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What is 'consent by proxy' for medical care?
More children are being brought to pediatricians for nonurgent care by adults who are not their legal guardians. What can a pediatrician do to reduce his or her risk of liability when treating children with a "consent by proxy" for care?
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Top 9 opioid facts you must know
The opioid epidemic continues to make front page news with more overdoses happening every day and new synthetic opioids promising more than earlier opioid formulations. Here are some facts that you need to know.
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Can early bedtimes lower the risk of obesity?
Preschool-aged children who go to bed early are half as likely as those whose bedtime is late to be obese as adolescents, according to a new study.
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HAVE YOU READ THESE?
 
Challenging the 'cute chubby baby' notion
How obesity and related conditions are skyrocketing
 
CONTEMPORARY PEDIATRICS VIDEO
 
image description here For Contemporary Pediatrics, Dr Bobby Lazzara discusses a recent study published in Pediatrics that looked at the connections between maternal and paternal obesity and childhood development issues.

 
DIGITAL EDITION
Factoring the metabolic X syndrome
Metabolic X syndrome is a multisystem disease that requires screening, counseling, assessment, and treatment for a wide variety of metabolic problems.
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AZ - Children's Medical Center
ID - Saltzer Medical Group
 
 
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