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More than 600,000 children participate in school-sponsored and club-level gymnastics competitions annually in the United States. Yet gymnastics continues to be overlooked in terms of potential for injury while having one of the highest injury rates of all girls’ sports. A study, conducted by researchers in the Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital examined data on children 6 to 17 years of age who were treated in hospital emergency departments for gymnastics-related injuries between 1990 and 2005....

Convenience seldom plays a role in the timing of your child’s illness or injury. Take the sudden earache at 3 in the morning…or a fall down the stairs on a Sunday afternoon. Sporting injuries are more likely in the evening or on a weekend. And what about that asthma attack? Chances are it began a couple hours after your doctor’s office closed. So what’s a parent to do? Well up until a few years ago, there were only two choices: wait it out until the doctor’s office opened or head to the local emergency room and a potentially long wait....

You have been concerned about your child’s behavior over the past several months. Falling grades, a new set of friends and some marijuana under the bed lead you to talk with your child about drugs. Your son or daughter simply says that you don’t understand. What can you do to get the help you need? What can you do to get your child the help he or she needs? Finding Help for Kids Using Drugs...

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 888-8989 Fax us at: (614) 888-8968 Pediatrics55 Clairedan DrPowell, OH 43065 (map) Learn more about Jacqueline S. Pennywitt Academic and Clinical Areas Community Pediatrics Community Physician Primary Department Pediatrics Primary Section Community Pediatrics Education Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 06/30/2018 Board Certifications Pediatrics Residency Nationwide Children’s Hospital Date Completed: 06/30/2018 Medical School Ohio State University College of Medicine Date Completed: 05/30/2015 Contact Information...

Contact Information Call us at: (440) 838-5445 Fax us at: (440) 838-5325 Dentistry8801 Brecksville RdSte 5Brecksville, OH 44141 (map) Learn more about Jennifer Bryk-Hechko Patient Care Locations Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital Education Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 08/27/2004 Board Certifications Pediatric Dentistry Residency Nationwide Children’s Hospital Date Completed: 06/30/2004 Contact Information Dentistry Call us at: (440) 838-5445 Fax us at: (440) 838-5325 8801 Brecksville RdSte 5Brecksville, OH 44141 (map) Contact Information...

Contact Information Call us at: (419) 251-3232 Fax us at: (419) 251-6876 Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine2213 Cherry StToledo, OH 43608 (map) Learn more about Lauren J. Laverock-Sauve Patient Care Locations Nationwide Children’s Hospital Toledo Contact Information Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine Call us at: (419) 251-3232 Fax us at: (419) 251-6876 2213 Cherry StToledo, OH 43608 (map) Contact Information Call us at: (419) 251-3232 Fax us at: (419) 251-6876 Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine2213 Cherry StToledo, OH 43608 (map)...

Dublin, Ohio – The Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide hosted the seventh annual Legends Luncheon presented by Nationwide today, a unique, award-winning fundraiser that brings to life the alliance between the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation and Nationwide Children’s Hospital. All proceeds of the Legends Luncheon directly benefit the young patients and families that Nationwide Children’s Hospital compassionately serves each day. The goal of the Luncheon is to support advances in pediatric care and research throughout the areas of most need at Nationwide Children’s Hospital....

“Empowering, beautiful, amazing, and rewarding.” Parents use those words to describe their experiences in providing breast milk to their babies and every family deserves the chance to have those emotions. The reality, though, is that many parents who planned on breastfeeding instead say they feel, “Challenged, exhausted, isolated and defeated.” While breastfeeding may come easy for a few women, for most there are significant challenges. For Black women, the road to successful breastfeeding can be much harder, if not impossible, given barriers they face which have been rooted in racism and bias....

The focus of Osteopathic Medicine is the understanding that all the body’s systems are interconnected and how each system affects the others. Special focus is placed on the musculoskeletal system, which not only makes up two-thirds of the body’s mass, but also reflects and influences the condition of all other body systems. Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) is hands on care. It involves using the hands to diagnose, treat, and prevent illness or injury....

Dust off those bowling shoes for Rock ‘N Bowl 2010 Saturday, February 6 at the Columbus Square Bowling Palace, 5707 Forest Hills Blvd. (43231). The event, organized by the Development Board of Nationwide Children’s Hospital and presented by the Columbus Bar Foundation, supports child abuse treatment and prevention programs at the Center for Child and Family Advocacy at Nationwide Children’s. Check-in begins at 12 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. for the first, second and third sessions respectively....

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 722-6336 Fax us at: (614) 722-1753 PediatricsPatient Care Services700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Suzanne L. Scott Patient Care Locations Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital Academic and Clinical Areas Hematology/Oncology & BMT Nurse Practitioner Team Neuro-Oncology Nurse Practitioner Team Primary Department Pediatrics Primary Section Hematology & Oncology Research Publications Ronsley R, Boué DR, Venkata LPR, Scott S, Shaikhouni A, Jones J, Schieffer KM, Cottrell CE, Mardis ER, Olshefski R, Salloum R, Miller KE....

Bacterial Robotics is a life science biotechnology firm. The Company uses synthetic biology tools in an evolutionary engineering approach to develop bacterial robots, or BactoBots™. Today, the Company announced the appointment of Tim Cripe, MD, to its Scientific Directorate. The Company is developing unique therapeutic BactoBots. Dr. Cripe’s extensive oncology, hematology, and oncolytic virus expertise will provide important guidance for unique product developments directed to clinical applications. Jason E. Barkeloo, CEO stated, “Dr....

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 722-4385 Fax us at: (614) 722-4380 Pediatrics700 Childrens DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Adam P. Garlock Education Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 01/31/2023 Residency Nationwide Children’s Hospital Date Completed: 06/30/2011 Medical School Ohio State University Date Completed: 06/08/2008 Contact Information Pediatrics Call us at: (614) 722-4385 Fax us at: (614) 722-4380 700 Childrens DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Contact Information Call us at: (614) 722-4385...

Led by a tenured, NIH funded investigator, the goal of a Research Affinity Group is to: Stimulate multidisciplinary collaboration and scientific interchange among basic science and clinical investigators relating to a particular disease. Increase the number and scope of research related to a particular disease. Maintain and enhance core facilities in support of research of a particular disease. Create and nurture a milieu in support of training undergraduate and graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows in a particular disease....

Latex is the milky sap from the rubber tree. It is used to make many rubber products that are used in the hospital, home and community. If your child is allergic to this milky sap, he or she has a latex allergy. A child who has an allergy to latex will always be allergic to it. Some of the most common products made from latex are latex gloves and rubber balloons....

According to new research conducted at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the burden of illness in children suffering from constipation, and the costs associated with this condition, are roughly of the same magnitude as those for asthma and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). These findings are a result of a study involving gastroenterologists and researchers at Nationwide Children’s to estimate the health care utilization and cost for children with constipation in the United States....

For kids with ADHD, deciding to go to college and picking the right school can be especially stressful. To aid parents in helping their kids with ADHD make these decisions, Nationwide Childrens Hospital will host the newest class in ADHD Academy, Going to College, on Thursday, October 30, 2008. Lisa Gatterdam of Bexley City Schools special education program will discuss an array of topics including: Criteria colleges use to select students....

Twin girls born joined at the chest and abdomen are in critical condition and comfortably resting after surgery to separate them Friday, Aug. 30, at Columbus Children’s Hospital. Four-month-olds Makayla and Jazmine Heaberlin, daughters of Trinda Kaminski and Shane Heaberlin of Mansfield, Ohio, were born at 33 weeks gestation at The Ohio State University Medical Center on April 24, 2002, at 11:25 p.m. via cesarean section. The twins were transported to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Columbus Children’s Hospital shortly after their birth....

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 846-5944 Fax us at: (614) 846-6504 Pediatrics8080 Ravines Edge CtColumbus, OH 43235 (map) Learn more about Donald L. McNeil Education Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 10/24/1995 Board Certifications Allergy & Immunology Fellowship Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Resear Date Completed: 01/01/1986 Fellowship Foothills General Date Completed: 06/30/1981 Fellowship Montreal General Date Completed: 06/30/1980 Residency Foothills General Date Completed: 06/30/1981 Residency Foothills General...

Cynthia A. Fontanella, PhD, is interested in examining and improving quality of care for children and youth and studying how services are delivered in “real world” clinical settings. Her work primarily focuses on vulnerable children. The Fontanella Lab’s primary goal is to understand the relationship between suicide and health service use. Its focuses include The relationship between youth suicide, service access and quality of care within boundaried settings (e.g., health care settings, Medicaid and child-serving systems)....