In April, 2003, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a recommendation that all exclusively breastfed infants be given supplemental Vitamin D. The principal reason for this recommendation is that we continue to see cases of rickets in the United States. Rickets is a softening of the bones resulting from a number of causes, including [...]
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Fun in the Sun this Summer
See that bright, hot yellow ball up there in the sky? That’s the sun. You may remember it from last summer. This is not an optical illusion: Summer really is coming again! And though you deserve to enjoy the sun as much as you can this summer, it’s important to remember how to avoid the [...]
The Facts about Lyme Disease
We’ve survived an exceedingly long winter, and we are all looking forward to a well-deserved New England summer. Unfortunately, our friends the ticks have also survived the winter lying dormant beneath the snow and ice, and now they are ready us. And with the ticks comes Lyme disease. Lyme disease is a problem because, left [...]