Dr. Helen Minciotti
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Your teen still needs to sleep like a babyAug 04, 2010 1:50 pm - School was going pretty well, and with a number of B's and a smattering of A's to show for his effort, the high school freshman should have been pleased with his academi...
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What's causing your child's bad breath?Aug 11, 2010 4:20 pm - The exam room door was wide open, which was a little unusual, since most patients prefer a little privacy when they come to the doctor's office. I walked in to see my yo...
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Bed-wetting common: What you can do to help your child stay dryAug 11, 2010 5:30 pm - Over the course of one spring week, four healthy children from four different families came in for annual physical exams. The two boys and two girls ranged in age from 6...
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What parents need to know about CPRAug 06, 2010 1:50 pm - With focus and determination, the nurse worked over her little patient, alternating two rescue breaths and 30 chest compressions to pump life back into the young victim....
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Undescended testes more common for premature boysAug 06, 2010 3:00 pm - I hadn't seen my 7-year-old patient for a while, and though I'd missed the boy and his delightful family, I was certainly happy for them. After experiencing a number of ...
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A happy ending for a cyst on the wristAug 06, 2010 4:40 pm - Visions of spring training danced in his head, but the high school freshman was distracted and worried. How could he even think about baseball or plan on perfecting his ...
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How much should you bundle up baby?Aug 16, 2010 12:00 pm - It was a long, cold, winter's week, and all the first-time parents in with their days-old infants were asking the same newborn-care questions: how high should household ...
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'Spitting up' isn't always harmless in infantsAug 16, 2010 1:50 pm - It was off to the pediatric emergency department for the concerned woman and her little son. The mother had to find out why, for the past 48 hours, her 1-month-old was e...
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What to do if you suspect your toddler's language is delayedAug 16, 2010 3:20 pm - My morning office hours were filled with kids of all ages showing signs and symptoms of common infectious diseases. Tucked between these cases was an active 2-year-old b...
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Say 'aah': Out comes the tongue - and a stainless steel studAug 16, 2010 4:50 pm - The cold and flu season knows no age limits, and though infants and toddlers seem to bear the brunt of wintertime illness, teens are not immune. My 17-year-old patient w...