Larissa Hirsch, MD

Just How Safe Are Wheeled Sneakers?

<p>A study underscores the importance of prescribing self-injectable epinephrine for all children with potential food allergies.</p>

<div id="article-content-body"><p>It can be difficult for pediatricians to discuss sexual activity with preadolescent patients, especially those who seem young and inexperienced....

<P>According to the National Center for Health Statistics, almost one-fifth of American children<BR>aged 6 to 11 years are overweight—a proportion that has been increasing in recent years....

<P>The time when anticipatory guidance for an 11-year-old patient consisted of reminding him or her to wear a seat belt and drink milk is long past. Over the years, we have begun to discuss drugs,...

<p>Hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, and coronary artery disease are ever-growing problems in our society. While these “adult” medical issues rarely concerned pediatricians in the past, it is now...

<p><strong>Trading one dangerous scenario</strong><strong> for another?</strong></p><p>Pertussis has long been known to cause severe disease and death in infants,...

 

<P>Traditionally, we have reassured parents of children with pectus excavatum that this common chest wall defect is primarily cosmetic. Occasionally, we need to evaluate children with more severe...