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Responding to a blog post written last month on the discovery of a common viral trigger of celiac disease in humans (“Turning On Celiac Disease” — “The PediaBlog, August 18, 2017), Dr. Tony Kovatch (Pediatric Alliance — Arcadia) provided...

Epigenetics & The Microbiome

  Epigenetics: The Microbiome and Diabetes By Joseph C. Kovatch, BA     The advent of the field of epigenetics has challenged the old conventional wisdom that “you cannot deny the genes.” We now appreciate that environmental variables such as what we...

Revenge Of The Thumb-Sucker

Infants and toddlers like to put their hands and other objects in their mouths. It’s what they do. The sense of touch is an extremely valuable tool which allows these young humans to explore their world. That goes for the highly innervated oral cavity, where...

Reflections Of A Grinder

  By Brian W. Donnelly, M.D., I.B.C.L.C., Pediatric Alliance — North Hills     Mo Costandi sheds light on fascinating new research looking at the relationship between intestinal bacteria and the brain: Far from being silent partners that merely...

Germs — A Dog’s Great Gift

  Growing up, my family had a labrador retriever named Timmy. Timmy was a good dog. He had a unique talent for finding rocks around our backyard — the bigger the better — and dropping them on our feet. Timmy lived a good, long, and happy life. After...