Pediatrics
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Monitor for bone toxicity with prolonged retinoid use
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FDA: Tanning lamps should warn against skin cancer
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Feds appeal ruling that makes Plan B available to all ages
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Plan B One-Step now OTC for women 15-16 years old
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Two doses of HPV vaccine may be as effective as three
Major finding: The mean titer antibody levels in girls who got the two-dose schedule were noninferior to those of the young women who had three...
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Vanity, not fear, drives sunscreen use in teens
Major finding: The days per week of sunscreen use increased from 0.6 to 2.8 after watching a video about skin appearance and from 0.7 to 0.9 after...
Conference Coverage
Infantile hemangiomas: New insights into pathogenesis
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Melanoma increases in adolescents
Major finding: The incidence of melanoma has increased by an average of 2% per year for both boys and girls in the past 30 years.Data source: An...
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Virgin coconut oil bests mineral oil for dermatitis, xerosis
Major finding: Children with atopic dermatitis treated with VCO showed a 93% improvement in the SCORAD index, versus a 53% improvement for those...