Dr. Alan Greene, MD

Bio

Renowned pediatrician and father of four, Dr. Alan Greene, graduated from Princeton University and received his MD degree from the University of California, San Francisco. He completed his pediatric residency program at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Northern California and served there as Chief Resident. In 1995, while at ABC Pediatrics in San Mateo, California, he launched DrGreene.com, cited by the AMA as "€œthe pioneer physician Web site"€.

Dr. Greene is the creator of KidGlyphs, an iPhone app that uses graphics, spoken words, and text to help children communicate beyond their verbal skills and teach them both reading and memory skills.

Dr. Greene is the author of Feeding Baby Green (Wiley, 2009) Raising Baby Green (Wiley, 2007), From First Kicks to First Steps (McGraw-Hill, 2004) and the Deputy Editor of the Journal of Participatory Medicine (2010 to present).

He appears frequently in the media including such venues as the Dr. Oz Show, the TODAY Show, Good Morning America, Fox and Friends, The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Time Magazine, Parade, Glamour Magazine, Parenting, Parent, Child, Baby Talk, American Baby, and Working Mother.

Dr. Greene is the Founding President of the Board of the Society of Participatory Medicine and serves on the board of Healthy Child Healthy World and The Lunchbox Project.

In 2010, Dr. Greene founded the WhiteOut Now movement aimed at changing how babies are fed starting with their first bite of solid food. In 2012 he launched a worldwide campaign aimed at changing the practice of Immediate Cord Camping To Optimal Cord Clamping or TICC TICC.

Dr. Greene received the Healthy Child award for Prevention and was named the Children's Health Hero of the Internet by Intel.

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    FRIDAY, June 7 (HealthDay News) -- Having babies sleep on their back to reduce their risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) does not affect the development of their ability to roll, according to a new study.

    Some concern existed that the introduction of the Back to Sleep campaign (no...Full Article

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    MONDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- Certain risk factors during infancy may help explain the higher rate of obesity among black and Hispanic children, according to a new study.

    Rapid infant weight gain, early introduction of solid foods, inadequate sleep and a lack of exclusive breast-fee...Full Article

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    MONDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- Parents who opt out of vaccinating their children are putting their own kids and others around them at risk of serious illness, finds a study conducted in New York.

    Almost twice as many parents in New York sought religious exemptions from vaccination in ...Full Article

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    MONDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- Parents who opt out of vaccinating their children are putting their own kids and others around them at risk of serious illness, finds a study conducted in New York.

    Almost twice as many parents in New York sought religious exemptions from vaccination in ...Full Article

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    MONDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- As the number of adults taking prescription drugs has grown, so has the number of children being accidentally poisoned by them, a new study finds.

    "We found between 2000 and 2009 [that] rates of pediatric exposure to adult medications were increasing," s...Full Article

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    FRIDAY, May 31 (HealthDay News) -- One in 10 teens admits to using a prescription stimulant or amphetamine to boost their performance in school, but most parents aren't aware of the scope of the problem, a new study finds.

    In an effort to stay alert and get bet...Full Article

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    FRIDAY, May 31 (HealthDay News) -- In one key way, Brandon Brooking is like millions of other 16-year-old American boys: He loves NASCAR.

    But Brandon is also affected by autism, making it a bit tougher to enjoy the speedway sport up close.

    "Like many people with autism, Brandon fo...Full Article

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    WEDNESDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) -- Seeking to ease a shortage that is threatening the health of preemie babies, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday it was importing certain injectable nutrition drugs.

    The products in short supply include injectable drugs used in ...Full Article

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    WEDNESDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) -- Parts of the brain thought to support consolidation of emotional memories during sleep are less active in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a new study.

    This deficit in sleep-related emotional processing may ...Full Article

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    TUESDAY, May 28 (HealthDay News) -- More movies approved for young viewers are showing alcohol brands, a trend that could influence teen drinking, researchers say.

    Children's exposure to movie imagery of tobacco and alcohol has been linked to smoking and drinki...Full Article

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    MONDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) -- A new study of twins suggests that genes may play a big role in how long babies and toddlers sleep at night, while environment is key during nap time.

    Researchers found that among nearly 1,000 twins they followed to age 4, gene...Full Article

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    MONDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) -- Legalizing marijuana may have unintended consequences. Since medical marijuana was legalized in Colorado, more than a dozen young children have been unintentionally poisoned with the drug, researchers report.

    About half the cases resulted from kids eatin...Full Article

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    FRIDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) -- About one in five parents think they have little control over whether their teens take up smoking, drinking or illicit drug use, a new U.S. government survey finds.

    That's too bad, say experts at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrat...Full Article

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    WEDNESDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- Children who are physically, sexually or emotionally abused or neglected are at greater risk for obesity later in life, a new review suggests.

    British researchers found that abused children are 36 percent more likely to be obese as adults. They conclu...Full Article

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    WEDNESDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- Children and teens exposed to radiation during CT scans are 24 percent more likely to develop cancer, according to a large, long-term study.

    The risks, however, are still low: Among a group of 10,000 young people who each ha...Full Article