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How Asthma-Friendly Is Your School?
Children with asthma need proper support at school to keep their asthma under control and be fully active. Use the questions below to find out how well your school assists children with asthma: 1. Is your school free of tobacco smoke all of the time, including during school-sponsored events? ...
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Clinical features: Adenoviruses most commonly cause respiratory illness; however, depending on the infecting serotype, they may also cause various other illnesses, such as gastroenteritis, conjunctivitis, cystitis, and rash illness. Symptoms of respiratory illness caused by adenovirus infection...
Getting Your Child To SleepThe following suggestions come from T. Berry Brazelton's Touchpoints: The Essential Reference to Your Child's Emotional and Behavioral Development (published in 1992 by Addison-Wesley). He is careful to say that helping your child develop self-comforting rituals for sleep will be a long and...
Sexuality Education for Children and Youth with Disabilities Articles: ConclusionConclusion This NEWS DIGEST has focused upon sexuality and sexuality education for children and youth with disabilities. While the issue of sexuality is often difficult for parents and professionals to discuss with children and youth, it is also one which is highly important to address in an...
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Cheap Meat Breeds Deadlier Superbugs
The 'Supermoms Against Superbugs' event, co-sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming, is meant to raise awareness of the link between antibiotic overuse in farm animals and an increase in antibiotic resistant...
Physicians ask state lawmakers to protect kids during National Food Allergy Awareness Week Physicians at the American Academy of Pediatrics Michigan Chapter today called on state lawmakers to develop legislation putting epinephrine auto injectors in classrooms across Michigan to treat life-threatening anaphylactic reactions brought on by food allergies at school.
Doctors warn of sudden cardiac arrest in children The American Academy of Pediatrics is warning parents about the risk of sudden cardiac arrest in children. Pediatric sudden cardiac arrest kills nearly 2,000 people under the age of 25 every year, according to the AAP.
Breastfeeding: Giving babies a healthy start Dalvery Blackwell is Co-founder of the African American breast feeding network. She notes, "The Centers for Disease Control, World Health Organization, the American Academy of Pediatrics agree that breast milk is the best nutrition for babies and young children.''
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MRSA Infections Kill More Americans Than HIV/AIDS
October 24, 2007, 6:35 am
Yesterday, I learned that our local elementary school had reported a case of MRSA. Usually if something is going around the school, a note comes home with my child. However, this school infection was actually reported as news on a local radio station, which caused me to do some research....
Do Breastfed Babies Have Higher IQsMay 12, 2008, 9:02 pm
A new study found that children who were exclusively breastfed for at least the first three months of life scored about six points higher on IQ tests at six years old then those who were bottle fed or partially bottle fed. As an adoptive parent, do you feel a twinge of guilt when you hear about...
Eli StoneJanuary 31, 2008, 12:43 pm
Feel like watching TV tonight? Well, I’ve decided that tuning into the new ABC drama, Eli Stone is going to be worth the watch. Why? Because it’s in the center of the autism controversy.
The American Academy of Pediatrics has called for ABC to cancel the first episode of this series ...
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American Academy of Pediatrics - School Age Temperament ...
When categorizing temperament, we often speak about 'easy', 'difficult' or 'slow to warm up'. The 'easy' child responds to the world in a positive way,
Pediatric Drug Studies: - Adoption Library. Articles ..."At times, children have been harmed and maybe even killed because of a lack of knowledge of how drugs would affect them," says Robert M. Ward, M.D., chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Committee on Drugs.
Temper Tantrums: What Causes Them and How Can You Respond?When your child has a temper tantrum, it's important to try to remain calm (American Academy of Pediatrics, 1993, pp. 502-504). Loud, angry outbursts may encourage your child to imitate your behavior.
Gay AdoptionReview of the legal and social issues of gay adoption; particularly in the area of adoption of special needs children from the foster care system
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American Academy of Pediatrics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is the major professional association of pediatricians in the United States. The AAP was founded in 1930 by 35 pediatricians to address pediatric healthcare standards. It currently has 60,000 members in primary care and sub-specialist areas. Qualified ...
AAP PublicationsAbout AAP Policy AAP Policy brings together a constellation of Policy documents from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Policy Statements, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Technical Reports, Affirmations of Value, and Parent Pages can now be found in one ...
American Academy of Pediatrics | BabyCenterWhat it is. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is a professional medical organization of pediatricians dedicated to the health and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
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