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After administering nearly a quarter million doses of bivalent CoVid mRNA vaccines manufactured by Moderna and Pfizer to babies as young as 6 months, not one case of the cardiac complications myocarditis or pericarditis occurred.  This the conclusion by Kaiser-Permanente researchers who vaccinated and monitored more than a half million children with ages ranging from 6 months to 5 years.

Groups of kids received 2 doses of the Moderna Bivalent vaccine and 3 doses of the Pfizer bivalent vaccine.  Yes there were children who developed non-cardiac events including isolated seizures, but the relative risks of experiencing these were not elevated.

The CDC-funded study concludes that these bivalent CoVid-Omicron vaccines are safe for our youngest children.

https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/doi/10.1542/peds.2023-061894/191478/Safety-of-COVID-19-mRNA-Vaccination-Among-Young

#CoVid #bivalentvaccine #moderna #pfizer #myocarditis #seizures

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Babies breastfed for at least 4 months perform significantly better on their English and Math achievement tests at age 16 than those never breastfed.  This from a British study of 5000 kids born between 2000 and 2002.

Tabulating the teen’s scores on the British General Certificate of Secondary Education or GCSE tests, those breastfed for 4-6 months versus never scored 2.1 points higher, those breastfed 6-12 months scored 2.6 points higher, and those breastfed more than 12 months scarred 3.1 points higher.

Bottom line: breastfeeding for at least 4 months is associated with better teen test scores.  Breastfeeding may not be the cause, but it is associated with other parental choices that help produce academically successful children.

https://adc.bmj.com/content/early/2023/05/04/archdischild-2022-325148

#breastfeeding #testing #academics #adolescents #parenting

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With CoVid waning, we now have another respiratory virus on the rise.  The RNA paramyxovirus, named human metapneumovirus or hMPV, produces cold-like symptoms.  Like colds, it can lead to secondary bronchitis and pneumonia.   There or no drugs to treat it or vaccines to prevent it.  The very young, elders, and those with immune issues best avoid getting hPMV with, wait for it, hand-washing, crowd avoidance, and masking.

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22443-human-metapneumovirus-hmpv

#humanmetapneumovirus #hMPV #bronchitis #pneumonia

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Diet drugs containing semaglutide are in great demand but….short supply.  The FDA is now warning that the approved products including Rybelsus tablets, Ozempic injection, and Wegovy injection are being improperly spoofed, that is mimicked, by compounding pharmacies.  The problem seems to be that some pharmacies are using salt forms of semaglutide including semaglutide sodium and semaglutide acetate rather than the approved base form of semaglutide.  These salt forms of the drug have not been tested and shown to be safe and effective.  Don’t buy or use them.

https://www.fda.gov/drugs/postmarket-drug-safety-information-patients-and-providers/medications-containing-semaglutide-marketed-type-2-diabetes-or-weight-loss

#dieting #semaglutide #ozempic #wegovy #rybelsus

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Dr. Smith and hypnotherapist Barry Beder, MSW, LICSW discuss the effects that hypnosis can have on the body

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/22676-hypnosis

#hypnosis #healing #mindbody #hypnotherapy #pain #bleeding #wbznewsradio

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Dr. Smith and hypnotherapist Barry Beder, MSW, LICSW discuss the history of hypnosis.

https://hypnosis.edu/history/ancient-hypnosis

#hypnosis #magic #benfranklin #hypnotherapy #wbznewsradio

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Dr. Smith and the late Robert Osteen, MD of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital briefly speak about male breast cancer.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/male-breast-cancer/symptoms-causes/syc-20374740

#breastcancer #men #nippledischarge #wbznewsradio

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Dr. Smith asks Mark Linzer, MD, Director, Syncope Center, New England Medical Center, about the evaluation for fainting which is technically called syncope.

https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2017/0301/p303.html

#fainting #syncope #arrhythmia #holtermonitoring #wbznewsradio

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