, making breathing easier. |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
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| It is a useful drug in pediatrics for tonsillitis, nutritional disorders and as a dietary agent for digestive disorders. It is also used in medicinal preparations for dermatological conditions such as photodermatosis and pigment anomalies. It is used in teas for intestinal parasites.
PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS
Health risks or side effects following the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages are not recorded. The drug has a low potential for sensitization through skin contact. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 And a recent article on soy protein infant formula by the Journal of pediatrics, Gastroenterology and Nutrition suggested that soy protein formula had no nutritional advantage over cows' milk protein and that the "high concentrations of phytate, aluminum and phytoestrogens (isoflavones) ... might have untoward effects."
FDA Reconsidering Its Position on Soy
The universal acceptance of all things soy may be showing signs of cracking, even among the establishment organizations. |
Kelly Patricia O'Meara
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 Furthermore, in the September 2004 issue of pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of pediatrics, a study titled "Aggression, Mania, and Hypomania Induction Associated With Atomoxetine," was published which revealed that 33 percent of the patients reviewed exhibited extreme irritability, aggression, mania or hypomania.21 These are the same adverse reactions listed for most, if not all, of the antidepressants that landed on the "black box" list. |
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| Scott Sicherer, an associate professor of pediatrics at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. "Is it because they think they are invincible or because they are forgetful?"
Researchers asked 174 participants, ages 13 to 21, to fill out questionnaires. In total, 75% of the individuals had a peanut allergy or two or more allergies; 82% had had anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction that can cause death; and 52% had had more than three such reactions during their lifetime.
Overall, 74% of respondents said they always carry epinephrine, the standard antidote for anaphylaxis. |
Ray D. Strand
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 The September 1997 issue of the medical journal pediatrics reported that only 1 percent of children in the United States get the proper RDA levels of the essential nutrients from their diets.1 Not only are children not getting proper nutrition for their growing bodies, they are establishing poor eating habits in childhood that usually persist into their adult years. It has amazed me how many of these young teenagers already have full-blown insulin resistance.
The Second National Health and Nutritional Survey evaluated twelve thousand American adults and their eating habits. |
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| Unproven Uses: Arrowroot is used as a nutritive (nutritional foodstuff) for infants and convalescents, a dietary aid in gastrointestinal disorders, and also for diarrhea, especially in pediatrics. In folk medicine, it is used in acute diarrhea.
Indian Medicine: Arrowroot is used in dysentery, diarrhea, dyspepsia, bronchitis, coughs and as a particularly nourishing food for children, the chronically ill, and convalescents. precautions and adverse reactions
No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages. |
Dr Ron Roberts
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 Collip, MD, of the Department of pediatrics at the Nassau County Medical Center, undertook a rigorous scientific study with 76 young patients aged 2-16 years. Without going into specific details of this study, it was found children taking 200 mg of Vitamin B6 daily experienced less frequent asthma attacks, less wheezing, less tightness in the chest and less breathing difficulties. As a result of taking Vitamin B6 less medication was also necessary. The study concluded that pyridoxine B6 therapy may be useful in reducing the severity of asthma, in children in particular. |
Dr. Steven R. Gundry
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 I've been peering inside bodies and especially the heart's blood vessels for the past 30 years as the former Professor of Surgery and pediatrics in Cardiothoracic Surgery and Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Loma Linda University School of Medicine.
I'm also the inventor of the Gundry Retrograde Cardioplegia Cannula, one of the most widely used devices to keep the heart muscle alive during open-heart surgery by delivering heart-protective ingredients "backward" through the veins of the heart. Before, everyone else was trying to push them forward past arterial blockages. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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| Effects of thickened feeding on gastroesophageal reflux in infants: a placebo-controlled crossover study using intraluminal impedance. pediatrics 2003 Apr;l 11(4 Pt l):e355-9.
Zunft HJ, Luder W, Harde A, Haber B, Graubaum HJ, Gruenwald J. Carob pulp preparation for treatment of hypercholesterolemia. Adv Ther 2001 Sep-Oct;18(5):230-6.
Zunft HJ, Luder W, Harde A, Haber B, Graubaum HJ, Koebnick C, Grunwald J. Carob pulp preparation rich in insoluble fibre lowers total and LDL cholesterol in hypercholesterolemic patients. Eur J Nutr 2003 Oct;42(5):235-42. |
| Hazards of clove cigarettes. Pediatrics; 88:395-396. 1991
Ramanoelina AP, Terrom GP, Bianchini JP, et al. Contribution a l'etude de Faction antibacterienne de quelques huiles essentielles extraites de plantes malgaches. Arch Inst Pasteur Madagascar; 53(l):217-226. 1987
Reddy AP, Lokesh BR. Effect of curcumin and eugenol on iron-induced hepatic toxicity in rats. Toxicology; 107(l):39-45. 1996
Reddy AP, Lokesh BR. Studies on anti-inflammatory activity of spice principles and dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on carrageenan-induced inflammation in rats. Ann Nutr Metab; 38(6):349-358. |
| Santosham M, Goepp J, Burns B, et al: Role of a Soy-based lactose free formula in the outpatient management of diarrhea. pediatrics 87(5):629-622. 1991.
Santti R, Makela S, Strauss L et al: Phytoestrogens: potential endocrine disruptors in males. Toxicol Ind Health 14(l-2):223-237. 1998.
Sarkar FH, Odenwaller R, Singh B, et al: Up-regulation of p21(waf) by isoflavone genistein in prostate cancer (Pea) cells. J Urol 4:21. 1997.
Schricker BR, Miller DD, Van Campen D. Effects of iron status and Soy protein on iron absorption by rats. J Nutr 113(5):996-1001. 1983. |
Kelly Patricia O'Meara
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| Furthermore, in the September 2004 issue of pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of pediatrics, a study titled "Aggression, Mania, and Hypomania Induction Associated With Atomoxetine," was published which revealed that 33 percent of the patients reviewed exhibited extreme irritability, aggression, mania or hypomania.21 These are the same adverse reactions listed for most, if not all, of the antidepressants that landed on the "black box" list. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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 American Academy of pediatrics, the figure is even higher, perhaps as high as 40 percent.
Still more tragic is that children are increasingly gaining weight at younger and younger ages:
More than 10 percent of American toddlers aged 2 to 5 are overweight, according to the American Heart Association.
If Some 19 percent of children aged 6 to 11 are overweight, and 17 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 19 are overweight, according to the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (NHANES Data). |
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| An article in a 1941 issue of Archives of pediatrics describes medical studies of the severe gum disease Vincent's angina in which doctors transmit the disease from sick children to healthy children with oral swabs (Goliszek).
Researchers give 800 poverty-stricken pregnant women at a Vanderbilt University prenatal clinic "cocktails" including radioactive iron in order to determine the iron requirements of pregnant women (Pacchioli).
(1942)
The Chemical Warfare Service begins mustard gas and lewisite experiments on 4,000 members of the U.S. military. |
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 Emergency Medicine and pediatrics at the University of Virginia, "The cellular, intracellular, and molecular mechanisms of lead neurotoxicity are numerous, as lead impacts many biological activities at different levels of control: at the voltage-gated channels and on the first, second, and third messenger systems. |
Steven V. Joyal
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 Metabolic syndrome in childhood: association with birth weight, maternal obesity and gestational diabetes mellitus. pediatrics 2005 Mar; 115(3):e290-96.
Chen Jiunn-Rong. Dilatation of common carotid artery is strongly associated with cerebral ischemic stroke with or without the presence of carotid atherosclerosis. Abstracts of the International Stroke Conference 2000 32:365-d.
Chyi-Huey Bai et al. Relations between coagulation profiles, lipid profiles, and other risk factors with risk of first-ever ischemic stroke: A novel case-control study. |
John J. Ratey, MD
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 In 2004 a panel of thirteen noted researchers in fields ranging from kinesiology to pediatrics conducted a massive review of more than 850 studies about the effects of physical activity on school-age children. Most of the studies measured the effects of thirty to forty-five minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity three to five days a week. They covered a wide range of issues, such as obesity, cardiovascular fitness, blood pressure, depression, anxiety, self-concept, bone density, and academic performance. |
Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan
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 Allergist/immunologist: A medical doctor who is board-certified in internal medicine or pediatrics and undergoes additional training in allergy and immunology.
¦ Sleep disorder specialist: A medical or other doctor who has special training in sleep medicine and has been certified by the American Board of Sleep Medicine.
READ MY LIPS...AND MOUTH
The lips, the teeth, the tip of the tongue. The lips, the teeth, the tip of the tongue. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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| Even the American Academy of pediatrics (AAP), whose members include 57,000 primary care pediatricians and pediatric specialists nationwide, took a stand against soft drinks and urged school districts to consider restricting the sale of them "to safeguard against health problems that result from overconsumption. |
Andreas Moritz
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 Breastfeeding should commence during the newborn's first hour of life, according to a 2006 study published in the journal pediatrics. The researchers concluded that this could save 41 percent of newborns who would otherwise die in their first month of life. Breastfeeding right away not only increases the likelihood that infants will continue to breastfeed, but also gives them colostrum, a mother's first milk. As research has demonstrated, colostrum is rich in antibodies and essential nutrients, important for building a strong immune system right from the start. |
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