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2013-05-22 Pediatrics - ?? INDIGESTION:

Hi Dr. Tawseefa,    Your daughter's weight is within normal range of 10-15 kg. She should gain 1 kg every 6 months.    You should discuss about possibility of Celiac disease, lactose intolerance and Cow

2013-05-22 Pediatrics - Overdose of Vitamin D supplement:

Hi, Anil,     Vitamin D is quite safe for an accidental overdose that is over a short period of time.  The symptoms she is having are in no way due to the vitamin D overdose, although the pain with urine

2013-05-21 Pediatrics - spacing between two different combination vaccines:

Hi Manas,    There is no "problem" if OPV is also given along with IPV (pentaxim). Till July 2012, this was the standard recommendation to give OPV along with IPV. However, as per the latest recommendations

2013-05-21 Pediatrics - spacing between two different combination vaccines:

Hi Manas,    There is no problem as such in this schedule. It is a common misconception (even among some doctors!) that there has to be a gap (of four weeks) between two different vaccines. It is not true

2013-05-21 Pediatrics - Excessivlely depenent nursing baby:

Hi, jennifer,     It is hard to think how changing habits when they are older habits would be easier than changing them in the beginning, but who knows?    Hysteria never hurt a baby in any permanent manner