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The jury is still out on whether we should be screening asymptomatic children and adolescents for primary hypertension in an effort to prevent cardiovascular disease later in life, but we do know that being overweight and hypertension are inextricably linked and both problems seem to be growing in children. » More
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Five years of the now recommended 2-dose varicella vaccine has dramatically reduced the incidence of chicken pox among all age groups, including among infants too young to be vaccinated. » 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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Even early-term neonates have high neonatal morbidity and high rates of admission to the neonatal intensive care unit or neonatology service, compared with term infants. » More
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Delaying the introduction of gluten to a child's diet past the age of 6 months may increase the child's risk for celiac disease, as may breastfeeding children beyond 1 year of age. » More
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