Added: February 8, 2010 | Posted by: AkronChildrens | Time 05:10 | Views: 39
It tastes good, but is it good for you? While this question has been asked about a lot of foods, lately this concern has been raised about chocolate milk. In this Children's Channel video podcast, Keith Loud, MD, director of the Center for Active Adolescent Health at Akron Children's Hospital, disc...
Added: February 8, 2010 | Posted by: AkronChildrens | Time 04:10 | Views: 11
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 82 children and teens looking for a quick “high” have died from the choking game since 1995. In this Children's Channel video podcast, Daniel Baer, MD, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Akron Children's Hospital, reviews ...
Added: February 5, 2010 | Posted by: DrMDK | Time 04:30 | Views: 31
Dr. MDK talks about NY City spending on the Swine Flu Vaccine. He compares the varying costs between giving the vaccine at elementary schools, weekend clinics, prisons and doctors clinics. He concludes that doctors giving the vaccine ended up losing money and were not always reimbursed, while New Yo...
Added: February 3, 2010 | Posted by: AkronChildrens | Time 05:40 | Views: 18
When cupid’s arrow strikes the heart, sometimes it feels like it has nicked a few other major organs along the way. This may seem especially true for teens experiencing these feelings for the first time. In this Children's Channel video podcast, Laura Rocker, MD, a child psychiatrist at Akron Chil...
Added: February 2, 2010 | Posted by: stoj4t | Time 00:00 | Views:
Several hospitalized children go through their illnesses and treatments alone. The Josh Cares program fills the void in the hearts of young patients whose families are unable to be at the hospital with them. The program provides consistent and constant care to pediatric patients of all ages so tha...
Added: January 29, 2010 | Posted by: AkronChildrens | Time 04:26 | Views: 54
While medications can control seizures in about 80 percent of epilepsy patients, the remaining 20 percent are left to find other ways to treat this potentially debilitating disease. In this Children's Channel video podcast, Roger Hudgins, MD, director of the division of neurosurgery at Akron Childre...

Added: August 7, 2008 | Time 00:57 | Views: 867
Children are not little adults. They have unique qualities and characteristics – and unique medical needs. That’s why an entire medical specialty is built for kids. Pediatricians are medical doctors who have specialized training in evaluating, diagnosing and treating children. There are even pediatric subspecialists…medical doctors who treat certain body systems or specialized diagnoses in kids, like the heart and blood vessels, or cancer. Not only is pediatrics involved in common childhood issues like ear infections; oftentimes, the consequences of subtle birth defects show up through suboptimal development…and pediatricians are trained to spot those abnormalities as well. Watch more video about pediatrics here or share your story or experience on video with icyou.


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