Today, U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona issued a comprehensive report, The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke, which concludes (drum-roll please): "There is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke."
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A recent AP piece caught my eye: "Medical home concept catching on in U.S." The medical home idea is one I've spoken about quite a bit as a paradigm for pediatric primary care, as many of its tenets parallel and complement those of integrative pediatrics.
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Today's NY Times Science Times front page blares "Breast-Feed or Else." Does the science support the ultimatum?
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Ready or not, Wal-Mart's going organic. What are the long-term implications of this decision?
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