How Much Is Too Much for a Child's Backpack?
As some school districts consider swapping heavy textbooks for e-reader tablets, local health experts understand the impact an overloaded backpack can have on a child — stiff necks, sore shoulders and aching backs. But parents can help prevent these possible pains in a few simple ways. Learn more...
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Keeping Kids Balanced in the Age of Electronics
The media has been around for decades, but the plethora of technology options today dwarfs what was available even 20 years ago. Between television, MP3 players, video games, computers, cell phones and portable electronic devices, kids’ lives could easily be consumed by electronic devices. Find out more...
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Children: Treating Ear Infections
Preteens: Latest Movie Review and Movie Review Archive
Teens: Food and the Environment
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What's New with Flu?
Flu season is upon us once again. Each year, 5 to 20 percent of Americans get the flu, and more than 200,000 people are hospitalized from flu complications, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The good news is that getting vaccinated is a safe way to help prevent the flu. Learn more...
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Lecture Highlights
- Feeding Your Child, September 13, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Mountain View Center
- Pediatric Abdominal Pain, September 21, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Dublin Center
- I Don't Want to Go to the Toilet!, October 4, 7 to 9 p.m., Palo Alto Center
- Help, My Toddler Won't Eat!, October 11, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Fremont Center
- Precocious Puberty: Guidance for Families, October 11, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Palo Alto Center
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Featured Physicians
Patricia Lee, M.D.
Dr. Lee is a pediatrician at PAMF's Sunnyvale Center. She received her M.D. degree from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, in 2005. She completed her internship and residency at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford. She is board certified in pediatrics. She speaks Korean and Spanish.
Frank Lin, M.D.
Dr. Lin is a family medicine physician at PAMF's Dublin Center. He received his M.D. degree from Chicago Medical School in 2001. He completed his internship and residency through Mercy's Methodist Hospital's Family Practice Program. He is board certified in family medicine. He speaks excellent Mandarin and Taiwanese.
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