American Academy of Pediatrics

Blogs
March 19, 2013
European Pediatricians: American Academy of Pediatrics' Recommendation to Circumcise Baby Boys Is "Questionable, Weak"
After years of studying all the studies about circumcision, the American Academy of Pediatrics last year updated its policy about circumcision of infant boys. Whereas it had previously been neutral on the matter, the organization started recommending the procedure, advising that the benefits outweig ... More >>
Blogs
February 20, 2012
Circumcision and AIDS: Harvard Doctors Respond to Criticism
Could a whole coalition of highly accomplished, super educated doctors and researchers -- the ones who work at and advise the Gates Foundation, the World Health Organization, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Harvard School of Public Health -- all be wrong? Or are their critics hinderin ... More >>
News
February 16, 2012
Anticircumcision Activists Say Trimming a Bit Off the Top Is Too Much
Blogs
February 14, 2012
American Academy of Pediatrics to Come Out More Strongly in Favor of Circumcision, Suggests Dr. Doug Diekema, Member of Task Force
Elijah Caleb Tan via FlickrTo circumcise or not to circumcise? That's a question that few people ever ponder -- until their little bundle of joy is about to arrive and it's a boy. For years, the American Academy of Pediatrics has said that "the existing scientific evidence is not sufficient to ... More >>
Blogs
February 24, 2011
Doctors Who Ask Patients Whether They Own Guns Would Face Up to $100,000 in Fines Under Proposed Law
Being a doctor in Florida these days is risky business, and pill mill doctors aren't the only ones who should be worried about being on the wrong side of the law. A proposal being debated in Tallahassee would slap big-time fines on any doctor who asks a patient whether he owns a gun.A s ... More >>
Blogs
November 12, 2010
Four Foods (Other than Fishsticks) Kanye West Could Use to Choke a South Park Writer
photo by david_shankbone via flickrAdd assaulting animators with battered whitefish to the list of things you'll find in Kanye West's beautiful dark twisted fantasy. Back in April 2009, "South Park," an animated series known for its relentless attacks on all things self-important, roasted ... More >>
News
March 21, 2002
A Queer Law
Florida's ban on gay adoption is not only unjust; it's downright homophobic