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  • Precocious Puberty
    … . Causes & Risk Factors Factors that increase a child's risk of precocious puberty include: Gender – precocious puberty occurs more often in girls Race – it occurs more often in …
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  • Are kids consuming too much caffeine?
    … effects, but just how sensitive they are will depend on the child’s age, weight and even gender. Caffeine can lead to high blood pressure, increased heart rate, dehydration, …
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  • Hodgkin Lymphoma
    … Hodgkin lymphoma What are the risk factors for childhood Hodgkin lymphoma? Age, gender, and Epstein-Barr virus infection can affect the risk of developing childhood Hodgkin … does not respond to initial treatment, or has recurred (come back) The child's age and gender The risk of long-term side effects About PDQ and this Cancer Information Summary PDQ is …
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  • Texas Children's Hospital West Campus welcomes two new surgeons providing additional orthopedic and plastic surgery support to the community
    … clubfoot and the prenatal diagnosis of orthopedic problems. Her research interests include gender issues in orthopedic surgery and applications of circular external fixation in pediatric …
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  • Tips to Keep Athletes Hydrated
    … needed for exercise depends on many different factors which affect sweat loss including age, gender, clothing, weather, medications, recent heat exposure, intensity and duration of exercise …
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  • Tolerance should be a given
    … that demonstrates love and peaceful inclusion of our brothers and sisters. Regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation or any other element that makes us seem different from each other. We …
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  • Don't fall for these 8 myths on eating disorders
    … Myth 1: “Only girls have eating disorders.” FACT: Eating disorders don’t discriminate based on gender. In fact, for every three people struggling with an eating disorder, one will be male. …
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  • Tuberculosis (TB) in Children
    … symptoms of TB disease. Who is at risk for developing TB? TB can affect all ages, races and genders. The risk for children to become infected is most strongly determined by the risk level …
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  • Tuberculosis 101
    … symptoms of TB disease. Who is at risk for developing TB? TB can affect all ages, races and genders. The risk for children to become infected is most strongly determined by the risk level …
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  • Tess Is Not Alone: A USP7 Story
    … simply thrilled. Our Facebook group for families is abuzz with details about the new patient: gender, age and location. We email the new family and welcome them. We connect them with …
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