Category: Well-child visits

Pediatrician Begs Whole Foods to Cancel Alt. Doc’s Book Signing#android#iPad#retweet

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Written By: Dr. Jack Wolfson

When I made comments in January 2015 concerning the health of our children, one of the first to criticize me was a pediatrician. It is not a surprise that one whose entire career is spent injecting chemicals into children would oppose my views. After all, I stand for health, he practices in a world of sickness.

 

Here are some facts about kids in the average pediatric practice:

 

1) 1 in 68 have autism spectrum disorder

2) 1 in 6 have a developmental disability

3) 1 in 12 have asthma leading to 238 deaths in 2013

4) Hundreds die of cancer

5) 200,000 childhood diabetics

6) 700,000 ear tubes placed yearly

7) 25% are overweight or obese

8) 200,000 tonsillectomies

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Well-child visits linked to more than 700,000 subsequent flu-like illnesses#android#iPad#retweet

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New research shows that well-child doctor appointments for annual exams and vaccinations are associated with an increased risk of flu-like illnesses in children and family members within two weeks of the visit. This risk translates to more than 700,000 potentially avoidable illnesses each year, costing more than $490 million annually.

 

Researchers from the University of Iowa used data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to examine the healthcare trends of 84,595 families collected from 1996-2008. Included in the analysis were demographic, office-based, emergency room, and outpatient cases records. After controlling for factors, such as the presence of other children, insurance, and demographics, the authors found that well-child visits for children younger than six years old increased the probability of a flu-like illness in these children or their families during the subsequent two weeks by 3.2 percentage points…

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