Healthy cells are the foundation of a healthy body. Every organ, tissue, and system relies on well-functioning cells to produce energy, support immunity, eliminate waste, and carry out repair. When cells are nourished and protected, the body is better equipped to maintain balance, recover from stress, and resist disease, including complex conditions like neurodegenerative disorders...
I have been a practicing pediatrician since 1979. After graduating from medical school and swearing the Hippocratic Oath to ‘do no harm’ I have always aspired to being the best diagnostician, the best physician, the best clinician for any parent and child who would engage me to care for them.
Informed consent is defined as “permission granted in full knowledge of the possible consequences, typically that which is given by a patient to a doctor for treatment with knowledge of the possible risks and benefits.”
Many physicians are becoming more aware of the problems with abnormally low levels of folate in the central nervous system (CNS), which, when severe, is known cerebral folate deficiency (CFD), in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities such as autism spectrum...
During the recent Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs (MAPS) conference in the Spring of 2024, I had the privilege of presenting on Screen Addiction and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, which has been the...
A review of the association between microbes and mental illness is performed, including the history, relevant definitions, infectious agents associated with mental illnesses, complex interactive infections, total load theory, pathophysiology, psychoimmunology, psychoneuroimmunology, clinical...
Seasonal allergies and mast cell activation represent significant challenges for pediatric patients, impacting their daily lives and necessitating effective management strategies....
What if your child or patient suddenly developed strange symptoms of OCD (Obsessive-compulsive disorder), severe anxiety, tics, or hyperactivity out of the blue? These symptoms can be associated with an autoimmune disorder called PANDAS....
We have a health crisis of pandemic proportions in the United States, and it has nothing to do with a virus. The crisis I am referring to is the catastrophic decline in pediatric health that we have witnessed in the last...
Mast cells (MC) are ubiquitous in the body, and they are critical for not only in allergic diseases but also in immunity and inflammation, including having potential involvement in the pathophysiology of dysautonomias...
This study examines the association between groundwater lithium and diagnoses of bipolar disorder and dementia in the United States, adjusting for local health care resources and…
Health care providers in the Qikiqtaaluk region of Nunavut have identified several important themes that influence the provision of culturally sensitive and comprehensive palliative care, most notably the need to develop palliative care resources and…
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a behaviorally defined neurodevelopmental disorder that now affects almost 2% of children in the United States (US). Although ASD is a very heterogeneous disorder with many associated psychiatric …
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