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2010-02-08 Pediatrics - Is it true most twins have at least a mild speech delay, and more than 50% of kids with delay are mentally retarded?:

Hi Josephine, Words come and go in infant/toddler language development, and I would not worry that what you hear your toddler say today disappears suddenly and possibly even for many moons. One of

2010-02-08 Pediatrics - easy five injection:

polio injection is effective if course is completed, the only advantage being it reduces the rarest complication of oral avccine induced paralysis. it may be a necessity in near future, currently it is

2010-02-08 Pediatrics - smellie pooh!:

Dear Ilse: Breast fed babies have very frequent bowel movements and it can squirt out but it should look like it has seeds in it. Yellow green can be normal color. If the baby is cramping and uncomfortable

2010-02-08 Pediatrics - Feeding tube formula, chronic constipation, delayed gastric emptying:

Dear Janice: It sounds to me as if your little fellow does have low muscle tone and this could certainly affect his ability to propel stool along thru his intesting. The Miralax is necessary to help

2010-02-08 Family, Internal Medicine, General Medical - orange oil in BM:

Yes, that is the omega-6 plant oil excess in those sorts of foods which sets up heart attacks, stroker per the NIH see http://efaeducaton.nih.gov for a downloadable FREE NIH program to help you choose

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