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			<title><![CDATA[Tamiflu: Is it really good, necessary for everyone?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tamiflu shortages are everywhere.  Pharmacies are having to take the capsules meant for adults and compound them into a liquid version safe for younger children. I've had parents who have had to call multiple pharmacies to find which has the medication and can prepare the liquid version. It is]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Jaundice in healthy-term newborns: What's the big deal?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[More than half of all full-term babies will have some degree of jaundice.  Jaundice is a yellowing of the skin due to excess amounts of bilirubin in the blood and is usually seen first on the second or third day of life and is at its worst on the fifth day before slowly improving. For most infants,]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:43:38</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Know when, when not to worry about fever]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Fever freaks out parents.  In reality, fever is a good thing; it's just the body's attempt to fight off infection.  Hopefully, the information below will allay some of your concerns. I encourage you to print this article and the dosing charts and put them on your fridge or bulletin board for future]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:46:39</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[H1N1 testing helps determine treatment, use of scarce vaccine]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[H1N1 has hit Michigan hard.  The CDC identified Michigan as one of the states with widespread disease.  Luckily, most of the cases have been mild, but even so, many children have been hospitalized and a few in Michigan have died.  What's maddening is that despite the media's focus on the illness]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:40:15</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Beaumont offers free heart screening for teens this weekend]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Have you ever worried your child may be one of those tragic few who die unexpectedly while playing sports?  Have a family history of unexplained death in young family members?  Because most insurances don't cover evaluations for athletes who aren't having any symptoms and the major cause of sudden]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:06:09</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Stitches, glue or nothing?  Managing cuts]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[All kids will get bumps and bruises and some will even get cuts and gashes.  I get a lot of calls from parents unsure if they need to take their child to the ER for these wounds.In general, you must get a wound closed within eight hours of the injury if stitches or glue are to be used.  In other]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:09:21</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Circumcision pros and cons]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Considering circumcision? There are two sides to every argument and let me tell you, both sides of this issue are passionate.
Circumcision has some concrete pros.  Firstly, the rate of HIV and penile cancer in circumcised men is lower than those who are not.  Secondly, the rate of HPV infection]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:44:02</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cold sores: causes, symptoms, strategies to prevent recurrence]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Cold sores are a pain in more ways than one.  They are ugly, of course, but for many they are numerous enough inside the mouth to cause difficulty eating and sleeping. Cold sores are actually a viral eruption caused by herpes simplex - yep, that herpes,  the one that can cause problems on any mucus]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:16:14</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[I learned a lot at pediatrics conference]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I recently got back from a five-day meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics, which hosted its annual National Conference and Exhibition in Washington, D.C. Boy, did I learn a lot! I will have fodder for blogs galore!
 I love this meeting.  More than 7,000 pediatricians from all over the]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:28:24</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[H1N1 update: Michigan is being hit hard now]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Iinfluenza has really started to hit our area hard. The following Q&amp;A will help you understand who needs to be seen, when testing should be done and who needs Tamiflu treatment:


Q: When do I suspect my child has influenza? What are the symptoms?
A: Fever higher than 101.5 degrees along]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:41:49</pubDate>
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