Archive for November, 2008

Getting Enough of the Sunshine Vitamin

Sunday, November 16th, 2008
by DrGreene

The American Academy of Pediatrics recently doubled their recommended daily amount of vitamin D for our kids – and many kids weren’t getting enough even before this change. The more closely we look at vitamin D, the more we learn about how important this sunshine vitamin is to both short and long-term health for children. [...]

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Medication Use Up in Children

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
by DrGreene

What should we do? Since 2002, chronic prescription medication use in children 5 to 19 years old has skyrocketed, according to a study in the November 2008 Pediatrics. Leading the way, prescriptions for type 2 diabetes in kids have more than doubled, with the highest rise in girls aged 10 to 14. Asthma medication use [...]

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