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HPV vaccine is a critical cancer-protecting vaccine; yet only half of adolescents have received their needed dosesCredit: Pediatric Academic Societies...

Prescription opioid misuse results in numerous poor health consequences among children in the US; however, knowledge of recent opioid prescribing...

Credit: Pediatric Academic Societies BALTIMORE - A new study examines the barriers to vaccination of immunocompromised children (ICC). Findings from...

Credit: Pediatric Academic Societies BALTIMORE - Pediatricians and nurse practitioners report using several strategies to improve human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination,...

Despite a recommendation for routine HPV vaccination of adolescents over 10 years, vaccination series completion rates remain less than 50%...

Most significant genes at key loci are specific to childhood onset of asthma Asthma, a common respiratory disease that causes...

Credit: Susan Urmy/Vanderbilt The sight of a dog in a therapy vest trotting down a hospital hallway or being petted...

New research by New York University Steinhardt Associate Professor Susannah Levi finds that children with poorer language skills are at...

New research from the University of Pennsylvania found that a specially designed health intervention given to South African youth improved...

A pilot study at the Medical University of South has found that peppermint oil improved symptoms, including difficulty swallowing and...

Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Researchers led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital structural biologists have discovered how the...

Accidentally dislodged breathing tube is fourth-most common adverse event in the nation's NICUsCredit: Children's National WASHINGTON-(April 26, 2019)-A quality-improvement project...

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 26, 2019--Final results of the large, international LIMPRINT study have...

PHOENIX - Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix are partnering with Space Tango, a private...

Risk increases by nine per cent for each increase in whole BMI number Studies have linked psoriasis and higher weight,...

Indian women are younger and leaner than Swedish women when they develop gestational diabetes, a new study from Lund University...

This eBook is edited by Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman and Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, published on April 5, 2019 The search for...

An exceptional strategy when winter comesCredit: Yann Kolbeinsson When winter comes, populations of red-neck phalarope from the Western Palearctic migrate...

This eBook is edited by Dr. Atta-ur-Rehman, published on March 4, 2019 Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research - Alzheimer Disorders...

Under the title "Understanding Cells to Revolutionize Healthcare", researchers, political decision-makers, industry leaders and prominent figures of the scientific community...