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Saipan Declares May as Mental Health Awareness, National Adolescent Health Month

Saipan has declared May as Mental Health Awareness and National Adolescent Health Month, as it emphasizes community support for youth.

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India's West Bengal state tries to put an end to child marriages: 'we want to save all girls'

Child marriages have become more common in India’s eastern state of West Bengal, accounting for 15.2 per cent of all child marriages in the country.

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Girls Catching Up With Boys in Substance Use

The gender gap in adolescent substance use is narrowing, and in some cases, girls are surpassing boys in smoking and drinking behaviors.

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US Births Retreat After Pandemic-era Growth

The number of births in the United States fell by 2% in 2023 from the previous year, driven in part by a marked birth rate decline among older teenagers and women aged.

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Childhood Weight-Related Trauma Can Last into Adulthood

Even people in the acceptable BMI range had levels of internalised weight stigma that were associated with experiences around two decades earlier.

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Lidocaine Nerve Block Effective for Severe Migraine in Kids

Lidocaine injections into the greater occipital nerve relieve severe, refractory migraine attacks in children, results of a randomized controlled trial showed.

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Hair Loss: Experts Provide Recommendations on Oral Minoxidil

The authors "identified a need for expert-based guidelines for prescribing and monitoring LDOM use in hair loss patients."

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Lidocaine Nerve Block Effective for Severe Migraine in Kids

Lidocaine injections into the greater occipital nerve relieve severe, refractory migraine attacks in children, results of a randomized controlled trial show.

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FDA Expands Benralizumab Use for Asthma to Kids Over Age 6

The maintenance treatment for severe asthma with an eosinophilic phenotype originally was approved for patients aged 12 years and older.

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Positive Results for Intranasal Oxytocin in Adults With Autism

Intranasal oxytocin appears to improve social functioning and quality of life in individuals with autism spectrum disorder, results of a randomized control trial show.

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