The following is for informational purposes only and not intended to be personal medical advice. We get many questions from our patients as to our opinion on vaccination during pregnancy for pertussis (whooping cough). This is the Tdap vaccine which includes pertussis, tetanus and diptheria. Our current opinion is that Tdap is probably not worth …
Pediatrics
Flu vaccine increases risk of getting sick?
A study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases found that: [C]hildren who received the trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV) had no reduction in the flu, but had over 4 times the risk of contracting an acute respiratory illness (ARI)[1] This echoes another study published in the journal Allergy and Asthma Proceedings which also found …
Beware of Tylenol
We have been lecturing for many years about the perils of using antipyretics (fever reducing medications). Recently there has been a series of disturbing studies potentially linking the use of Tylenol to autistic regression. Furthermore, it appears that the warnings against aspirin in children given by the CDC were not based on strong evidence, and …
Back to school homemade immune boosting gummies
The new school year is here so for many of us, this brings microorganisms that are just waiting for us to fall prey to them. Even if you don’t have kids, I’m sure your co-workers with kids will come to work and share these bugs with you. So here is my fun fix that can …
Study warns against co-sleeping
New study concludes that parents should be warned against co-sleeping as it increases risk of death for infants. They report that almost half of infant deaths occurred in a bed-sharing environment. This “study” is a prime example of how ridiculous conclusions are drawn by researchers, even where such conclusions cannot follow from their data. It …