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Although pediatric cancers are rare and the rate for all childhood and adolescent cancers combined has remained stable from 2000 to 2009, a new study reveals that 2 children's cancers appear to have increased rates of diagnoses.
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After years of knowing that obesity and asthma had some connection, but not whether obesity brought about asthma or vice versa, new evidence may finally hold the answer.
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Previous research has shown that the practice of allowing youngsters to taste or sip alcohol is associated with their parents' attitudes toward acceptance of drinking and alcohol use. What does new research say?
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Pediatric Influenza: Risks, Immunization Strategies, and Prevention
Children experience the highest morbidity during influenza epidemics — The CDC states that children younger than 5, and especially those younger than 2, are at high risk for developing flu-related complications. Find articles, video, tools, and resources to help prevent and manage pediatric influenza.
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VIDEO
Listen to Anne Schuchat, MD, assistant surgeon general in the US Public Health Service and director of the CDC's National Center of Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, discuss promiscuity and the HPV vaccine. »More with video.
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Allergy-Triggered Anaphylaxis
Updates, treatment options, public policy information, clinical strategies and tools to help you mitigate severe allergic reactions or anaphylaxis in your patients.
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