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Early puberty: everything you need to know

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Early puberty: everything you need to know

What is puberty? Adolescence is the period of transition from childhood to adulthood. It is characterized by the appearance of secondary sex characteristics (breasts, hair growth, etc.) and the acquis...

Eating disorders: early diagnosis is the “key” to management

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Eating disorders: early diagnosis is the “key” to management

Eating disorders are problems in the way people eat. They are related to their eating behavior, their emotions, their intense preoccupation with their body weight and their body image. They can negati...

Digital interventions in weight management of children and adolescents

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Digital interventions in weight management of children and adolescents

Tackling childhood and adolescent overweight continues to be one of the most important public health challenges. To date, various types of interventions have been tested, from school-based interventio...

Distinguishing regurgitation and vomiting in newborns and infants

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Distinguishing regurgitation and vomiting in newborns and infants

Regurgitation and vomiting are among the most common symptoms encountered in newborns and infants and are the most common symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (...

Abdominal pain in children: 5 things parents should know

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Abdominal pain in children: 5 things parents should know

How will parents know if it is something more serious? Abdominal pain is one of the most common symptoms in children and one of the most common reasons for visiting the hospital emergency department o...

Types of cancers preventable with the HPV vaccine

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Types of cancers preventable with the HPV vaccine

A long way has been traveled since the time of the preparation of the first vaccines. The perpetual goal is the prevention of infectious diseases that decimate populations in the form of epidemics tha...

Vaccination against the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 for children aged 5-11. Answers to parents’ concerns.

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Vaccination against the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 for children aged 5-11. Answers to parents’ concerns.

The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 appeared around the end of December 2019 in a province of China, causing acute respiratory failure syndrome. It spread with particular speed across the planet, forcing the W...

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Adolescent practices and hearing risks

Most people think of hearing loss as a condition that affects older people. However, recent studies show that teenagers will soon become the population group most affected by hearing problems. Specifi...