Posted by: admin on: June 8, 2011
Using the diagnosis “bipolar disorder” for children with problems in mood has been controversial ever since a surge in its use in the mid-1990’s. Team@CMHF
Posted by: admin on: April 26, 2011
Treat kids’ discomfort, not fevers Don’t immediately reach for the medicine cabinet when your little one’s forehead feels warm, according to a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) that says fevers alone are not a cause for intervention. “The focus should be on comfort and not on absolute temperature,” Dr. Janice Sullivan, […]
Posted by: admin on: April 25, 2011
Introduction Failure to thrive is a descriptive term for those children less than 5 years of age who have poor weight gain. Classically failure to thrive has been described as weight less than the 3rd centile on two or more separate occasions, or weight which crosses two centile lines over time.While such findings should alert […]
Posted by: admin on: April 23, 2011
By law, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Dietary Guidelines for Americans are reviewed and updated every 5 years to keep our health moving forward. The new guidelines, Dietary Guidelines for America, are different from previous versions in several ways. They are addressing a nation where most are undernourished when it comes to several key […]