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Three-quarters of American adults favor raising the legal smoking age to 21

CDC: Most Americans in Favor of Raising Legal Smoking Age to 21

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Even 70 percent of smokers support the concept
American parents' views about childhood vaccines became more favorable over the past year

Poll Finds More Parents See Benefits, Safety of Vaccines

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Reports on outbreaks of measles, pertussis in past year may have shifted opinions, pediatrician says
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has voted to issue a category B recommendation for use of two serogroup B meningococcal vaccines in patients aged 16 to 23 years for short-term disease prevention

ACIP Recommends MenB Vaccine for 16- to 23-Year-Olds

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Category B recommendation for short-term protection against meningitis for all aged 16 to 23
Asbestos fibers have been found in crayons and other toys sold in the United States

Asbestos Found in Children’s Crayons, Toy Crime Lab Kits

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Health experts, big retailer say they're concerned about findings on products from China
The 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine (PCV-13) is expected to be cost saving compared with PCV7

PCV13 Predicted to Be Cost Saving Versus PCV7

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Although 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine is more costly than PCV7, net cost savings expected
There is an increasing health care burden associated with morbidity and mortality of pediatric pulmonary hypertension

Increasing Health Care Burden for Pediatric Pulmonary HTN

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Increasing trend in PH from 1997 to 2012; increase in national hospital charges for PH hospitalizations
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has concluded that the current evidence is insufficient to weigh the benefits and harms of screening for speech and language delays in children aged younger than 5 years. The final recommendation statement has been published online July 7 in Pediatrics.

USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Speech, Language Screening

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Grade I recommendation finds insufficient evidence for assessing benefits, harms of preschool screening
Adverse health behaviors in adolescence are only moderately associated with later musculoskeletal pain in adulthood

Adolescent Lifestyle Not Strongly Tied to Later Muscular Pain

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Smoking, alcohol use, overweight/obesity weakly tied to later pain
Many health care professionals work when they are sick

Despite Risk to Patients, Health Providers Often Work While Sick

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Main reason is not wanting to let colleagues, patients down
Additional years of secondary schooling provide a cost-effective HIV prevention measure in Botswana

Additional Years of Secondary Schooling Can Cut HIV Risk

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Secondary school represents cost-effective intervention for HIV prevention in Botswana