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Tonsillectomy Breakthrough

When does a recurring sore throat require a drastic treatment? AJGpr client, Dr. Nina Shapiro, the Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology and an Associate Professor at the  David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA was a guest on The Doctors to discuss if and when parents should consider scheduling a tonsillectomy for their child.

Watch this clip, where Dr. Shapiro demonstrates the older versus newer techniques for removing tonsils on The Doctors.

Dr. Shapiro is the author of Take A Deep Breath: Clear the Air for the Health of Your Child.

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HOW TO GET KIDS TO EAT HEALTHY – ASK DR. NATALIE DIGATE MUTH

It’s back to school and parents want to send their kids to school with healthy lunch choices. Natalie Digate Muth, MD, MPH, RD, a community pediatrician and registered dietician widely recognized for her expertise in childhood obesity, nutrition and fitness was a recent guest on KABC news to talk about how to get kids to eat well — even the pickiest of eaters.

Dr. Muth’s book Eat Your Vegetables! and Other Mistakes Parents Make: Redefining How to Raise Healthy Eaters has lots of great strategies to get kids to eat right and wonderful recipes that can be applied to school lunches..

A spokesperson for the American Council on Exercise (ACE), Dr. Muth informs media outlets throughout the country on pertinent nutrition and fitness issues. She is a sought after pediatric expert by the media. She has appeared on ABC World News Now; is a regular guest on San Diego Living; KABC, KCBS and has been quoted in multiple print and online outlets including The New York Times, Health Magazine, Seattle Times, Denver Post, WebMD, and Slate.

 

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My client, Natalie Digate Muth, MD, MPH, RD, a community pediatrician and registered dietician widely recognized for her expertise in childhood obesity, nutrition and fitness talk to Dr. Anne Abram on BlogTalk radio about how to prevent childhood obesity and how to help your child if he/she suffers from it already.

Dr. Muth’s book Eat Your Vegetables! and Other Mistakes Parents Make: Redefining How to Raise Healthy Eaters was released in April 2012.

A spokesperson for the American Council on Exercise (ACE), Dr. Muth informs media outlets throughout the country on pertinent nutrition and fitness issues. She is a sought after pediatric expert by the media. She has appeared on ABC World News Now; is a regular guest on San Diego Living; and has been quoted in multiple print and online outlets including The New York Times, Health Magazine, Seattle Times, Denver Post, WebMD, and Slate.

 

 

 

 

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Yesterday the Wall Street Journal reported that Facebook wants to allow kids under 13 into their social media club.  It seems that because about 7.5 million kids under 13 are already using Facebook, Mark Zuckergerg thinks it is OK to open this Pandora’s box further.

My client,  Gwenn O’Keeffe, MD,  a pediatrician CEO & Editor In Chief of Pediatrics Now speaks out against this move in her Huffington Post blog.

Author of CyberSafe: Protecting and Empowering Kids in the Digital World of Texting, Gaming, and Social Media (AAP 2010), Dr. Gwenn is one of the most highly sought after pediatric and social media experts today.

 

 

 

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Mike Caruthers is the host of the radio show Something You Should Know.  My client, Dr. Nina Shapiro was a recent guest on his show – the subject – breathing problems in Children.

If anyone should have the answers to these questions it’s Dr. Shapiro, Director of Pediatric Ear, Nose, and Throat at the Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA, and Associate Professor of Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA about her new book, Take a Deep Breath: Clear The Air For The Health Of Your Child (World Scientific, January 2012). 

Have a listen here.

 

 

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Lisa Davis, host of It’s Your Health radio recently interviewed Dr. Nina Shapiro, Director of Pediatric Ear, Nose, and Throat at the Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA, and Associate Professor of Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA about her new book, Take a Deep Breath: Clear The Air For The Health Of Your Child (World Scientific, January 2012). 

Listen here.