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Practicing Pediatric Special Needs Medicine

by Dr. Brian Udell | Dec 11, 2016

I wanted to tell you what the child did today. Taking him for a haircut is a horrific experience. We are all on the floor holding him down – 4 of us- while he struggles and screams. It has always been like this. Well, today, I took him myself to the barbershop…

Flu Shots in Pregnancy May Increase Autism Risk

by Dr. Brian Udell | Dec 4, 2016

“There was a suggestion of increased risk of autism spectrum disorders among children whose mothers received an influenza vaccination during their first trimester…”
Fudge factor: “…the association was statistically insignificant after adjusting for multiple comparisons, indicating that the finding could be due to chance.”
Perhaps not surprisingly, one of the principle authors “…received research grant support from GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi Pasteur, Merck, Pfizer, Protein Science, MedImmune, and Novartis.”

Curcumin for Autism and ADHD

by Dr. Brian Udell | Nov 27, 2016

An emerging theme in the practice of modern medicine is the ability of an affected body part to heal itself. In that paradigm, chemicals that promote recovery are at least as important as medicines that attack a presumed cause.

Gut Anxiety?

by Dr. Brian Udell | Nov 20, 2016

Often, the feeling comes out of the blue.
Suddenly you start feeling light-headed, dizzy, your pulse starts racing and you feel like you are going to have a heart attack. You feel like you can’t catch your breath and then the panic sets in, mostly the feeling that you are going to die…

Autism vs. Insurance

by Dr. Brian Udell | Nov 13, 2016

For an increasing number of modern families, an autism diagnosis will become a reality. The lifetime costs range from ~$1.5M – $2.5M, or more. The actuaries know this, of course. Presently, and for the foreseeable future, to the extent that is ‘allowed’, coverage will be significantly limited for medical conditions that fall under the ASD banner. It’s the insurance business.

Pediatricians and Autism

by Dr. Brian Udell | Nov 6, 2016

The challenge is how to get an uninterested, overworked, under-reimbursed, skeptical group of intelligent individuals to pay attention. We are standing in the middle of the childhood epidemic of our time, and the professionals continue to worry that there aren’t enough vaccinated kids!
It’s insane.

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