Adolescent Medicine
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Budesonide/Formoterol for Asthma Shows Cardiovascular Safety
Major Finding: Changes from baseline to treatment maximum for BUD/FM vs. BUD alone were similar for heart rate (9.87 vs. 9.04 beats/minute) and QT...
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Military Teens Face Unique Mental Health Challenges
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Few Adolescent Males Are Getting the HPV Vaccine
Major Finding: In a statewide survey, 14% of males had initiated vaccination for HPV, compared with 44% for females.Data Source: Data were...
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Endometriosis May Emerge in Adolescence
Major Finding: The overall prevalence of endometriosis in adolescents with chronic pelvic pain and/or dysmenorrhea resistant to analgesics is 62...
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Investigational Herpes Drug May Offer Alternative to Valacyclovir
Major Finding: Median healing times were 140 hours for placebo, 120 hours for ASP2151 100 mg, 106 hours for ASP2151 200 mg, 116 hours for ASP2151...
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Depression Linked to Later Drug, Cigarette Use in Teens
Major Finding: The path from depressive symptoms to risky behaviors proved significant for cigarette smoking (p less than .001), marijuana (p less...
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First-Ever Acne Treatment Guidelines for Children Revealed
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Hepatitis C Infection Increasing Among Adolescents, Young Adults
Major Finding: The number of reports of newly recognized confirmed or probable cases of hepatitis C past or present infection among those aged 15-...