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Cigarettes don’t belong in children’s cartoons, nor does violence or sexual innuendos. Other story features such as revenge and traumatic deaths are not so child-friendly; however, they often make an appearance in kid flicks. How effective would an “R” rating be at preventing references to smoking in movies meant for young audiences?

Hearing-impaired college students report more abuse and neglect as children and consequently greater symptoms of adult mood disorders than their hearing counterparts, according to research conducted at the Rochester Institute of Technology, New York.

Children who eat a diet high in fat, sugar, and processed foods at age 3 may have a slightly lower intelligence quotient (IQ) later in childhood, a study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health suggests.

During circumcision, a newborn is noted to have continuous dribbling of urine from his meatus and stool from his anus. After several minutes of observation, the urinary stream appears weak and remains a constant trickle. The baby boy was born at term via an uncomplicated spontaneous vaginal delivery.

A 5-item questionnaire provides a reliable tool for assessing respiratory control in general pediatric practice, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

Pediatricians should be offering advice about ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure at 1 or more health-maintenance visits a year, beginning in infancy, according to a new policy statement on UVR recently issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

Cribs and playpens are responsible for more than 9,000 child injuries per year in the United States.

Vaccine controversies, parents who demand antibiotics, infant sleep strategies, talking with teens. . . . If you don't shy away from the tough issues in pediatrics, we invite you to join the conversation.

Vaccine controversies, parents who demand antibiotics, infant sleep strategies, talking with teens. . . . If you don't shy away from the tough issues in pediatrics, we invite you to join the conversation.

I have a 13-month-old male patient who has been in good health. He was born at 32 weeks' gestation but basically grew well and was discharged 10 days after birth.

A 4-week-old boy with tactile fever for the past 24 hours and fussiness of 2 weeks' duration is referred to the emergency department (ED).

This 1-week-old baby boy was brought for his first newborn visit. The parents were concerned that when he cried, the left side of his face “does not move.”

A baby boy born after normal vaginal delivery at 36 weeks’ gestation was noted to have a distinct abdominal wall lesion. Apgar scores were 8 and 9 at 1 and 5 minutes, respectively.

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Children who are medically fragile and have the most intensive health care needs demand a focused approach to meet their multiple clinical and family-focused needs.

There is going to be extensive discussion in Congress this year on how and how strictly to regulate consumer products for child safety.

What do the new resident work hour restrictions have in common with the medical home concept? Both require teamwork-acknowledgement of a shared responsibillity for the health and well-being of each patient.

How concerned should you be about vitamin D deficiency in your patients? Here are the findings and recommendations of the 2011 IOM report.

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Pediatricians should be offering advice about ultraviolet radiation exposure at 1 or more health-maintenance visits a year beginning in infancy.

The parents of a 4-year-old boy complain that he has developed a frightening, rapidly progressive skin rash over the course of 3 days.

A 4-year-old boy presents to your office one day with his mom and dad, with a 6-month history of headaches and recent appearance of a tender lump in the middle of his forehead.

According to study results out of Norway, paracetamol, or acetaminophen, exposure in pregnancy and in infancy is associated with a child's allergic disease at the age of 10 years.

Youth spend up to 10 hours a day using a wide variety of media, including computers.

Many sources of child care information, such as pediatricians, mothers, other family members, friends, the Internet, TV and newspapers, and parenting books, are available to parents.

Intravitreal injection of bevacizumab proved superior to conventional laser therapy for preventing recurrence of retinopathy of prematurity while averting many of the complications of laser treatment.

The recombinant human papillomavirus quadrivalent (types 6, 11, 16, and 18) vaccine was effective at preventing genital warts in men 16 to 26 years old in phase 3 student results published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Kirk Barber, MD, FRCPC Clinical Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, AlbertaJohn W. Harrington, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School, The Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, Norfolk, Virginia Gregory F. Hayden, MD Professor of Pediatrics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia Deepak M. Kamat, MD, PhDProfessor of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Vice Chair of Education, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Alexander K. C. Leung, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Calgary, Pediatric Consultant, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Alberta Prashant V. Mahajan, MD, MPH, MBAAssociate Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, DetroitLinda S. Nield, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West VirginiaCharles A. Pohl, MD Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Career Counseling, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia Wm. Lane M. Robson, MD Medical Director, The Childrens Clinic Calgary, Alberta Edward J. Shahady, MD Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, University of Miami, Associate Faculty, Tallahassee Memorial Family Practice Residency Medical Director, Diabetes Master Clinician Program of the Florida Academy of Family Physicians Foundation, Jacksonville, Florida Russell W. Steele, MD Division Head, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ochsner Children's Health Center, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans Golder N. Wilson, MD, PhDClinical Professor of Pediatrics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, KinderGenome Pediatric Genetics, Dallas