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Kennedy Krieger Institute and Maryland Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics partner to provide video tutorial to pediatricians statewide BALTIMORE, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Kennedy Krieger Institute and Maryland Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) announced today that a first-of-its-kind, free online video tutorial on early autism recognition will be distributed to member pediatricians throughout the state. Developed by autism researchers at the...
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Delays in motor skills are common among children; but, according to a new clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), early recognition of delays, such as sitting, standing and speaking, can help optimize positive outcomes. Publishing the report in the Jun 2013 print issue of Pediatrics (online May 27), experts are encouraging pediatricians to evaluate young children who are suspected of having motor delays...
Comprehensive Free, Online Expert Resource About Learning Difficulties and Disabilities Created in Collaboration with the American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners NEW YORK, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) today announced the launch of the LD Navigator, a free comprehensive, online resource guide about learning difficulties and disabilities for pediatric healthcare professionals. As...
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). The results showed that more than 90 percent of medical specialists who diagnose and manage ADHD in preschoolers do not follow treatment guidelines recently published by the AAP. New Hyde...
Medela Launches New Convenient Learning Modules MCHENRY, Ill., April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Waiting for a new baby's arrival is an exciting time, with expectant parents eager for information and plenty of time on their hands (before late night feedings and diaper changes consume them post-delivery). That's why Medela is bringing breastfeeding education to moms-to-be with the launch of its online education program, Medela Breastfeeding University. Developed by healthcare...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online While still less than one percent, the number of mothers deciding to give birth at home is on the rise, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. In light of this trend, the organization has released a policy statement and series of recommendations on giving birth at home. "Babies deserve the best care they can get," the statement’s lead author Dr. Kristi Watterberg told HealthDay. "And we need to support women wherever...
Medela Issues Call for Applications for the National Breastfeeding Hall of Excellence MCHENRY, Ill., March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A mother's breastfeeding journey can be a rewarding, though often tenuous, experience. To honor those who help moms successfully nurse and reach their breastfeeding goals, Medela is calling for nominations for its Breastfeeding Hall of Excellence program. Those eligible for recognition include lactation consultants, professionals and community...
Early Childhood Summit will bring together business, medical, education, museum, science, and policy leaders to accelerate multidisciplinary initiatives geared to improving children’s healthy development. Boston, MA (PRWEB) March 26, 2013 Boston Children’s Museum (celebrating its 100th birthday), in collaboration with the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, and Strategies for Children, announced the...
AAP REPORT RECEIVES FORMIDABLE TRANSATLANTIC CRITICISM IN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS AND ITS OWN PEDIATRICS JOURNAL TARRYTOWN, N.Y., March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Pediatrics should be reeling today from two independent blasts of criticism from doctors and medical ethicists saying the AAP's Task Force report last summer, which softened its opposition to routine neonatal male circumcision, is unsupported by scientific data or medical ethics....
Human rights attorney J. Steven Svoboda and pediatrician Robert S. Van Howe, M.D. have published a new article in one of the world’s leading journals on medical ethics arguing that the American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP’s) position regarding male circumcision lacks credible support. The article leads off the latest issue of the Journal of Medical Ethics (JME) and has already led the AAP to arrange for the JME to publish its response in what Svoboda and Van Howe see as an ill-fated...
