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Frank Ocean Cancels Tour: What is a Vocal Tear?
There is another performer to add to the list of those who have had to cancel a tour for a vocal injury. Frank Ocean recently suffered a “tear” of his vocal cord, which mandated cancellation of his...
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Peanut Allergies on the Rise: What Parents and Patients Need to Know
It is no longer rare to hear that a child suffers from a peanut allergy. The story of 13-year old Natalie Giorgi, who died after going into anaphylactic shock after contact with peanut butter, is a...
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Are Ear Plugs Necessary After Ear Tubes?
Many children require ear tubes (tympanostomy tubes, pressure equalization tubes, grommets) to be put in their eardrums after suffering from frequent ear infections. The tubes help the chronic...
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Opera Singer Wendy White’s Career-Ending Fall: How Physical Injury Affects...
The opera world was saddened to hear that famed mezzo-soprano, Wendy White, would no longer be able to perform opera. After more than 20 years on the Metropolitan Opera stage, Ms. White’s career was...
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Easy Steps for a Family to Promote Healthier Habits
How can I help my child lose weight in a healthy way? We went for my three year old son’s annual physical and his weight falls above the 90th percentile. The pediatrician has ordered a blood test to...
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Linda Ronstadt Unable to sing: Singers and Parkinson’s Disease
Music icon Linda Ronstadt recently announced that she has been diagnosed with Parkinson ’s disease. Although the diagnosis came as a surprise to her during a recent consultation with a neurologist,...
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Does My Child Need Ear Tubes?
How do I know if my child needs ear tubes? My child has had a history of multiple ear infections, which have usually been treated with antibiotics. The last few ear infections have not responded well...
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What is Tongue Tie and How Does it Affect Children?
Question: I just had a baby girl three days ago and have been having difficulties breastfeeding. My lactation consultant noticed my daughter has “tongue tie” and thinks this may be causing my...
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Salivary Gland Stones Treatment: Lithotripsy
Is lithotripsy an option for the treatment of salivary stones? Question: My ENT doctor diagnosed me with “sialolithiasis”, a salivary gland stone. Before my diagnosis, I periodically noticed that I...
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Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT) for Allergies – The No-Shot Approach
Allergies are on the rise, with more children developing allergies than ever before. While we do not understand why this is happening, we do have an understanding of how allergies work. This helped...
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