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Hope for hyperhidrosis
New treatments are emerging.
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Testicular cancer on the rise
Increase in sedentary lifestyle, high-fat diets, and sports resulting in trauma to the testes have been suggested as risk factors for testicular...
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Educate your adolescent patients about herpes
Both HSV-1 and HSV-2 can cause genital herpes and oral herpes, i.e., cold sores.
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Pseudotumor cerebri pediatric rates are rising
Increasing obesity among adolescents has led to more of this condition.
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Emergency contraception ... and our duty to inform
The annual well visit is the opportune time to educate parents and teens about abstinence, sex, sexually transmitted infections, and emergency...
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Incredible edibles … Guilty as charged
Marijuana edibles are not without toxicity, especially in cases of unintentional ingestion and overdose.
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The care of ‘down there’
Wearing cotton underwear and loose-fitting clothes can help teens avert this problem.
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Pes planus: To treat or not to treat
Classifying the type of flat feet a child has is the first of several difficulties in treating this common problem.
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Down syndrome in adolescents
What special issues should be considered in adolescents with Down syndrome?
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Steroid use in adolescents
Ask your adolescent patients about anabolic steroid use.
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The Pill: A pediatric perspective
Dr. Francine Pearce discusses the pediatric uses for oral contraceptives.