When parents were kids, we worried about being bullied in and around school. While adults in those days seemed to take a “kids will be kids” attitude, we did know…
Our littlest of littles are being celebrated this month! November is Premature Infant Awareness Month and thankfully, this month is full of good news about improvements in medical care and…
During fall outings to farms and pumpkin patches, your child may have put two and two together and discovered that those charming pigs, chickens, and GASP! TURKEYS! will eventually make…
At Alzein Pediatrics, the fall and winter seasons are always a concern. Because children spend more time indoors in crowded conditions like schools and because bacteria and viruses are more…
Alzein Pediatrics is always working to make keeping your family healthy and well a little easier. We know that parents and caregivers can keep some pretty unusual hours, either because…
In 1993, researchers published results of an experiment that suggested listening to Mozart could improve performance on any IQ test taken within 15 minutes of listening to the music. Even…
When your child wakes up with a scratchy throat, it might be from sleeping with the windows open, a tickle of allergies, or even from shouting a little too loudly…
When you bring your child into Alzein Pediatrics, whether for a routine wellness visit or an urgent illness, we’ll most likely weigh and measure your child. Usually, your physician or…
That big yellow bus is coming around the corner this month! It may be your child’s first time taking the bus or they could be an old hand, having taken…
We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Ahmad Chatila to the Alzein Pediatrics staff. Dr. Chatila earned his medical degree at American University in Beirut, Lebanon in 1988 and completed…
