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Single HPV vaccine dose appears as effective as full course

Posted on: 09/06/2015 - 23:30

One or two doses of the bivalent human papillomavirus vaccine provide a level of protection against cervical HPV infection similar to that of the full three-dose schedule, according to post hoc...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Automatic counseling failed to improve adolescent acne

Posted on: 27/05/2015 - 16:05

Adding automated counseling to an acne education website had no impact on improving acne severity and quality of life, but it did encourage more patients to begin or maintain an antiacne skin care...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Celiac disease more than doubles neuropathy risk

Posted on: 11/05/2015 - 16:00

Individuals with biopsy-confirmed celiac disease have more than double the risk of receiving a diagnosis of neuropathy when compared with the general ... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

PAS: Texting beats phone reminders for HPV vaccine completion

Posted on: 05/05/2015 - 19:03

AT THE PAS ANNUAL MEETING SAN DIEGO – Text message reminders sent to parents on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine series completion were more effe... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

NASPAG: Migraines don’t always preclude combined OCs

Posted on: 04/05/2015 - 20:33

ORLANDO– Most adolescent girls who report having headaches – including some of those who report migraines with aura – can safely use combined or... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

NASPAG: Parity, postpartum status predict adolescent LARC use

Posted on: 04/05/2015 - 15:47

ORLANDO – The decision to use long-acting reversible contraception appears largely reactionary among adolescent girls, as the only factors significa... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Teens who tan indoors do it often

Posted on: 22/04/2015 - 22:12

More than one-third of teens who undergo indoor tanning do so frequently, according to data from a survey of 1,850 public high school students from 27... More »

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Lower DMPA dose provides comparable efficacy, tolerability in adolescents

Posted on: 18/04/2015 - 17:47

ORLANDO – Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) given at a dose of 75 mg provided effective contraception with rates of weight gain and unschedul... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

CDC: LARC should be preferred contraceptive method for sexually active teens

Posted on: 07/04/2015 - 20:18

Despite birth rates among American teenagers continuing to decrease in recent years, not enough sexually active teens know of and use LARC, which the ... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Long-term endocrine effects common after reduced-intensity chemotherapy in children

Posted on: 26/03/2015 - 17:36

SAN DIEGO – Remain vigilant for endocrine side effects after reduced-intensity conditioning for hematopoietic stem cell transplants in children. T... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Single HPV vaccine dose appears as effective as full course

Automatic counseling failed to improve adolescent acne

Celiac disease more than doubles neuropathy risk

PAS: Texting beats phone reminders for HPV vaccine completion

NASPAG: Migraines don’t always preclude combined OCs

NASPAG: Parity, postpartum status predict adolescent LARC use

Teens who tan indoors do it often

Lower DMPA dose provides comparable efficacy, tolerability in adolescents

CDC: LARC should be preferred contraceptive method for sexually active teens

Long-term endocrine effects common after reduced-intensity chemotherapy in children

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