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In 2010, 59% of the U.S. population used internet searches for health information, and parents searching for information regarding their children were among the top users. In 2011, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published recommendations for infant sleep safety to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), suffocation, strangulation, and other accidental sleep-related deaths. However, according to a study scheduled for publication in The Journal of Pediatrics, Google...
HealthyChildren.org, the official American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) website for parents, is now available on the go as a free app for smartphones and tablet computers. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) July 11, 2012 HealthyChildren.org, the official American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) website for parents, is now available on the go as a free app for smartphones and tablet computers. Parents can look up age-by-age health information for their children, check immunization schedules, access first-aid...
In celebration of Father's Day, HealthyChildren.org will offer a free digital excerpt from "Dad to Dad: Parenting Like a Pro" throughout the month of June. The excerpt will be available to users (dads or not) after registering or logging in. A special discount will be offered as well in June when visitors purchase Dad to Dad on the HealthyChildren Bookstore. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) June 01, 2012 In celebration of Father's Day, HealthyChildren.org, the official American Academy...
LONDON, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Powered by "Publish live Mobile" Technology from KnowledgeView Ltd Australian Associated Press (AAP) and Qatar News Agency (QNA) are leading news agencies dedicated to using advanced technology for informing their clients on latest news developments in their regions and globally. The iPhone and iPad Apps developed by UK based KnowledgeView Ltd are intended to do just that. The Apps uniquely provide real time multi-media news...
Connie K. Ho for RedOrbit.com When Beyoncé first had her baby, the media went wild over her decision to breastfeed in public. Following that breastfeeding incident, breastfeeding is again in the news; however, it’s in relation to a new medical study rather than a celebrity happening. An experiment by physicians at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) challenges the perspective that pacifiers interfere with breastfeeding. The study, presented Monday, April 30 at the annual...
Speaking at a pediatric medicine conference on Sunday, a mental health expert encouraged doctors to explore possible links between bad behavior and mental disorders, while emphasizing the importance of early detection. During his presentation at the American Academy of Pediatrics' (AAP) Presidential Plenary during the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Boston, featured speaker Dr. Thomas R. Insel, Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), discussed the...
MINNEAPOLIS, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARCI) today announced that ARCA Advanced Processing, LLC (AAP) has received a Pennsylvania 2012 Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence for the installation of the first UNTHA Recycling Technology (URT) plant in the United States. The Governor's Awards for Environmental Excellence are presented each year by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to highlight the...
American Academy of Periodontology supports statement from American Heart Association; additional studies needed to determine causality CHICAGO, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) supports the American Heart Association's (AHA) scientific statement "Periodontal Disease and Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: Does the Evidence Support an Independent Association?" recently published in Circulation. The statement concludes that...
After last year’s heated political rows over mandating vaccinations for human papillomavirus (HPV) in teenage girls, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has announced that it now also supports vaccinations for boys as well. According to Monday’s online version of the AAP’s publication Pediatrics, boys aged 11 and 12 should receive three routine immunizations against HPV, a revision of the organization’s previous stance on the issue which it had termed a “permissive...
HOUSTON, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) are proud to announce the recent appointment of three physicians to national positions at key industry organizations. Dr. George Bisset, chief of pediatric radiology at Texas Children's Hospital and the Edward B. Singleton professor of radiology at BCM, will serve as the new president of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). In addition, Dr. Christopher...
