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Teenagers who experience 5 or more serious sunburns before their 20th birthday could be increasing their lifetime risk of skin cancers by as much as 80%, according to new data from a 20-year study. » More
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Pediatric practices that have a practice facilitator with public health, primary care, and coaching experience can improve quality of care, particularly with preventive care services, according to a recent study. » More
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So, are there really more kids with severe food allergies these days—or is today's 24/7 news cycle hype just causing us to notice them more? We asked Corinne Keet, MD, MS, assistant professor, Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, whose research on food allergy was recently published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Hear her view on why it's critical that community pediatricians look past the fallacy that food allergy is "a disease of the affluent" when screening their young patients.
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The number of adolescents aged from 12 to 15 years with adequate cardiorespiratory fitness continues to decline, according to the latest research from National Center for Health Statistics.
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