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Adolescent Girls More Likely to Gain Weight: Study

...holesterol every year through age 18, then had the teens report their own measures at ages 21 through 23. Roughly half of the girls were white and half were black. The study finds that rates of overweight among the participants increased through adolescence, from 7 percent to 10 percent in the white girl...

Its February - Time for a Talk With Your Teen

...lentine’s Day? "Discussing sexuality issues with teens can be a difficult conversation to have, let alone...rned and will always be available. "Talking with teens about sexuality will not encourage them to have sex," Sherwood-Puzzello said. Fourth, be friendly an...

Blindness from Smoking Terrifies Teens

... around one in seven (15%) of the young men. The teens were asked if they knew about the link between smo...smoked, just 2% of whom recognized the link. But teens were far more frightened of losing their sight than of any other smoking related disease, giving it ...

Suicide Rates in Children Soar

...tion (CDC) also indicated that youth in their late teens resorted to suicides more. A few years back, US Food and Drug Administration had issued a black box warning on the antidepressants that these drugs could incite a suicidal behavior. The decline in availability of antidepressants could have escalated ...

Teens Unaware of the Link Between Smoking and Blindness

... around one in seven (15%) of the young men. The teens were asked if they knew about the link between smo...smoked, just 2% of whom recognised the link. But teens were far more frightened of losing their sight than of any other smoking related disease, giving it ...

Workplace Pressures, Hazards Raise Risk of Job Injuries in Youths

...n the job, he said. In 2004, almost 180,000 U.S. teens were severely injured at work. Between 15 percent and 26 percent of injured teen workers report permanent health problems as the result of on-the-job injuries. “I think it is critically important that parents talk with their children about what the...

Today’s Teens Slacking on Fruit, Veggie Intak

...al initiatives to encourage healthy eating habits, teens in middle adolescence are eating fewer fruits and ...study reveals.// And the situation only worsens as teens get older. “Fruit and vegetable intake is important for the prevention of future chronic disease,”...

Educate Teenagers About Sun Safety to Offset Skin Cancer Risk

... the risk of skin cancer. The study, which tracked teens for two years, showed the distinct advantage of teens that have undergone sun-safety education, over those who didn’t in the use of sun protection devices...

Fast Food Limits Healthy Food Intake, Increases Obesity Risk

...food for dinner three to four times a week. For teens and parents, higher frequency of fast food meals was associated with eating significantly fewer fruits and vegetables and drinking less milk. More fast food around the dinner table also meant pantry shelves were stocked with more salty snacks and sod...

Skipping Breakfast and Fast Food Consumption - Leads to Weight Gain

...ospital and Brown Medical School, suggests that as teens enter adulthood - they are more likely to skip breakfast and increase their fast food consumption - both behaviors leads to an increased risk of weight gain. "Since the transition from adolescence to adulthood appears to be a particularly high-risk...

Youngest Drinkers Likelier to Use Alcohol for Stress Relief as Adults

...he authors, who say the results suggest that young teens “would benefit from prevention efforts that include stress-reduction techniques that could serve as an alternative to drinking.” But there is no simple way to prevent children and adolescents from drinking, said Jack Henningfield, Ph.D., vice presi...

Drop That Glossy, Girl!

...esota teens, almost half boys and half girls. The teens were studied for five years, starting when they we...up done, 5 years later. At the study's start, the teens completed surveys about dieting, body image, and self-esteem. The survey also included this questi...

Inflammatory Genes Linked to Salt-Sensitive Hypertension

...sodium handling goes awry under stress because the teens have mutations in four sets of stress-activated in... in the children. Pilot data indicate that black teens with normal blood pressure and a certain variation of the interleukin 6 gene have significantly redu...

Illicit Drug Use Among U.S Teen’s Declines, but This is Not the End of the Stor

U.S teens have drastically reduced the use of illicit drugs, but have got enchanted with prescription painkillers,// ringing the alarm bell, experts opine. The MTF survey has been the concerted effort of researchers at the University of Michigan since 1975. ...

Research on Bipolar Disorder Launched

...llness." Bipolar disorder usually develops in the teens or early twenties but can also affect children. Diagnosis of early-onset BPD is tough, though, because some of the symptoms mimic emotions and behaviors that are initially thought to be typical of children. Unlike normal mood changes, however, bipola...

Pre-Marital Sex Is Normal Behavior In Americans

...ed and opined that even if the programs don't stop teens from having premarital sex it might delay it. The awareness programs are conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, for the benefit of youngsters. "One of its values is to help young people delay the onset of sexual activity. Th...

U.S. Teens Moving Away from Illicit Drugs, but Jump from the Frying Pan to the Fire

U.S teens have significantly cut down use of illicit drugs, but have turned to prescription painkillers, which are dangerous, say experts. // Dr. Grant Mitchell, chief of psychiatry at Northern Westchester Hospital Center, in Mount Kisco, N.Y said, "This does...

Madhya Pradesh Students to Campaign Against AIDS

...in the age group of 20-40 years. With the exposure teens and youth are getting through television, they have started experiencing sex at an early age, further aggravating the problem," said a MPSACS official. Source-IANS...

Brain Scan Helps in Spiting Schizophrenia

...ior. Symptoms usually develop in men in their late teens or early 20s and in women in their 20s and 30s. In rare cases the symptoms, which include hallucinations, delusions, disordered thinking, movement disorders, social withdrawal and cognitive deficits, could also appear in childhood. SR...

Contact Lenses For Younger Children Also

...ompares contact lens wear in children 8 to 12 with teens 13 to 17. About half the participants were in each...sposable contact lenses. None of the children or teens in the current study had worn contact lenses prior to the study. The researchers gave each participa...

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