Tag Archives: pediatrics

Order of the Curly Tail 2009

Posted on September 8, 2019 by L. M. Asta

Spring 2009: lengthening days, green hills, and a swine flu epidemic. H1N1 influenza made its appearance a decade ago. From April 2009 to April 2010, there were over 60 million cases, a quarter million hospitalizations and 12,000 deaths in the … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Teddy!

Posted on January 23, 2019 by L. M. Asta
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Top 10 Things that are Normal in Newborns

Posted on September 27, 2016 by L. M. Asta

Babies are cute; there’s no denying it.  But our mental picture of what a baby “should” look like comes from glossy magazine photos of babies between six and nine months old.  When your baby is born, he or she will … Continue reading →

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Pumping Iron for Babies and the Rest of Us

Posted on August 10, 2016 by L. M. Asta

Humans need iron. Babies triple their size in the first 12 months, and when the body gets bigger, the blood supply must get bigger. Iron is a critical mineral to build red blood cells. Without red blood cells, the body … Continue reading →

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