AAP’s Relationship with Formula Companies
This Clinical Pearl comes from Rob Revelette MD, PhD, FAAP. Dr. Revelette is a pediatrician and former president of the Kentucky Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). In his following essay, Dr. Revelette outlines and questions the AAP’s...2019 AGM Minutes
The Board of USLCA is pleased to present you with the following documents; including our annual report, financial summary, and recording of our Annual Membership Meeting (AGM), which was held on May 17, 2019 during our conference in Scottsdale, AZ . As you know, prior...Providing Additional Clarity
To those who have taken the time to email, call, or post regarding yesterday’s announcement of our new Guiding Principles, thank you. The breadth of responses and engagement is exciting and we are grateful for the dialogue. We are also saddened by some of the...
Sweetening our approach to neonatal hypoglycemia
Looking for a non-invasive, formula-free, and effective approach to treating transient neonatal hypoglycemia? Use of 40% oral glucose gel has been shown to reduce NICU admission, appropriately treat transient neonatal hypoglycemia, be well tolerated, been shown as...2018 AGM Minutes
In follow-up to this year’s Annual General Meeting, we have compiled the following reports to update all of our members on what is going on at USLCA. We invite you to review, vote to accept the minutes, and include in your vote any questions you may have. We...USLCA Launches Job Board
Please find job postings submitted to USLCA below. If you are interested in posting an open position with USLCA, please complete our online job submission form here. Posting on the USLCA job board is free for both members and non-members. Access to view the job...
Insufficient breastmilk: The Zinc connection
You’ve tried everything to help a mother make more milk, but nothing seems to be working. Maybe it’s genetic. Genetic variations in the ZnT2 transport mechanism may be the culprit. Zinc is essential to many cellular processes, including the synthesis of...