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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

Robert P. Blereau, MD Family Medicine, Morgan City, LouisianaMichael S. Heitler, MD Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, New YorkDavid L. Kaplan, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology, University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine, Overland Park, KansasJoseph A. Lieberman III, MD, MPH Professor of Family Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia

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A review from the Cochrane Library validates the use of nebulized epinephrine (NE) to quickly relieve symptoms of moderate to severe croup in children.

Energy drinks can have serious adverse effects in children, adolescents, and young adults, those who are large consumers of these beverages.

Preadolescents with type 1 diabetes may have endothelial dysfunction and systemic inflammation, precursors of future cardiovascular risk, new findings suggest.

Risk factor clustering is a simple, reliable tool that clinicians can use to detect cardiovascular (CV) disease in youth, according to a study published online in Pediatrics.

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