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Vaccinating children against measles when they are aged between 12 and 15 months is associated with less fever and fewer seizures during the 7 to 10 days after vaccination than is vaccinating between 16 and 23 months of age, but experts emphasize that the overall risk is low either way. » More
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Parents who use integrated personal health records (PHRs) are more likely to bring their children to recommended well-child care visits and, possibly, to adhere to recommended immunization schedules, according to a new retrospective study. » More
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The European Union just limited ads for electronic cigarettes. The US Food and Drug Administration doesn't regulate them. Are e-cigarettes the gateway to full-on cigarette smoking or worse for teenagers? For a contrarian view, watch our Google Hangout with Professor Jean-François Etter, PhD, MPH, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland, who makes the case that, absent data, e-cigarettes may be a legitimate tool—even for adolescents-—in the pediatrician's smoking cessation armamentarium.
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Certain modifiable, lifestyle-associated risk factors dramatically increase the odds of childhood cancer survivors developing heart disease as adults. The worst offender may be hypertension.
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The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is common among teenagers with recurrent headaches, particularly those with a chronic condition or functional difficulties. » More
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