Dr. James J. Mckenna D.O.
Family Practitioner
531 MT PLEASANT DR SCRANTON PA, 18503About
Dr. James Mckenna is a family practitioner practicing in Scranton, PA. Dr. Mckenna specializes in comprehensive health care for people of all ages. In addition to diagnosing and treating illnesses, family practitioners also put focus on preventative care with routine checkups, tests and personalized coaching on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Mckenna possesses immense general knowledge on maintaining health and today, family practitioners provide more care for the underserved and rural populations than any other medical specialty.
Education and Training
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 1985
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Why babies should never sleep alone: a review of the co-sleeping controversy in
- Mother-infant cosleeping, breastfeeding and sudden infant death syndrome: what biological anthropology has discovered about normal infant sleep and pediatric sleep medicine.
- Evolutionary perspectives on mother-infant sleep proximity and breastfeeding in a laboratory setting.
- Nighttime parenting strategies and sleep-related risks to infants.
- Does cosleeping contribute to lower testosterone levels in fathers? Evidence from
- Night waking among breastfeeding mothers and infants: Conflict, congruence or both?
- Translating human biology (introduction to special issue).
- There is no such thing as infant sleep, there is no such thing as breastfeeding, there is only breastsleeping.
- Why it is important to present all the facts about the legitimate functions and
- Supporting a 'bottom-up,' new, no-holds-barred, psycho-anthro-pediatrics: Making room (scientifically) for bedsharing families.
- Adiposity, CVD risk factors and testosterone: Variation by partnering status and residence with children in US men.
Treatments
- Obesity
- Ear Infection
- Pain
- Opiate Dependence
- Tonsillitis
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