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Hi Everyone!!
Welcome to my first Medicine Monday! This is where each week I post the answers to the questions I have received in the previous week. Some of the questions come from my readers and some from my clinic. Believe it or not I frequently have to admit that I need to do some research [...]

When you’re a new mom and the topic of breastfeeding comes up, it can all be overwhelming! Sometimes I find the advice to be a little black and white. You need to take breastfeeding in stride.
Some of the strict advice is unrealistic, such as: “never give your baby a pacifier, never give formula, and never [...]

A collection of my two year old’s daily reports keep piling up in his new classroom. They chronicle his day, what he ate, how he slept and most of all what he said. This morning I grabbed a handful and headed out the door. As I waited at the the stop light I thumbed through [...]

As we saw in yesterday’s article- Should you Let Your Child Watch Television- there is evidence that allowing your baby to watch TV may hinder their language. Our cheapest babysitter may be our most expensive. It’s funny now that I’m researching TV and children, I certainly have been more aware of its use in my [...]

Here is a question I received at MommyMD: A Guide to Realistic Parenting last year. This morning I was reminded of it as my two year old is fascinated by Sesame Street. I let him watch because as you’ll see below. If your children are over two years of age, the American Academy of Pediatrics [...]

Hi Dr. Cason,
My 18-month old burned his fingertip on some hot glue the childcare workers were using for an arts and crafts project. (I have already written a very heated letter to the proper administrators informing them of my horror at hot glue being used with toddlers.) Anyway, his fingertip is white and swollen. I [...]

Whew! The morning is over and I’m at lunch, preparing for a busy afternoon.
With the ever increasing time crunch, pediatricians are forced to see more patients in less time. Often we are only given 10-15 minutes to get the history, do an exam, make a diagnosis, formulate a plan and then explain the [...]

When you’re a pediatrician you just have to expect that you’re going to be talking about the same thing over and over and over. I don’t mind. It’s the patients and their families that make it fresh.
I’ll keep giving the same info because I know it’s the first time time my families have heard it.
Having [...]

Pediatric Tip:
All that wheezes isn’t asthma. It may be food allergies. If your child has coughing and wheezing and a sudden or even delayed asthma attack following some specific foods, it may be food allergies. Talk to your pediatrician about getting them tested.
Check out The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network for helpful information regarding [...]

Good Afternoon, I had a good morning. Ran behind a little and had one patient- a walk- in suggest an express line. Not a bad idea. I could just run in and diagnosis and run out. Would everyone like that as well? What if you were the one waiting? This walk-in waited two hours after [...]