Gwenn Schurgin O'Keeffe, MD, FAAP, CEO and Chief Editor, Pediatrics Now™, named new editor for BellaOnLine's Pediatrics Site

Wayland, MA. June 1, 2006. Pediatrics Now today announced that Dr. Gwenn was named new editor of BellaOnLine's Pediatrics Site. BellaOnLine is the second largest woman's web site. BellaOnLine's mission is to provide "an encouraging, supportive publishing community for women. We provide free training, support and promotion so writers may reach their personal and business goals. Overall, BellaOnline aims to provide high-quality, helpful, trustworthy content, at no cost, in a low advertisement environment for our millions of visitors."

In addition to featured articles, Dr. Gwenn will be hosting a forum and chat on the Bella On Line Pediatrics Site. "I am very excited about this new venture", commented Dr. Gwenn. "Being affiliated with BellaOnLine allows me to reach more families and connect in new ways via the internet. Bella is a very dynamic web site and I'm looking forward to collaborating with this talented and energetic group of writers and editors."

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About Pediatrics Now

Pediatrics Now was founded in 2005 by Gwenn Schurgin O’Keeffe, M.D., F.A.A.P. As a mother and pediatrician, Dr. O’Keeffe saw a void in consumer health information for today’s busy families and developed www.pediatricsnow.com to help close that gap. An experienced columnist, Dr. Gwenn’s column, Your Child’s Health, is syndicated through the  Community Newspaper Company family of publications, including Parents and Kids, MetroWest Daily New, and the Wayland and Weston Town Criers.  Dr. Gwenn is also on the Editorial Advisory Board to Parents and Kids.

Features of Pediatrics Now include health information for parents and kids, health tools and charts such as growth charts and immunization schedules, a forum to ask questions and get answers and Your Child’s Health Blog, co-sponsored with Parents and Kids.

“Our readers greatly benefit from Dr. O'Keeffe's monthly columns in Parents and Kids”, says Heather Kempskie, Editor, Parents and Kids.  “With her varied background in pediatric care, she's able to tackle issues on both the medical and behavioral front and does so by delivering it in a comprehensive and friendly manner. It’s like having a relaxed one-on-one conversation with your child's pediatrician - which doesn't happen often enough!”

Pediatrics Now also provides professional medical and health writing services.  More information on Pediatrics Now’s Professional Services can be found at www.pediatricsnow.com/professional_services.html.

Pediatrics Now and Dr. Gwenn are today’s busy family’s solution for finding reliable health information on the web.

Web site: www.pediatricsnow.com.

For more information contact:
Gwenn Schurgin O’Keeffe, M.D., F.A.A.P.
CEO and Chief Editor
Pediatrics Now
P.O. Box 5336
Wayland, MA 01778
Phone: 508-545-1210
Email: drgwenn@pediatricsnow.com

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