30 November 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Dentists Give Advice on Pacifiers and Thumb-Sucking

It’s pretty common for kids to suck their thumbs or use a pacifier. And for the most part it is completely harmless. But there comes a point when doing so can affect the child’s bite or tooth growth. What’s the solution? Find a way to entice the child to make the move on his own. [...]

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25 November 2009 ~ 0 Comments

News Got You Down? 20 Things to be Grateful For

The news is tough these days. It revolves around mostly negative reporting since that’s what gets the most attention. But the Wall Street Journal published a list of 20 medical advances that we can be thankful for – especially in the face of H1N1, health care reform, and the like. One of them, of course, [...]

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