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Kids make up more than half of the 4.7 million people bitten by dogs in the United States each year. With National Dog Bite Prevention Week May 19-25, Family Goes Strong talks with Dr. Corinn Cross, an American Academy of Pediatrics spokesman who is a pediatrician at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, to learn what you can do. Show More Summary
American Academy of Pediatrics Appoints Dr. Ihuoma Eneli to Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight Steering Committee
Ihuoma Eneli, MD, MS, medical director for the Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition at Nationwide Children's Hospital, was recently named as a member of the Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight Steering Committee by the American Academy of Pediatrics. She will serve on the committee for at least two years.
K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital's Steven Kairys, MD, MPH, FAAP Is Named Pediatrician of the Year
The American Academy of Pediatrics NJ Chapter bestows prestigious honor.
The most important problem facing American children today
What is the most important problem facing American children today? According to the Academic Pediatric Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics, it is the effects of poverty on the health and well being of young people. But, they concede, … Continue reading ?
Loyola Pediatrician Says Put Baby on Back to Sleep and Tummy to Play
Thanks to the American Academy of Pediatrics, most parents know the safest way for an infant to sleep is on their back. The campaign has reduced the number of children who have died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) has declined by more than half. But sleeping is only a portion of the infant's day. What should parents do when their baby is awake?
National Skin Cancer Awareness Month: Tips for protecting chidren from sun this summer
Did you know that May is National Skin Cancer Awareness Month? If you are a new mom, you should know to protect your baby from the sun, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that babies under 6 months of age be kept out of direct...Show More Summary
Clinical Guidelines When Treating Preschoolers With ADHD Not Followed By 90 Percent Of Pediatric Specialists
A recent study by pediatricians from the Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York examined to what extent pediatric physicians adhere to American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) clinical guidelines regarding pharmacotherapy in treating young patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Show More Summary
Study: Most parents drive distracted with child in car
(Credit: CNET) Many parents apparently still aren't getting the message about the dangers of distracted driving. Among 618 parents surveyed for a study out today from the American Academy of Pediatrics, almost 90 percent of them admitted...Show More Summary
Most parents admit to driving distracted with child in car
(Credit: CNET) Many parents apparently still aren't getting the message about the dangers of distracted driving. Among 618 parents surveyed for a study out today from the American Academy of Pediatrics, almost 90 percent of them admitted...Show More Summary
Majority of Doctors Do Not Follow Treatment Guidelines For ADHD
More than 90% of pediatric specialists who diagnose and manage ADHD in preschoolers do not follow the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) clinical treatment guidelines. That’s the conclusion of researchers from the Cohen Children’sShow More Summary
Doctors Are Trying to Make You Fear Home Birth
Post by Michele Zipp You can read these home birth recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatrics and think something changed. And then it hit me what changed: home birth is on the rise. Essentially doctors who do not perform home births are trying to get us to fear birthing at home. Show More Summary
90 percent of pediatric specialists not following clinical guidelines when treating preschoolers with ADHD
A recent study by pediatricians examined to what extent pediatric physicians adhere to American Academy of Pediatrics clinical guidelines regarding pharmacotherapy in treating young patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Show More Summary
90 percent of pediatric specialists not following clinical guidelines when treating preschoolers with ADHD
NEW HYDE PARK, NY – A recent study by pediatricians from the Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York examined to what extent pediatric physicians adhere to American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) clinical guidelines regarding pharmacotherapy in treating young patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Show More Summary
Home Births - AAP Issues Guidelines
As the rate of home births continues to rise in the U.S., the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released a new policy statement published in the journal Pediatrics, titled "Planned Home Birth", which includes a number of new recommendations for the care of children born at home. Show More Summary
Same-sex couples should be able to marry: Why the AAP got involved
Having married parents is good for children. That’s why the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) thinks that same-sex couples should be able to marry. In a policy statement, that’s exactly what they said. It’s going to put the AAP in the middle of controversy–but it was the right thing to do for children. Continue reading [...]
Pediatricians on Home Births: Ugh, Fine
The American Academy of Pediatrics said today that it respects the decision of women to give birth at home -- on the following conditions.
Pediatricians Issue New Home Birth Guidelines — And Rattle Some Midwives
In general, doctors aren’t thrilled with the idea of home birth. And while less than 1% of U.S. babies are ushered into the world at home, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) decided to collaborate on guidelines they say should govern home births, which are attended mostly by midwives. Show More Summary
Study Links Popular 'Cinnamon Challenge' Meme to Lung Disease
A study published in the latest issue of Pediatrics — the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics — is issuing a "call to arms to parents and doctors" who are unaware of the serious medical conditions that could arise from engaging in the so-called Cinnamon Challenge. Read more...
New Warnings About the 'Cinnamon Challenge' Mean It's Time for Parents to Get Involved
Post by Emily AbbateThere are handfuls of ridiculous trends that teens get into: planking, car surfing, vodka eyeballing, we've heard 'em all. A report released by the American Academy of Pediatrics today urges teens to STOP with one of them: The cinnamon challenge. You've heard of it, I'm sure. Show More Summary
Let us signal that we accept and support same-sex marriage
I enthusiastically shared the news of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)’s same-sex marriage endorsement with my medical school classmates yesterday. I even publicly posted the AAP’s article – the sole public posting on my private Facebook page – because to me, the strong endorsement of equal rights by an organization of 60,000 pediatricians seemed [...]
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