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Scientists Recommend New Guidelines For Cholesterol Testing In Children

...y every year or two, opines Janssen. "A high-risk adolescent would be one who's had a parent or grandparent with premature cardiovascular disease or high cholesterol, or a teen with other risk factors, such as obesity and high blood pressure", he stresses. Other risk factors, such as high blood pressure, obe...

Brooding Could Kill, Warn Psychologists

... health effects. In her latest, four-year study of adolescent girls, she found that girls prone to ruminating were more likely than the others to develop eating disorders, alcohol problems and depression. Future chronic ruminators often were anxious little kids, Nolen-Hoeksema says. Karen Mead, 62, of St. Pau...

Capitalism is Bad for Men's Health: Study

...cally prime years," Kruger said. "If you were an adolescent or young adult they may have seen this as an opportunity but those who are say 45 and settled into a routine they might see this as a threat." The countries most affected were Romania, Estonia, Latvia and Albania, which saw the gap widen by 14 to 3...

Pediatric Use of ADHD Drug may Affect Developing Brain

...stnatal day 35, which is roughly equivalent to the adolescent period. "These brain tissue findings revealed Ritalin-associated changes in four main areas. First, we noticed alterations in brain chemicals such as catecholamines and norepinephrine in the rats' prefrontal cortex a part of the mammalian brain re...

Late Nights may Make Preteens Antisocial and Aggressive

...ken in the morning and afternoon, influences young adolescent behaviour. In humans, cortisol is responsible for regulating various behavioural traits such as the fight-flight response and immune activity that are connected to sensory acuity and aspects of learning and memory. Cortisol normally spikes in th...

No Sex Education, Say Uttar Pradesh Teachers

...Members are unanimous that the books published for adolescent education are not in tune with Indian culture and traditions. "The manner in which the courses have been laid out are bound to not only poison young minds but also become a source of embarrassment for teachers," Sharma said. Under the state curric...

Accused 13yr Old Admits to Stabbing Her Brother

...ence about the grisly crime scene and a rebellious adolescent who hated her parents and the rules they tried to impose, Tuesdays testimony was the first time the jury heard full details of the murderous encounter. She also said she blamed herself for the Richardson family killings because she told her boyfrie...

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