We had all been warned about the April First Virus.

Unfortunately, it reached into my ³fantasy folder² in the dark recesses of
my hard drive and my mind.

I am only grateful that it did not find the fantasy about my regressing to
infancy and the fist fight about cross nursing among Salma Hayek, Julia
Roberts, Halle Berry.  That would have been really embarrassing.

My sincere apologies to Dr. Tayloe and the AAP for implying that there could
possibly be a shred of truth to my ³severing ties with the formula industry²
fantasy.

Jay Gordon, MD, FAAP, FABM, IBCLC Emeritus

The revised possible/fantasy but not real press release appears below and
has nothing to do with the AAP or Dr. Tayloe.

Press Release
4/1/2009

American Academy of Pediatrics‹For Immediate Release on April Fool¹s Day

Dr. David T. Tayloe, President of the American Academy of Pediatrics which
represents 60,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical
subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists has announced that it is
continuing ties with the infant formula industry.

"This method of feeding substitution is alleged and proven to have harmed
millions of children both in America and throughout the world and, in spite
of that proof pediatricians will continue our relationship with the
manufacturers of infant formula."  said Dr. Tayloe, who assumed the post of
AAP President in October of 2008..

³Our alliance with the pharmaceutical industry is deemed unethical by
breastfeeding experts all over the world even by our own Committee on
Breastfeeding.  Our accepting millions of dollars and continuing to allow
these business people to influence our policies while sponsoring our
speakers, conferences and conventions is an ongoing embarrassment but we
will not end this ethical problem because they support too many of our
endeavors and doughnuts.²

³Further, I cannot apologize for our past mistakes involving the
breastfeeding advertisement campaign and allowing the maker of Similac
infant formula to print its corporate logo on the cover of a special edition
of the academy's book on breastfeeding.²

³Again, I will not express enough regret and can assure you that the AAP
will continue to ignore the WHO Code and  the Baby Friendly Hospital
Initiative.²

Sincerely,


(NOT!) David T. Tayloe, MD, President of the American Academy of Pediatrics
April 1, 2009





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