1.   A pediatrician at the hospital told a Japanese newspaper that the symptoms appeared similar to the episodes some children may experience when they play certain video games.

2.   A study by six pediatricians at the University of Rochester revealed that mothers were often mistaken in what they considered an appropriate dose of acetaminophen.

3.   A year ago, Dr. Pamela Mancini was pulling in six figures as a pediatrician at a Fredericksburg, Va., medical center.

4.   Dr. Lemuel Arnold, a pediatrician at Kaiser Permanente in Atlanta, thinks the risks of circumcising an infant outweigh any potential benefits.

5.   Dr. Jordan Metzl, a sports-medicine pediatrician at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan, agreed.

6.   Dr. Nancy Mackenzie, a pediatrician at the Kaiser Permanente Lancaster clinic, said small toys and pieces from popped latex balloons are life-threatening choking hazards.

7.   First, pediatricians at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, offered many suggestions about managing fever in children.

8.   Robert Haslam, chief pediatrician at the hospital, underscored that the risks of contracting the disease through blood transfusions were very slim.