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Depression
Updated 17 August 2020 under For Parents.Having bad days occasionally is normal for teens, but what if your teen seems down in the dumps for a few weeks, or even a few months? If their feelings […]
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Gluten-Free Diet: General Information
Updated 22 January 2019 under For Parents.You may have heard about the gluten free diet on TV or read about it in a magazine or online. Despite what some people may think, the gluten–free diet is […]
Read more »Trichotillomania
Updated 25 October 2023 under Health Guides.Trichotillomania sounds like a made-up word but is a very real condition that involves an uncontrollable urge to pull one’s hair out. People who have this disorder often feel embarrassed […]
Read more »Stress and How to Lower It
Updated 25 February 2022 under Health Guides.You know when you’re stressed out – your body feels tired and your thoughts are spinning. It can also help to know why your body reacts that way, and what you can do about […]
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Dietary Supplements
Updated 18 January 2022 under Health Guides.What are dietary supplements? The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) definition of a dietary supplement is “a product intended for ingestion that contains a ‘dietary ingredient’ intended to add further […]
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Birth Control Pills
Updated 11 August 2022 under For Parents.If your child has recently started taking birth control pills or is thinking about taking them, you probably have some questions and worries of your own. Teens and young adults […]
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Staff and Contributors
Here’s a brief introduction to the core staff of the Center for Young Women’s Health (CYWH) and contributors to youngwomenshealth.org. Medical fellows and other Boston Children’s Hospital health care professionals […]
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Celiac Disease
Updated 3 May 2023 under Health Guides.Celiac disease (also known as coeliac disease or celiac sprue) is the name of a condition in which the body’s own immune system overreacts to gluten, a protein found in […]
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