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For children (and adults) with asthma, every day can bring new challenges. Factors such as the weather, activity levels, allergies, illness and air quality both indoor and out, can affect asthma symptoms and lead to a great day or a…
When your baby was born, you were concerned about bowel movements, probably for the first few weeks. As you settled into a routine, you gave less and less thought to stool, as it seemed everything was moving along just as…
Among the rush of tests and screenings in the delivery room, your doctor will check your newborn son to ensure their testicles have descended. During gestation, the testicles begin development in the abdomen of the fetus, and then descend into…
Your child’s spine – and yours too - consists of 33 stacked bones that run from the base of the skull to the tailbone. From the side, looking at the body in profile, the spine has a gentle S-curve. Looking…
Dog, cobra, eagle and camel all sound like things our kids pretend to be, but they are also yoga poses. At Alzein Pediatrics, we know that while pretending to a crow or a frog is always fun, doing simple, age-appropriate…
Updated guidelines help your family navigate media use Do you know what the current American Academy of Pediatrics media guidelines are? Don’t be embarrassed if you’re grasping at straws right now; just one in five parents are even aware these…
Summer brings heat alerts, storm warnings, and—increasingly—air quality alerts. “For the nearly 5 million children in the United States with asthma, those air quality alerts provide crucial information that help parents plan their day and manage their children’s health,” says…
Sometime in the first few days after your baby is born, one of their health care providers will take a few drops of blood from their heel, with a very small prick. This neonatal test includes screening for immune deficiencies,…
As school days wind down and summer vacation gets underway, parents hope their children will spend more time out in nature soaking up the sun. While Alzein Pediatrics reminds you to slather your kids in sunscreen to protect them from…
Our providers at Alzein Pediatrics have seen thousands of newly born babies before they go home from the hospital. We know that even before Instagram was a thing, pictures of newborn babies were often carefully staged to show babies’ “best…
