Among adolescents, boys are more likely to die of an overdose than girls, and using combinations of drugs substantially raises the risk of an overdose.
Children typically haven’t accumulated enough cellular damage to develop cancer. Because their bodies are still developing, pediatric cancers differ from adult cancers in key ways.
Nearly 100,000 US children under age 5 are hospitalized each year for an RSV infection.
Despite an abundance of research on strep, there is still a great deal of debate in the scientific community over whether and when people should get tested and treated for it.
Art, music and poetry therapy can help patients feel more optimistic and less isolated as well as to embrace the uncertainty that comes with illness.
The American Academy of Pediatrics has recently released new obesity management guidelines in order to help address the growing obesity crisis in children.
While RSV can become severe for any child, it poses a particularly serious threat for the youngest babies and for high-risk children.
Not all cases of La Crosse disease affect the neurological system, but those that do can be severe and sometimes fatal – especially in children.
Research shows that many girls are in elementary school when they have their first period. But often they have not received adequate health education.
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