Dr. Helen Minciotti
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Warning teens against creatine: Supplement is 'loaded with risk'Nov 08, 2021 1:01 pm - He was quick to deny using any bodybuilding steroids, but the young teen did admit to a desire to try creatine. His mother turned to me for help in persuading her son no...
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Minor breast development common in boys during early teensNov 08, 2021 7:46 am - Thirteen years old and showing signs of early breast development. Was my teenage patient pleased to reach this stage of maturity? Actually, I have to say that the athlet...
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The strange case of the tiptoeing toddlerNov 07, 2021 9:27 pm - The phone call covered a wide range of childcare questions, from feeding techniques to sleep challenges, but the issue that bothered the mother most was the fact that sh...
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Boken collarbone in a newborn? It's not that rareNov 07, 2021 7:49 pm - Nursing students hovered around the newborn's hospital bassinet. This particular baby was behaving himself and was not in need of special medical attention. The students...
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Get vaccinated to protect your babyNov 07, 2021 6:00 pm - The young mother had a lot on her plate with a newborn at home and a return to work facing her in the next six weeks. She had, however, obviously done her research durin...
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This souvenir might come back to burn youNov 07, 2021 3:12 pm - Mom was thrilled for her daughter. Who wouldn't want to go on a tropical vacation with a family friend, far from your own set of annoying brothers and sisters (and paren...
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Teen's skin infection turns out to be MRSANov 07, 2021 11:35 am - Facial acne she could handle, but a big pimple on her arm - that was a little weird. The high school student showed the bump to her mother, who having read enough about ...
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Information the first need in preventing child abuseNov 07, 2021 9:29 am - I entered the city children's hospital for my twilight shift in the pediatric emergency department. The shift started at 6 p.m. and ended at 3 a.m., part of a complex sc...
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Growth spurt may be behind adolescent's sore kneesNov 07, 2021 7:20 am - My "real" patient that morning was the young lady who was in for her third and final cervical cancer vaccine. Since it was a school holiday, her 13-year-old brother was ...
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How to treat molluscum skin rashNov 07, 2021 12:59 am - The middle-schooler and his mom were waiting patiently behind the closed exam room door. I stood out in the hall reading the nurse's note that described the reason for t...