Category: American Academy of Pediatrics

What the Heck Is Potassium Sorbate? Demystifying Common ‘Chemical Sounding’ Food Ingredients

By Brooks Johnson From Star Tribune Late last year the maker of Orville Redenbacher’s popcorn was sued for putting mixed tocopherols in its “Naturals” line of microwave popcorn, which claims on the front of the package to have “Only Real Ingredients.” The preservatives, a form of vitamin E typically derived from vegetable oil, are used…


Protests Erupt in Southern California Over ‘Transing’ Children

As thousands of doctors gathered at the Anaheim Convention Center in Orange County, Calif., over the weekend, mounting tensions erupted outside between transgender rights groups and protesters opposed to the “transing” of children. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) held its convention Oct. 7–11 in Anaheim, while parental rights groups and a handful of dissenting AAP…


Child Medicine Organizations Fight Over Transgenderism

The American College of Pediatrics (ACPeds) has condemned its liberal counterpart, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) because of the second’s support for transgenderism. The AAP is one of America’s largest child medicine groups, with over 67,000 member pediatricians. The AAP has promoted drugs, cross-sex hormones, and surgery for children who claim to be transgender….


New Guidelines for Cardiac Screenings in Youth

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—In 2003, Lene and Jim Righeimer suddenly lost their four-year-old daughter, Rebecca, to an undetected genetic cardiac arrhythmia. Doctors knew that Rebecca had succumbed to a sudden cardiac death (SCD), but they couldn’t pinpoint why at the time. Lene Righeimer said her husband had sprayed for ants the day before. They thought maybe…


New Guidelines Recommended for Cardiac Screenings in Youth

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—In 2003, Lene and Jim Righeimer suddenly lost their four-year-old daughter, Rebecca, to an undetected genetic cardiac arrhythmia. Doctors knew that Rebecca had succumbed to a sudden cardiac death (SCD), but they couldn’t pinpoint why at the time. Lene Righeimer said her husband had sprayed for ants the day before. They thought maybe…