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New ‘virtual indoor playground’ for hospitalized children

Rebecca Cerio — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:36:34 +0000

In celebration of Child Life Awareness Month, we are joined by Margaret Nellis, manager of the Child Life Program at Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital. She reveals an exciting new ‘virtual indoor playground’ that allows children a distraction from being in the hospital, called ‘Eye Play’ – a floor projection system with motion-activated games like hockey, soccer, ball pit, bubbles and playing the piano for single or multiple players. The Child Life Program helps young patients cope with their fears and anxieties by offering pre-operative sessions and therapeutic activities that are tailored to meet their social, emotional, and developmental needs.

Upstate receives St. Baldrick’s grant to benefit kids with cancer

Rebecca Cerio — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:51:41 +0000

Dr. Karol Kerr, a pediatric hematologist/oncologist at the Dr. William J. Waters Center for Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders at Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital and the Upstate Cancer Center, is receiving a grant from the St. Baldrick’s Foundation for the second year in a row. Dr. Kerr talks about the types of patients she sees, and how this grant money will be used to support the multidisciplinary center’s services. The St Baldrick’s Foundation is a volunteer-driven and donor-centered charity dedicated to raising money for childhood cancer research.

For more information, or to donate: St. Baldrick’s fundraiser in Syracuse

Are recession babies prone to be delinquent teens?

Rebecca Cerio — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:30:30 +0000

Fourth year Upstate psychiatry resident Seetha Ramanathan is the co-author of a research study that analyzed data on U.S. teens born during the early 1980s. Her research found slightly higher rates of adolescent delinquent behaviors in this group, such as smoking, drinking, arrests and thefts, that might possibly be tied to macroeconomic conditions during the first year of life.

Read the stories:
Babies born during recessions grow up more likely to have drug problems and become involved in crime according to new study
Are recession babies prone to be delinquent teens?

Dr. Richard O’Neill’s Check-Up From The Neck-Up: How to talk to your child about making responsible decisions regarding alcohol

Rebecca Cerio — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:30:51 +0000

Dr. Richard O’Neill offers advice to parents on how to talk to your child about making responsible decisions regarding alcohol.

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Dr. Richard O’Neill’s Check-Up From The Neck-Up: How does a parent cope with an adolescent’s ‘Jeckyl and Hyde’ behavior?

Rebecca Cerio — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 13:30:00 +0000

Dr. Richard O’Neill responds to a listener who is concerned that their 15 ½-year-old has morphed into a defiant, disrespectful kid at home, yet appears to be doing very well at school in all areas. Dr. O’Neill offers advice on whether this is normal for teens, and how a parent can cope.

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The dangers of salt and ice ‘game’ that teens are playing

Rebecca Cerio — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:33:07 +0000

Trauma surgeon Joan Dolinak, who specializes in severe burns, discusses a new ‘game’ teens are playing, in which they put water on their skin, then table salt, then ice cubes and see how long they can withstand the pain. She will describe the wound that results….frost bite.

9/2/12 The ABC’s of teen sexuality

Rebecca Cerio — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 12:31:59 +0000

Dr. Karen Teelin, an Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital Pediatrician who specializes in adolescent medicine, talks about the ABCs of sexuality. According to the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, efforts to combat the spread of teen pregnancy, HIV and other STDs among teenagers have stalled. Watch Dr. Teelin’s recent interview with YNN.

1/15/12 Human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccines

Rebecca Cerio — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:45:24 +0000

Onondaga County Health Commissioner Cynthia Morrow and Upstate’s Dr. Donna Bacchi discuss the two vaccines that are available to prevent the human papilloma virus (HPV) that cause most cervical cancers.

12/11/11 Exploring the harmful effects of bullying

Rebecca Cerio — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:39:13 +0000

Pediatrician Ann Botash explores the harmful effects of bullying, and what we need to know about dealing with this most destructive behavior.

10/9/11 Understanding Eating Disorders and Body Image in Young Girls

Rebecca Cerio — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:57:08 +0000

Harriet Brown, a professor at SU’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, talks about her daughter’s eating disorder and her book about it, “Brave Girl Eating,” which is coming out in paperback. She also discusses the project she has been involved with on body image called Project Body Talk.