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Human papillomavirus vaccines are a promising technology for primary prevention of cervical cancer and the other HPV-related diseases, but achieving high rates of vaccination in the age group targeted for vaccination presents a challenge. Pediatricians play a vital role in implementing national recommendations for HPV vaccination for children and adolescents.

Medical advances have increased the number of chronically ill children who are surviving into adolescence and adulthood, and their interest in sex and sexual behavior mirrors that of healthy teen counterparts.

For some age groups, the pediatrician market share has become quite striking: almost 90% of visits for children less than 1 year of age are with pediatricians.

A 15-year-old girl presents to your office with a chief complaint of a "trembling leg" that has been bothering her for a few days.

Investigators examined the association between obesity and 3 household routines in young children: regularly eating dinner as a family, sleeping on weekdays and limited TV viewing.

Despite the promise of future treatments and vaccines for CMV infection, there is still a need for clinicians to educate patients about congenital CMV so that they will be better equipped to make decisions on diagnosis, treatment and prevention.