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About three-quarters of students who use electronic cigarettes report vaping nicotine

Most Students Who Use E-Cigs Vape Nicotine and Marijuana

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Higher grade, increasing cigarette smoking intensity tied to more students reporting vaping nicotine only
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends behavioral counseling for sexually active adolescents and for adults with increased sexually transmitted infection risk. These recommendations form the basis of a draft recommendation statement published online Dec. 17 by the USPSTF.

USPSTF Recommends Behavioral Counseling for STI Prevention

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Behavioral counseling linked to reduction in odds of STI and with reduction in sexual risk behaviors
People who were at Los Angeles International Airport on Dec. 11 may have been exposed to the measles virus

Possible Measles Exposures Occurred at LA International Airport

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Three people with measles traveled through the airport on the morning of Dec. 11
A provision to raise the U.S. minimum age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21 years has been inserted into the end-of-year spending bill in Congress.

Congress Could Raise Age to Buy Tobacco Products to 21

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19 states and the District of Columbia have already increased the age to buy tobacco products to 21
There is no association between elective or nonelective cesarean section with obesity in young adulthood

Cesarean Section Not Linked to Obesity in Offspring

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No evidence found for young adulthood obesity of offspring born via nonelective, elective C-section
Most pediatric residents surveyed at programs in 2016

Burnout Rates Exceed 50 Percent for Pediatric Residents

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Stress, sleepiness, dissatisfaction with work-life balance, recent medical error linked to burnout risk
The rate of in-hospital births with neonatal abstinence syndrome was 6.7 per 1

Rates of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Remain High in U.S.

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Highest rates of neonatal abstinence syndrome seen in lowest income quartile, rural areas, Northeast
The cumulative effect of multiple indoor air pollutant exposures prenatally and early in life may influence allergies in 2-year-olds

Prenatal, Early-Life Air Pollutant Exposure Tied to Later Allergies

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Exposures to candles, cats, environmental tobacco smoke at certain timepoints tied to allergies at 2 years
Stephen Hahn

Hahn Confirmed as New FDA Chief

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One major challenge facing Hahn is the teen vaping epidemic
A new three-digit number in the United States to contact a suicide prevention hotline is being created by federal officials.

U.S. Will Have Three-Digit Number for Suicide Prevention Hotline

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People will just need to dial 988 to reach a suicide prevention hotline