July 29, 2008
Is reflux over treated and over diagnosed? - PAGER received a call from a reporter last Friday. The reporter talked to Jennifer Rackley and asked whether we think acid reflux is over diagnosed in young children. Apparently, she had interviewed a number of pediatric gastroenterologists who all shared this opinion.

December 6, 2007
Political Blog (Not related to GERD) - Why I believe in medical privacy and health insurance for all

July 1, 2008
Learning How to Read Your Baby's Signals - A new reality show premiered the other day. The Baby Borrowers on NBC is about five teen couples who believe that they are ready to start families. Instead of giving them an egg, a bag of flour or a doll that cries, the producers give them real babies.

June 24, 2008
The Turning Point - When Katie stopped eating. When Katie stopped eating at four months, it took a few days for us to get worried. We had heard about the babies in an earthquake who survived six days without food or water and two days didn't strike us as dangerous. We were wrong.

February 22, 2008
Katie's First Months - We moved to rural Iowa when Katie was just over a month old. When we met the local pediatrician, we were very happy. The town was so small that she was the only pediatrician and she didn't need to carry a beeper.

February 3, 2008
Katie's First Weeks with GERD - Katie was born 17 years ago and doctors in Washington D.C. diagnosed her with acid reflux within days. But it was weeks before it had any impact on our family.

January 23, 2008
Katie's first days with reflux - My daughter Katie was born in October 1990. Her birth went smoothly and all was well for her first few hours of her life. Later that night, an announcement went out on the loud speaker: "Code Pink to Green West."