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Avoid Carbon Monoxide poisoning

More polar vortex! Here in Bucks County, PA,  we are recovering from power outages and preparing for yet another winter blast. As the generators are started up, we remind our readers about a...

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Pseudo flu

Award-winning journalist, mystery book author, and syndicated humor columnist Nicole Loughan interviews Two Peds about the “stomach flu” vs “real flu.” Drs. Lai and KardosDespite up to date flu shots,...

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Dry chapped hands- home remedies

I wash my hands about sixty times a day, maybe more. This frequent washing, in combination with cold Pennsylvania air, leads to chapped hands. Here are the hands of a patient. Do your children's hands...

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Diaper Rash-don't be bummed

Despite what your grandmother says, teething is not the underlying cause of diaper rash. The underlying cause of all diaper rash is, well...the diaper. Whether your baby wears cloth or plastic diapers,...

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Poison Control 1-800-222-1222

Put poison control's phone number on the back of your cell phone, on your cell phone case, and on your wall phone. Put it everywhere:  1-800-222-1222.Did your toddler eat dog food? Or a berry from your...

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Take the sting out of vaccines and blood draws

One of Dr. Kardos’s kids yelled in our office a few years ago: “I’m getting a SHOT?! NOOOO! GET AWAY FROM ME!!”Even the front desk staff could hear him, and he was in the exam room farthest to the rear...

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My tummy hurts! Stomach pain in children

It’s 24 hours after your teenager finished up a competition for National History Day. Now she’s curled up in a ball whimpering with belly pain. Post adrenaline let down? Ate something wrong for...

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I have Autism.

According to the latest CDC report, 1 in 68 children have some form of autism. April 2  is World Autism Awareness Day, and today we post, with permission, a speech that a 15-year-old friend of mine...

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Avoid Allergy Eyes

Arrggh, sitting on top of kid's items that need to be returned to Target are the allergy eye drops that need to go back to the pharmacy. With growing kids, it's an endless cycle of...

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Save money: how to penny pinch without hurting your young child

When it comes to our children, we want the best that money can buy. But the best is not necessarily the most expensive. Today we offer our pediatrician perspective on ways you can save money without...

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Bring out the splat mat—cook with your kids.

When my kids were younger, I realized one way to avoid the pre-dinner time meltdowns was to enlist their help in cooking. In addition, baking muffins or cookies with kids is a great rainy day activity...

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Warn your kids: it's not smart to inhale Smarties

Where do these tween/teen games come from? Warn your kids about a game that Dr. Kardos learned about from some tweens recently.  Young teens at a party took intact packages of Smarties® candy and used...

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Until I became a mother I never thought…

Until I became a mother I never thought…I’d care if a birthday party was cancelledI’d obsess about bowel movements and gasI’d remember to reapply sunscreenI’d bake zucchini muffins and count them as a...

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Sunscreens and sunburns: your burning questions answered

 Just in time for Field Day and pool openings, today we provide sunburn protection information.  Hot!Pictured is a kid with a second degree burn. No, this burn wasn’t caused by hot water or by touching...

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On our minds: Concussions

Dr. Lai will be up at Brown University this weekend giving a primary care pediatrician’s perspective on concussions (traumatic brain injuries) at a parent forum. A lot has changed since you were a kid....

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FAQs about swimming

Babies and children love bath time and are drawn to water play. Today we bring you the splash on swimming. We're going to the beach- can my baby go swimming? How about a pool?Most pools, oceans, and...

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Your thoughts on fatherhood

To all of the dads who read our blog: we invite you to help us with our Father's Day post. Are there things you find yourself doing now that you are a dad that you never imagined you would be doing...

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Pediatric photo puzzler: What caused this skin discoloration?

Every child with a lemonade stand hopes for hot sunny days to drive in customers. But if your kids squeeze fresh lemons for their stand, make sure they wash their hands after squeezing the lemons....

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Father's Day 2014: real words from real dads

This year we asked our dad readers to help us write our Father's Day post. They completed this thought: "Before I became a dad, I never thought I'd..." …Learn to curl hair for cheerleading...

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Hand-foot-mouth Disease

We're seeing a lot of this stuff around the office. It's "hand-foot-mouth" disease, a common, self-limited illness caused by the Coxsackie virus, and it strikes most often in the spring and summer....

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