Dr. Mike, I have a question concerning myself, I’m 16 years old and i have had this cough for over a year, maybe even longer. Sometimes its more of a cough, but sometimes I just cough gently by jerking my stomach in and just blowing out my nose. I’ve been to the docters twice, and […]
Ahhhh, the joys of summer: Sun, water, flowers, parties, alcohol…Hang on! Let’s start over. Ahhhh, the joy of summers…how to have a great one and avoid any major or minor tragedies. Yes, that’s better. Summer is the season of life. It is the time of year when we spend time outside of our homes instead […]
My baby was just born 2 weeks ago. My doctor said his Apgar scores were really good. What does that mean? Virginia Apgar, a pediatrician, developed a particular scoring system to determine the health of a baby at birth. This system is still utilized in the delivery room today. A newborn baby receives a score […]
Hi Dr. Mike- I am writting to you for some much needed advice. My daughter, Emily is two and one half years old. She has neen succesfully using the potty for about two monthes now. I even gave away all of her pull-ups to a friend. She was even dry all night. Now, for the […]
Dear DR Mike, I try and protect my children. But, I don’t like giving them things that are bad for them. I don’t vaccinate my babies because of the aluminum in the vaccines. Karen. C Dear Karen, As a parent, I totally agree in the concept of “protecing our children”. I also share your concern […]
How do I know if my child has measles? Measles cases are on the increase this year. They are HIGHLY infectious. There have been 129 measles cases thus far, with the most (58) in California. According to the AAP. “95% (122 cases) were associated with international travel, including 34 infected travelers who brought the disease […]
Dr. Mike my name is kelly s I lived in new york my son derick was born with transposition of the great vessels or cyanosis he had two open heart surgeries one when he was 5 days old and another when he was 7 months. he is supposed to be good after the last surgery […]
Dear Sir, We are a growing group of parents who do not believe in vaccinating our children. Can you tell me what percentage do NOt vaccinate? Hello, As of 2014, if you live in the state of Ohio, 98% to 98.9% DO vaccinate, and 1.1% to 2% do NOT vaccinate. Here is a handy […]
My 9 month son had his adenoids removed and ear tubes done on 8-7-02. since then he keeps grabbing the back of head and crying out in pain. finally after a couple weeks of this he was admitted in to hospital and they did spinal tap and ct scan and tons of blood work but […]
Dear Dr. Mike, I have a 17 month old daughter that was just diagnosed yesterday with a hernia. I’ve noticed it for approximately one year when I am changing her diaper and she is crying, but thought that it was just her muscles. She has had regular physicals and I am wondering if the doctors […]
