American Academy of Pediatrics

Sen. James Inhofe Seeks to Destroy Landmark EPA Ruling

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Epa, American Academy of Pediatrics, Mercury & Air Toxics Standards, Sen. Thomas Carper, Sen. James Inhoffe, Economic Policy Institute, Green News

For parents and health administrators who thought that 2011 had ended in a victory for clean air, 2012 is yielding a new surprise from an elected representative who is determined to put a stranglehold on the EPA.

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Vermont Lawmakers Debate Letting Parents Say No To Vaccines For School

AP | DAVE GRAM | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Vermont Schools, American Academy of Pediatrics, Centers for Disease Control, Video, Student Vaccines, Vermont Parents, Student Immunizations, Child Vaccinations, Vermont, Immunizations, School Vaccine, Child Vaccines, Vaccinations, Vermont School Vaccines, Parents, Education News

MONTPELIER, Vt. -- For Jennifer Stella, it's a question of informed consent. Her son had a seizure after getting childhood vaccinations and her daught...

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Do TV Programs Have Educational Value For Young Kids?

| Ari Brown | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: American Academy of Pediatrics, Television, Language Learning, Early Education, Education, Video, Educational TV, Children's Television Programming, Educational Television, Kids Television, Educational Tv Programs, Kids' Programming, Children's Television, Bv-Parenting, Education News

This piece comes to us courtesy of Education Nation’s The Learning Curve blog. Dr. Ari Brown, a pediatrician in Austin, Texas and lead author of the...

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Children and Media: Pediatricians' Monolith Myth

David Kleeman | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: American Academy of Pediatrics, Child Development, Children, Children's Media, Children's Television, Media, Parenting, Children Screen Time, Children Television, Parents News

Tuesday, the American Academy of Pediatrics released the long-awaited update to its 1999 policy statement on media use by children younger than two. I am amazed that with 12 years to work on it, the AAP labored so mightily and brought forth such a mouse.

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The Difficulties Of Diagnosing A Child With ADHD

| Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: American Academy of Pediatrics, Hyperactive Child, Diagnosing Kids With Adhd, ADHD in Children, Inattentive Child, Adhd Symptoms, Parents News

By Brian Palmer (Click here for the original article.) The American Academy of Pediatrics on Sunday issued new guidelines that urge parents and do...

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Doctors Lower ADHD Diagnosis Age For Children

Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: American Academy of Pediatrics, ADHD in Children, Behavioral Therapy, ADHD Kids, Child Mental Disorders, Parents News

Pediatricians are making news, and raising eyebrows, by lowering the official age that they can diagnose a child with ADHD from six to four. The ne...

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Will the Decline of Formula Freebies Lead to Better Breastfeeding Practices in Hospitals?

Gina Ciagne, CLC | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: American Academy of Pediatrics, Breastfeeding, Baby Formula, Healthy Baby Bag, Parenting, Babies, Lansinoh Laboratories, Cottonwood Kids, Breastfeeding Tips, Breastfeeding Benefits, Benefits of Breastfeeding, Parents News

Why is it that so many new moms leave the maternity ward toting a bag packed with free formula samples? Doesn't this undermine plans they might have had to breastfeed? Studies show it does.

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Public Sours On Mandated HPV Vaccine, Ignores Others

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: HPV Vaccine, American Academy of Pediatrics, Measles Vaccine, Rick Perry Hpv Vaccine, Concerned Women for America, Texas Hpv Vaccine, Elections 2012, Hepatitis B Vaccine, Hpv Vaccine Mandate, Vaccines, Michele Bachmann Hpv Vaccine, Politics News

As Texas Gov. Rick Perry's 2007 decision to mandate the human papillomavirus vaccination for young girls and Rep. Michele Bachmann's inflammatory rema...

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Lisa Jackson: Why She Can't Do It Alone

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Epa, American Academy of Pediatrics, Environmental Justics, Moms Clean Air Force, Asthma, American Lung Association, Lisa Jackson, Air Pollution, Willilam K. Reilly, Clean Air Act of 1970, Toxins, Green News

With almost every current conversation being framed from a partisan political perspective, Jackson has pledged to hold firm on advocating for the hundreds of thousands of people whose lives will be saved from new legislation.

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Clean Air: You Have to Be In It to Win It

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 08.26.2011

Read More: Green Activism, Children?S Environmental Health Network, Renewable Energy, Impact, The Sunlight Foundation, Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, Epa, Soylent Green, Environmental Justice, Impact News, Mercury Toxins, American Electric Power, Coal-Fired Power Plants, Moms Clean Air Force, Asthma, American Academy of Pediatrics, Air Toxins, New York Times, Respiratory Illness, American Lung Society, Mae Jemison, Environmental Protection Agency, Advocacy, Impact News

Advocating for what you believe in is a lot of work, but getting what you don't want is much worse. Don't leave the heavy lifting to others.

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Pediatricians: Toxics Endanger Kids Health

McKay Jenkins | Posted 07.05.2011

Read More: American Academy of Pediatrics, Toxic Chemicals, Children's Health, Kids, Green News

Given the utter absence of federal policy on toxic chemicals, health and environmental groups in a growing number of states have been doing their best to act on their own.

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Teen Tan Ban Coming To New York?

AP | By MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: American Academy of Pediatrics, World Health Organization, Anti-Tanning-Laws, American Cancer Society, Tanning Ban, Ny News, New York News, New York Assembly, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Fulfilling the "Jersey Shore" mantra of G.T.L. – gym, tanning, laundry – may soon be a lot harder for teenagers in New Yor...

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'Facebook Depression': A Nonexistent Condition

Larry Magid | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: American Academy of Pediatrics, Facebook, Facebook Depression, Joanne Davila, Gwenn O'keeffe, Technology News

This catchy new condition got the American Academy of Pediatrics report a lot of media attention. Trouble is, it's a made-up condition which, despite claims to the contrary, is not backed up by any research.

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The ABCs of Getting Health Reform Right

Judith S. Palfrey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Donald Berwick, Coverage, Benefits, Access, American Academy of Pediatrics, Prevention, Children, Affordable Care Act, Health Reform, Cost Containment, Health Reform Implementation, Politics News

Some naysayers in Congress are attacking the Prevention Fund proposed in Obama's Affordable Care Act, labeling it a 'slush fund.' They are completely missing the point.

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The Failure of Cable News to Follow Up

Wayne Besen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hate Group, Msnbc, Fox News, Lgbt, American Academy of Pediatrics, Hardball With Chris Matthews, Family Research Concil, Splc, Gay, Southern Poverty Law Center, American College of Pediatricians, Tony Perkins, George Rekers, Fox News Channel, Media News

f the cable networks insist on setting the stage for those who tell whoppers, such as the Family Research Council's Tony Perkins, the least they can do is carve out time the following evening to correct the mistruths.

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If You Thought You Could Get Away Without Buying Your Baby a Plane Seat, Think Again

Eileen Ogintz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Academy of Pediatrics, United Airlines Flight 967, Air Travel, Babies on Airplanes, Flying With Children, Faa, Children on Airplanes, Airplanes, Airplane Safety, Flying With a Baby, Travel News

A flight attendant once told me that babies are the only thing not required to be strapped in for take off and landing. You would have to purchase a seat, but wouldn't you pay any amount to keep your baby safe?

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First Do No Harm

Taina Bien-Aime | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Girls, American Academy of Pediatrics, Women's Rights, Living News, Female Genital Mutilation, Women's Health, Health, Africa, Impact, World News

The AAP should join the movement to end FGM and ensure that pediatricians first do no harm to girls' physical and psychological well-being or jeopardize their universal rights to equality.

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We Need To Stop Circumcision

Christiane Northrup, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Dr. Christiane Northrup, American Academy of Pediatrics, App, Health Advice, Health, Circumcise, Circumcision, Health Tips, Christiane Northrup, Healthy Living News

Circumcision is an unnecessary procedure that is painful and can lead to complications, including death. No organization in the world currently recommends this.

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This Fruit Might Kill You: Doctors Demand Choking Warning Labels On Food

AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Food, Choking, Choke, Choking Labels, Food Hazards, Food Safety, American Academy of Pediatrics, Government, Regulation, Health, Food Regulation, Food Warning Labels, Warning Labels, Warning Labels Choking, Healthy Living News

CHICAGO — When 4-year-old Eric Stavros Adler choked to death on a piece of hot dog, his anguished mother never dreamed that the popular kids' fo...

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The Sunny Side of This Weekend's Snow Storm

Sharon Duke Estroff | Posted 11.17.2011

Get your cubs out of hibernation and into the happy, healing sun this weekend with these cool snow day activities.

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Health Care Reform: For Our Children, Let's Finish The Race

Judith S. Palfrey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Academy of Pediatrics, Health Reform, Children's Health, Politics News

It's time to get serious about finishing the health care marathon and winning it -- as a nation. We will not reach real reform for our country without investing in a system that can provide for the next generation.

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Families Use Social Media To Respond To Gardasil Side Effects

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.17.2011

As parents sought to navigate a situation where their healthy daughters had become sick and, in the worse case scenario - died, they turned to the Internet for answers.

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Everywhere A Sign

Meredith Lopez | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: American Academy of Pediatrics, Toddler Sign Language, Baby Sign Language, Baby Trends, Toddlers, Motherhood, Parenting, Childcare Fads, Healthy Living News

It's an amusing game, actually, trying to figure out what the Princeling wants every time he points at nothing and grunts. "What is it, boy? Are you hungry? Thirsty? Tired? Bored?"

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Parenting: Feeding My Frankenstein

Meredith Lopez | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: American Academy of Pediatrics, Toddlers, Feeding, Growth Spurts, Parenting, Mythological Monsters, Krakens, What Kids Eat, Healthy Living News

There's been confusion about the Juban Princeling - that's not his real name, and we do not call him that at home. My son's nickname at home is the Kraken because he is a giant, omnivorous sea monster.

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The Epidemic Of 'Medical Child Abuse' And What Can Be Done

Dana Ullman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Medical Child Abuse, American Academy of Pediatrics, Homeopathic Remedies, Health Economics, Child Abuse, Health, Health Politics, Health Care Reform, Pediatrics, Living, Integrative Medicine, Health Care, Homeopathy, Evidence-Based Medicine, Healthy Living News

We all know people who have children who have benefited from conventional medical care, but sadly, we all also know people whose children have been harmed by it.

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