Research Out of Toronto’s Kindercare Pediatrics Informs World Health Organization’s Global Vaccination Recommendations
Last month, Dr. Weinberg and I, along with our [...]
U of T Researcher Seeking Ontario Parents to Interview about the HPV Vaccine Decision
It’s the start of the school year which means that [...]
Parents Often Ask – Is It OK To Delay Vaccinating My Baby?
Is it OK to delay vaccinating my baby? Parents are [...]
Have We Been Overstating The Benefits of Breastfeeding? I Don’t Think So And Here’s Why
An interesting and provocative study, published last month in the [...]
Do We Really Need More Studies Concluding That “Breast is Best”?
Another study was published this month showing a connection between [...]
The Birth of a Word – How Children Learn Language, With a Mass Media Twist
This TedTalk is incredible! MIT Researcher, Deb Roy, video and [...]
It’s Healthier to be Overweight? My Take on the Recent JAMA Obesity & Longevity/Quality of Life Study
This month, the Journal of the Amercian Medical Association (JAMA) [...]
The Risks of Not Breastfeeding – What is the Evidence?
Breastfeeding is the appropriate way to feed an infant. Such [...]
My Thoughts on Doctors Dismissing Vaccine-Refusing Patients/Parents
My Thoughts on Doctors Dismissing Vaccine-Refusing Patients/Parents Earlier this [...]
A Response to Health Canada Regarding the March 2nd Domperidone Advisory
I have just submitted the following letter to Health Canada [...]
Critique of the Health Canada-Endorsed Domperidone Advisory
The following has been published by the group at Newman [...]
Effects of Television Exposure on Infants’ and Toddlers’ Developing Brains
This is a fantastic talk by Dimitri Christakis, a pediatrician/research [...]
On Bed-sharing, Breastfeeding and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
At the moment, most well-respected and trusted experts in Sudden [...]
The Still Face Experiment
This video vividly illustrates the critical importance of healthy engagement [...]
The Marshmallow Test
This was a study done a number of decades ago, [...]
New Changes to Ontario’s Childhood Immunization Program
Starting August, 2011, the Ontario government will expand the infant [...]
Kids’ Media and Obesity
In its July 2011 issue of Pediatrics, The American Academy [...]