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Dr. Rubin graduated from New York University with a BA Magna Cum Laude in Biology in 1978 and then graduated with a Ph.D. and M.D. from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine in 1984. He continued at the University of Chicago where he did a 3 year residency in Pediatrics. Dr. Rubin joined Naperville Pediatric Associates in 1987 and has been an active member of the Edward Hospital staff as well as an active member in the Naperville community. He has served as the Chair of the Dept of Pediatrics twice and also runs a Mini Medical School Community Service Project each year.
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Pediatrics
ADHD and Autism
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Constipation: This is prob the most common chronic prob in kids. Best tx with diet: increase fluids, fruit, fiber decrease: bread, milk, meat. As a sideline give 5g... Read More
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Get help: Any lethargic child needs urgent help. Call your doctor or go in to er or urgent care center. A weak child can have serious problems.
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Vitamin B: No, as long as your teenage is of normal size and weight it should be ok. Most vit b is given with vit c. You may consider a b plus c complex list st... Read More
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Red Eye: Eye inflammation can come from many causes: infection, allergy, irritation, physical rubbing, exposure to chemicals in the air like chlorine from a po... Read More
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Acute febrile illnes: Your child has a febrile illness. If he was active, alert and normal looking you could wait it out. Since he is not, you need to have him examined ... Read More
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Rubbing on ear s: Hard to say. Years ago a study was done. Over a hundred babies just pulling on their ears: one third had an ear infection, one third were normal and ... Read More
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Stuttering: There are 2 types of stuttering. First type is when the stutter is only at the beginning of a sentence. The second type is when the stutter is presen... Read More
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Herpes vs Staph: Yes, cold sores or herpes simplex can look a similar to impetigo or a staph infection around the mouth. The key difference is that herpes sores tend... Read More
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Ignore: Fever is only a symptom not a cause of disease, so if your child has fever, concentrate on the cause.
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Tetanus good 5 years: He does not need another tetanus. The vaccine is good for 5 years and often is boosted between 6 and 10 years with large dirty wounds.
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Groth: An adolescent girl will grow up to 5 years after starting to have periods and periods can start up to age 17. Thus the average girl gets a period at 1... Read More
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Normal speech: An 18 month old generally has 15 or more words. Count the words. Don't count mama or dada. If less see if the number increases over the next 1 to 2 mo... Read More
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Weight loss: No easy answer. There are a very large number of diets and diet pills sold but none are reliable nor life long. Weight lose will vary even with the ... Read More
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Body Building: There is no easy answer to your question. To look good you need to work hard in the gym each day and work your muscle using the exercises that work e... Read More
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Eye problems: Exophoria does not cause nystagmus. There is no connection. Exophoria means the eye muscles are not well controlled and you may see double when you ... Read More
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ADHD medicine: Yes, it is a lot and excessive. The normal dose is 5 to 20 mg per dose two to three times daily (total of 60 daily). Too much Ritalin (methylphenid... Read More
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Vague symptoms: Your symptoms are vague. It sounds like you may have pinched a nerve in your legs leading to a short temporary weakness from which you got anxious. ... Read More
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Maybe : About a third of eczema is caused by allergy. If you knew what you avoid it and the eczema resolves. The other 2/3 are unclear. It could be washing yo... Read More
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Flu: Generally the "flu", meaning the seasonal flu which causes high fever, muscle aches, cough , congestion and lethargy, lasts 5 to 7 days in healthy adu... Read More
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Taste and sinus: There are 2 common reasons for a taste problem: 1-sinus infection or 2- allergies. You probably need to be examined by your doctor to tell the differ... Read More
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Biopsy result: Depends on how busy a lab is but in general one to two weeks.
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Abdominal pains: The list of causes for a stomach pain is very long. It ranges from the most benign constipation to the most concerning appendicitis to the more common... Read More
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Diarrhea: Diarrhea is defined as frequent loose stools. If you have less than 4 stools in 24 hours, just drink and eat normally and this will pass. If more th... Read More
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Burn and cancer risk: It would be wise to have a doctor evaluate your freckles because burns can cause skin cancers and only by having the burn looked at can I be sure you ... Read More
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Blood glucose: The blood sugar or glucose level does vary depending on when it is measured relative to a meal. Normal fasting is 70-100. Normal non fasting is 70-1... Read More
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Tired med student: The ddx of tiredness is quite long but most students are simply overworked, lack of sleep or pick up something from their patients. Seek medical help... Read More
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Missed period: Yes, anytime you miss a period you should be concerned that you are pregnant. A simple home urine pregnancy test will likely tell you. On the other ... Read More
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Rash: There are many causes for rashes. In children, most are not harmful. A doctor would need to see the rash to identify its cause and treatment. Howev... Read More
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Milk: Most doctors recommend breast feeding until 1 year, if not formula, then whole milk after 1 year, low fat milk at 2 years. Lactaid is only needed if ... Read More
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Persistent GI prob: Sometimes it is hard to find an answer. Assuming your GI eval did everything, including endoscopy and test for Gluten entropathy, your doctor may con... Read More
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Acne creams: Never heard of fair and teen cream but look at the active ingredients. Most acne OTC creams have either benzo peroxide or salicylic acid as their act... Read More
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Ipeacac: Most pharmacies will sell to a person 18 or older. Depends on pharmacy and specific state laws. FDA ruled April 2013 that it would available without... Read More
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Oraquick: If done properly, the oraquick test is very accurate and given that both of you are negative, I would say, yes you are clear. However, there are occas... Read More
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Mrsa: yes However do wash your hands whenever you touch her wound and I would also recommend cleaning your bathrooms with Lysol or similar disinfectant. S... Read More
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PCOS: Women with PCOS do have trouble conceiving but do not in general have trouble carrying the baby to term. The meds you are taking help your overall he... Read More
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X-fix: external fixation is a method used to treat broken bones by placing external rods to hold bones in place rather than opening the body and placing scre... Read More
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Constipation: Many choices, I would suggest Miralax, (polyethylene glycol) known for effectiveness and safety. If no luck, use ducolax.
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Pink Eye: Pink eye is when the white part of your eye becomes pink. There are many causes. Bacteria typically no pain and has a green discharge. Viral typical... Read More
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Acne: The topical tretinoin can dry the skin, so I would suggest using less of it or using a skin moisturizer like eucerin or any glycerin based cream. Vit... Read More
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Pus oozing rash: It depends on the cause of your rash. If you were given the steroid to help treat a skin irritant like posien Ivy, then the oozing is not infectious ... Read More
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Unprotected sex: NO. Always best to protect. If no ejaculation then no pregnancy. Also if you have your period now, then you did not ovulate and not possible to ge... Read More
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Throat infections: Most throat infections in children are viral and do not respond to antibiotic. If the doc tested her throat and had a culture result that was positiv... Read More
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Brown urine: Brown is usually blood. It could be due to many things- sex, side effect of medicine, a mini period, passing a kidney stone, etc. To explain the brown... Read More
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Fatal vomiting: Any mechanical disorder of the digestive track can make a baby vomit and if left untreated can be fatal. Examples are rotated intestines, duodenal at... Read More
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El marino collagen: Not completely sure since the product is not fda listed, but a quick search found nothing in it that would harm a child. Listed is:
~ blood red or... Read More
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Drug effects: Yes medd can cloud your judgement.
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Normal discharge: Many young adults get this thick white vaginal discharge. This is normal. If you are worried or find it does smell, see a gynecologist and have it ana... Read More
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Menstral periods : Assuming tested not pregnant at least twice just in case first test was in error, a female can miss periods indefinitely or just a month depending in ... Read More
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Sleep time confort: Understandable, she associates bed with the vomiting episode. So for now hold her hand till she sleeps, then have her hold her doll in other hand t... Read More
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Virgin: Simply NO. To be a virgin means no penetration and you can not get pregnant without penetration.
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Thoughtful expert in Pediatrics. Highly recommend.
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Thanks for your quick reply! Thank you, he has a bumpy rash on his face but I can't say its eczema & stools became mucusy not bloody.only tried for 24 hrs b4 gave up!:)
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! He does hear me complain about my pains. He doesn't act different.
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Thanks for your quick reply! Why would a doc prescribe that much? Any long term effects? Thanks:)
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, IL
Graduated 1984MD
Medical/Graduate school
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, IL
Graduated 1983MD
Residency
University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics
Completed 1987
Affiliations
Dr. Rubin's Mini Medical School
Barry University Mini Podiatric Medical School
Edward hospital
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