Dr. Helen Minciotti
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Be on lookout for ticks, Lyme disease symptomsMay 09, 2012 6:12 am - Fevers are not that unusual in elementary schoolchildren and, in fact, nothing worrisome was turning up as the physician examined the 7-year-old. After a negative strep ...
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Child's rectal bleeding linked to congenital intestinal defectApr 09, 2012 6:01 am - Blood is an alarming sight for parents and sometimes even grabs the attention of experienced pediatricians. When a mother called one of my pediatric partners one evening...
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Risk of injury still exists for 'safe' baseball, softballMar 13, 2012 6:10 am - Comfortably college-bound, my patient was still looking forward to his final season of varsity spring baseball. The orthopedic specialist had cleared him to play but inf...
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No definite cause for Kawasaki diseaseFeb 13, 2012 5:01 am - Some pediatric diseases are obvious from day one, while others take a while to declare themselves. My little patient came to the office with a history of two days of hig...
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Take action when objects get stuck in noses, earsJan 16, 2012 4:46 am - It's always nice when a child is old enough to explain where it hurts or describe just how he managed to stick that small toy in his ear or nose. So, it was very helpful...
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Any way you slice it, breakfast an important mealNov 07, 2011 10:52 am - By midmorning her mind was wandering and there was just no way the student could focus during class. The high school senior was in for a physical and telling me about he...
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PCD patients suffer from abnormal airway ciliaOct 23, 2011 10:39 pm - He was only 2 years old, but the little boy had already experienced more than his share of ear and sinus infections and had even coughed and wheezed his way through seve...
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Parents, children can suffer from same skin conditionOct 10, 2011 7:14 am - An upper respiratory infection seemed to have triggered the little girl's tight cough, but other than hearing a mild wheeze, I found the 2-year-old to be in pretty good ...
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Corneal abrasion a common eye injury for kidsSep 26, 2011 6:01 am - She cheered for her big brother as he carried the ball up the football field, but the game could only hold the 5-year-old's attention for so long. Soon, the girl and her...
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Hand washing key to avoiding nasty GI parasiteSep 12, 2011 11:56 am - It was not, the teen thought, a really great way to spend a week of her summer vacation. At least she wasn't throwing up, but all the other unpleasant GI symptoms were t...