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Advocacy, Immunizations, Infectious Diseases, Policy, Public Health, Research

Research Out of Toronto’s Kindercare Pediatrics Informs World Health Organization’s Global Vaccination Recommendations

  Last month, Dr. Weinberg and I, along with our University of Toronto Colleagues, published the results of research that... Read More

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U of T Researcher Seeking Ontario Parents to Interview about the HPV Vaccine Decision

It’s the start of the school year which means that the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine will soon be offered free... Read More

General Advice, Immunizations, Parents Often Ask, Research

Parents Often Ask – Is It OK To Delay Vaccinating My Baby?

Is it OK to delay vaccinating my baby? Parents are commonly asking me this question both in clinic and online.... Read More

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Have We Been Overstating The Benefits of Breastfeeding? I Don’t Think So And Here’s Why

An interesting and provocative study, published last month in the journal Social Science and Medicine, suggests that the benefits of... Read More

Advocacy, Breastfeeding, Development, Nutrition, Research

Do We Really Need More Studies Concluding That “Breast is Best”?

Another study was published this month showing a connection between breastfeeding for greater than 6 months and better motor, language,... Read More

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The Birth of a Word – How Children Learn Language, With a Mass Media Twist

This TedTalk is incredible! MIT Researcher, Deb Roy, video and audio taped virtually every moment – 90,000 hours worth –... Read More

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It’s Healthier to be Overweight? My Take on the Recent JAMA Obesity & Longevity/Quality of Life Study

This month, the Journal of the Amercian Medical Association (JAMA) published a meta-analysis (a unifying study of multiple studies) looking... Read More

Breastfeeding, Nutrition, Research

The Risks of Not Breastfeeding – What is the Evidence?

Breastfeeding is the appropriate way to feed an infant. Such a simple statement. So intuitively sensible. (Virtually) everyone seems to... Read More

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My Thoughts on Doctors Dismissing Vaccine-Refusing Patients/Parents

  My Thoughts on Doctors Dismissing Vaccine-Refusing Patients/Parents Earlier this spring, the Toronto Star published a piece about a local... Read More

Breastfeeding, Media, News, Research

A Response to Health Canada Regarding the March 2nd Domperidone Advisory

I have just submitted the following letter to Health Canada in response to the recent domperidone advisory. If you are... Read More

Breastfeeding, Research

Critique of the Health Canada-Endorsed Domperidone Advisory

The following has been published by the group at Newman Breastfeeding Clinic and Institute. For some  background, see the following... Read More

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Effects of Television Exposure on Infants’ and Toddlers’ Developing Brains

This is a fantastic talk by Dimitri Christakis, a pediatrician/research scientist, whose work is helping us better understand the effects... Read More

Breastfeeding, Nutrition, Parenting, Research

On Bed-sharing, Breastfeeding and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

At the moment, most well-respected and trusted experts in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) prevention are fairly consistent in their... Read More

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The Still Face Experiment

This video vividly illustrates the critical importance of healthy engagement between infant and parent(s):

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The Marshmallow Test

This was a study done a number of decades ago, but the findings remain very compelling, perhaps even more so... Read More

General Advice, Immunizations, News, Research

New Changes to Ontario’s Childhood Immunization Program

Starting August, 2011, the Ontario government will expand the infant and childhood vaccination program to include one new vaccine (the... Read More

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Kids’ Media and Obesity

In its July 2011 issue of Pediatrics, The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published a new policy statement on the impact... Read More

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  • The (Not So) Great Canadian Domperidone Debacle 22 comments | 16.1k views | by Dan Flanders | posted on March 9, 2012
  • Have We Been Overstating The Benefits of Breastfeeding? I Don’t Think So And Here’s Why 21 comments | 2.9k views | by Dan Flanders | posted on February 28, 2014
  • My Family’s Visit to Canada’s (Food) Blunderland 20 comments | 10.4k views | by Dan Flanders | posted on September 2, 2012
  • Dr. Flanders’ Advice on Introducing Solid Foods to Babies 18 comments | 873 views | by Dan Flanders | posted on July 19, 2011
  • Life-Threatening Consequences – When School Boards Fancy Themselves Healthcare Providers 15 comments | 1.1k views | by Dan Flanders | posted on June 30, 2014

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