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Advertisers’ cookie crumb trails on your Facebook page: Is resistance futile?

0 DrGwenn / January 27, 2012 7:00 am

Have you ever wondered how ads that seem to be made just for you pop up on Facebook, Google and just about every other site you go to? It’s called [...]

Facebook’s New Timeline: Sleek Exterior with Oversharing Interior
0 DrGwenn / January 24, 2012 6:37 pm
By now you’ve heard the news. Like it or not, the new Facebook Timeline is coming to a Facebook profile near you. In otherwords, yours, mine and all of our [...]
Paula Deen’s diabetes announcement should be applauded, not criticized
4 DrGwenn / January 19, 2012 4:30 pm
Reading the tweets and news stories condemning Paula for not disclosing her diabetes sooner, and accusing her of doing so for personal gain, I’m reminded of the old American Indian [...]
8th grader’s tragic shooting proof gun safety education is important
0 DrGwenn / January 9, 2012 8:02 pm
Last year, the Florida State legislature attempted to gag pediatricians from discussing gun safety with families. That law, referred to as the docs n’ Glocks Law, was overturned by a [...]

Finding A Doctor When Sick Away From Home Articles, Infections / January 9, 2012
All Kids Have Abilities…And It’s Up To Us To Recognize That! Articles, Parenting & Family, The Tough Topics / January 9, 2012
Healthy Life Begins With Individual Changes Articles, Your Doctor / January 9, 2012
Function or Fashion: What do your teens wear to school in the winter? Articles, Teens, Tweens, Winter / January 9, 2012
Sledding, Physics and Helmets…All Part of the Same Equations Articles, Winter / January 9, 2012
Frostbite and Frostnip: what you need to know Articles, Winter / January 9, 2012

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Paula Deen’s diabetes announcement should be applauded, not criticized4 January 19, 2012 4:30 pm
Reading the tweets and news stories condemning Paula for not disclosing her diabetes sooner, and [...]
8th grader’s tragic shooting proof gun safety education is important0 January 9, 2012 8:02 pm
Last year, the Florida State legislature attempted to gag pediatricians from discussing gun safety with [...]
Bug Of The Month: Asthma January 9, 2012 8:00 pm
Technical Name: Asthma NickNames: reactive airways, wheezing What is it? narrowing and swelling of the [...]
Bug of the Month: Strep Throat and Scarlet Fever January 9, 2012 7:00 pm
Strep throat is a common infection for kids in school of all ages. Here's a summary of what you need to know next time your child comes home saying "Mom...my throat hurts."

Advertisers’ cookie crumb trails on your Facebook page: Is resistance futile?0 January 27, 2012 7:00 am
Have you ever wondered how ads that seem to be made just for you pop [...]
Facebook’s New Timeline: Sleek Exterior with Oversharing Interior0 January 24, 2012 6:37 pm
By now you’ve heard the news. Like it or not, the new Facebook Timeline is [...]
Tweet Seats coming to a theatre near you0 January 9, 2012 7:27 pm
Tweet Seats. A hard-to-believe it exists new trend that is so surreal you want to [...]
Happy Unplugged Holidays0 December 23, 2011 9:41 am
The best part of the flurry of the holidays preparations we’re all about to experience [...]

Dr. Gwenn’s Family Media Use Plan0 August 22, 2011 12:00 pm
Looking for a way to help your family have a healthy media diet? Try my [...]
Getting the Digital Message RITE0 June 7, 2011 7:00 am
Has one of these scenarios ever happened to you or one of your digital teens? [...]
Ten Ways to Keep Kids and Teens CyberSafe0 May 16, 2011 3:30 pm
Wondering how to keep your kids and teens safe online? Here are my top tips [...]
Staying CyberSafe: Dr. Gwenn’s Top 10 Tips0 November 3, 2010 8:00 am
Since CyberSafe came out, one of the more popular questions I've been asked is for my "top 10" tips on a variety of topics. This week, the editors from Just Mommies asked me for my top 10 tips on keeping kids "cyber safe" and here's what I came up with: