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Many Teens Lose Migraines as They Reach Adulthood

There’s good news for kids and teens with migraines. Nearly 40 percent of kids and teens with migraine no longer had headaches 10 years later, and another 20 percent developed// less severe...

Brain development in teens curbed by alcohol tolerance

... study published on Tuesday, the younger brains of teens are capable of withstanding alcohol’s effects on s...ound that this enhanced alcohol tolerance may make teens indulge in heavy drinking that could result in permanent damage to the under-developed regions of th...

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Helps Children with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

... can impact psychosocial development. Children and teens who struggle with this problem also have heightened risk for clinically significant psychiatric and psychosocial problems as adults. Cognitive behavioral therapy, which has been shown to work for adults, now appears to benefit children as well. Th...

Small Diet Changes can Help Teens Trim Down

...atives for breakfast or a green salad// could help teens battle weight. Cara Ebbeling and other researchers at Children's Hospital Boston evaluated 103 teens -- half were asked to pick non-caloric or low-caloric drinks they liked and a supply of them was del...

Low Birth Weight Babies May Have Mental & Physical Problems

... the standardization sample, or the large group of teens used to provide a reference point for the assessments, the adolescents with low birth weight had more motor problems. Their IQ scores were within the normal range, but on average were significantly lower than the average for their age group. Those wh...

Obesity Drug Advertisements Misleading Teens

...ude 13- to 17-year-olds and have reportedly driven teens as young as 13 and of average weight to seek out the drugs from pharmacies. Choice said that the ads breached the Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code Council's guidelines prohibiting drug advertising that are directed at people under 18. It has set t...

Teen Smoking Cessation Programs Improve Quit Rates

...an those who attempt to quit on their own. 'Most teens who are smokers do want to quit, but they need a l...s or other cognitive-behavioral techniques to help teens cope with stress and temptation, or combat social influences that encourage smoking. The review ap...

Abortion Notification, Consent Laws Reduce Risky Teen Sex

...ed. If the expected costs of risky sex are raised, teens will substitute less risky activities such as prot... or abstinence.” In this case, the incentive for teens is to avoid having to tell their parents about a pregnancy by substituting less risky sex activities...

Laws That Make Parental Consent Mandatory Reduce Risky Sexual Behavior

...ed. If the expected costs of risky sex are raised, teens will substitute less risky activities such as prot...x or abstinence." In this case, the incentive for teens is to avoid having to tell their parents about a pregnancy by substituting less risky sex activities...

Sexually transmitted diseases among teens on the rise

...n Saturday revealed that the number of Singaporean teens affected by sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) h...AIDS virus’ infection among them is on the rise.18 teens were reported to be HIV positive during the period 1985-2004. This accounts for less than one new ca...

Stem cell trial to beat Batten Disease

...e disease and it usually becomes fatal by the late teens or early 20s. Six months to 10years is the age at which the symptoms develop. The inherited mutated gene determines the age of onset and rate of progression. Around 200-600 kids are affected by this disease in the U.S. "NCL patients lack an enzym...

Driving Drunk or on Drugs is on the Rise among Teens

...nts against Destructive Decisions by surveying 903 teens with drivers' licenses at 26 high schools nationwi...der the influence when compared to girls. However, teens whose parents punished them for breaking the law while driving were less likely to report unsafe dri...

Drugs ineffective in treating depression in teens

...to be ineffective in curing depression in kids and teens in most of the clinical trials studied at an FDA meeting analyzing this topic. // In a recent study published in the September issue of the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Dr. Richard Malone, from the Department of Psychiatry at Drexel University...

Government Failed to Prevent Rising Teen Pregnancies

...llion on its Teenage Pregnancy Strategy that gives teens easy access to the pills in pharmacies, as well as...ed sex, was made available without prescription to teens over-16. Several clinics based at secondary schools offer the morning after pill to pupils or may ...

Fracture risk is not reduced by calcium supplements

...The results of 19 studies, on about 2,900 kids and teens aged 3-18, were examined by the researchers. The participants in these studies were given calcium supplement or a dummy pill for a period ranging from 8.5 months – 7 years. According to the report, only 1.7% improvement in bone density was observed...

Canadian teens keep problems to themselves

...nts’ help to manage stress. On the contrary, these teens say that parents are the main cause of stress. “It's too high a percentage of teens that, for whatever reason, are not seeking help when they need it,” Dr. Patricia McDougall, a psycho...

Obesity Takes its Toll on IQ of Toddlers

...research subjects. It was found that children and teens who were obese as toddlers not for any known genetic reason fared as poorly on IQ tests with an average score of 78 as people with Prader-Willi with an average score of 63. Driscoll said, 'It was surprising to find that they had an average IQ score ...

Brain Changes Could Explain Teen Behavior

...Blakemore and her team did functional MRI scans on teens as well as young adults who were asked to think about certain decisions like wanting to go to movies. "We know that kind of task involves the prefrontal cortex," Blakemore said. "It is as if the pattern of brain activity shifts from the back of the...

Not All ADHD Drugs Are Equal

... use of OROS MPH to improve driving performance in teens with ADHD, will appear in the Sept. issue of Pedia...s are two to four times more likely to occur among teens with ADHD. Past studies have shown that stimulants commonly used to treat ADHD can help improve driv...

Chemistry Over The Counter: Is It Just What The Doctor Ordered?

...er without a prescription have got many adults and teens addicted to drugs and stimulants. Tonic Mania The indiscriminate use of vitamin supplements is an alarming trend. To compensate for unhealthy eating habits, many are going overboard with intake of tonics and vitamin supplements. Crafty advertis...

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