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What Are E-Cigarettes?

Author/s: Preeti N Malani, Kristin L Walter

This JAMA Patient Page describes e-cigarettes and the potential health effects of vaping.
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Atopic dermatitis (eczema) guidelines: 2023 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology/American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Joint Task Force on Practice Parameters GRADE– and Institute of Medicine–based recommendations

Author/s: AAAAI/ACAAI JTF Atopic Dermatitis Guideline Panel, Derek K Chu, Lynda Schneider, Rachel Netahe Asiniwasis, Mark Boguniewicz

Background: Guidance addressing atopic dermatitis (AD) management, last issued in 2012 by the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology/American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Joint Task Force, requires updating as a result of new treatments and improved guideline and...

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What Parents Need to Know About Autism Screening and Early Treatment

Author/s: Vijay Vasudevan, Anne Nagel, Lindsay A Thompson

This JAMA Pediatrics Patient Page describes autism screening for children and how to access therapies.
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autism spectrum children

Obesity in Adolescents: A Review

Author/s: Aaron S Kelly, Sarah C Armstrong, Marc P Michalsky, Claudia K Fox

Importance: Obesity affects approximately 21% of US adolescents and is associated with insulin resistance, hypertension, dyslipidemia, sleep disorders, depression, and musculoskeletal problems. Obesity during adolescence has also been associated with an increased risk of mortality from...

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obesity adolescents overweight children

What Are Canker Sores?

Author/s: Rebecca Voelker

This JAMA Patient Page describes the types of canker sores and how they can be treated.
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What Teens Should Know About Choosing Contraception

Author/s: Shaketha A Gray, Lindsay A Thompson

This JAMA Pediatrics Patient Page describes what teens should consider when choosing contraception methods.
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Chronic urticaria: unmet needs, emerging drugs, and new perspectives on personalised treatment

Author/s: Torsten Zuberbier, Luis Felipe Ensina, Ana Giménez-Arnau, Clive Grattan

Chronic urticaria is a common and debilitating mast cell-driven skin disease presenting with itchy wheals, angio-oedema, or both. Chronic urticaria is classified as spontaneous (without definite triggers) and inducible (with definite and subtype-specific triggers; eg, cold or pressure). Current...

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Heat-Related Illness in Athletes

Author/s: Francis G O'Connor, David W DeGroot

This JAMA Insights discusses heat-related illness in athletes, including risk factors, prevention, symptoms, and management.
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Medications for Obesity: A Review

Author/s: Kimberly A Gudzune, Robert F Kushner

Importance: Obesity affects approximately 19% of women and 14% of men worldwide and is associated with increased morbidity. Antiobesity medications (AOMs) modify biological processes that affect appetite and significantly improve outcomes, such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia...

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obesity weight loss

Interventions for High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Author/s: US Preventive Services Task Force, Wanda K Nicholson, Michael Silverstein, John B Wong

Importance: Approximately 19.7% of children and adolescents aged 2 to 19 years in the US have a body mass index (BMI) at or above the 95th percentile for age and sex, based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts from 2000. The prevalence of high BMI increases with age and is...

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