Photo: New Survey Results Show Most Moms Are Aware Their Pre-teens and Teens Need Vaccines
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- A new survey reports that most moms know their children need additional vaccines beyond those received when they were infants or small children. But according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates, most pre-teens and teens do not h...Younger Teens Really Do Care What People Think
The opinion of others is key to their self-image, study finds WEDNESDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) -- Although they might not want to admit it, what other people think about them is extremely important to young adolescents, a new study confirms. Previous research into teens' sensiti...Both good/bad movie characters who smoke influence teens to do the same
HANOVER, NH Dartmouth researchers have determined that movie characters who smoke, regardless of whether they are "good guys" or "bad guys," influence teens to try smoking. The study, published in the July 2009 issue of the journal Pediatrics , is titled "Adolescent Smoking: Who Matters More, Go...15 Percent of U.S. Teens Think They'll Die Young
Link between risky behavior and pessimistic outlook surprises experts,, MONDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- Challenging the notion that risky behavior reflects a youthful sense of immortality, a new study has found almost 15 percent of American teens believe they will die before age 35...Recent smoking-cessation research highlights importance of keeping teens from smoking
Milwaukee, WI and San Antonio, TXJune 3, 2009Despite the efforts of college students to quit smoking, recent research conducted by Joyce M. Wolburg at Marquette University suggests that an extended trial and error period is necessary. Given that most college students begin smoking in high school,...New Program May Help Teens at High Risk for Depression
Behavioral approach was less effective if parent was depressed during child's treatment TUESDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) -- Teens who face a high risk of depression because their parents struggle with the disease can be helped with a behavioral therapy program geared to help such child...Overweight male teens with normal blood pressures showing signs of heart damage
AUGUSTA, Ga. Even while their blood pressures are still normal, overweight male teens may have elevated levels of a hormone known to increase pressures as well as early signs of heart damage, researchers say. Medical College of Georgia researchers looking at 126 healthy 15- to17-year-olds in h...Technology, Caffeine Keeping Teens Awake
Many routinely get just 3 to 5 hours sleep per night, study shows,,,, THURSDAY, May 28 (HealthDay News) -- Just one in five teens is getting the recommended eight hours of sleep each night. The rest may be texting the night away with the help of highly-caffeinated energy drinks, acco...Stigma Keeps Teens From Depression Treatment
Barriers to care include worries about family's reaction, study finds WEDNESDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) -- Concern about their family's reaction to their depression is a major reason why many teens don't seek treatment, new research suggests. In the study, which included 368 teens ...Use science to convince teens a sober prom is better, AAAS says
Washington, D.C. -- This is the time of year when even teens who have never tried a drop of alcohol may be tempted. Middle and high school proms and graduation are big events and there will be multiple parties to attend and a wide array of opportunities for alcohol to be served. Assume that yo...FDA Advisory Committee Votes in Favor of Zyprexa for Two Adolescent Indications
...hn Hayes, M.D., vice president of Lilly Research Laboratories. "Today's Committee vote is an important step toward providing help and hope to the many teens suffering from severe mental illness." FDA will consider the panel's recommendations in its review of the supplemental New Drug Applications tha...Behavioral Modification Programs Help Obese Children Manage Their Weight
...CKVILLE, Md., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Obese school-age kids and teens can lose weight or prevent further weight gain if they participate in mediu...we also have to find effective and healthy ways of helping our children and teens who already are obese get to a healthier weight," said AHRQ Director Caroly...Popular Energy Drinks Cause Tooth Erosion
...al for erosion among this age demographic to increase. In fact, Raymond Martin, DDS, MAGD, AGD spokesperson, says he treats more patients in their teens to 20s for tooth erosion. "They drink a great deal more sodas, sports drinks, and energy drinks," he says. "The results, if not treated early and if e...SEROQUEL XR(TM) Receives Approval From FDA for Maintenance Treatment of Schizophrenia
...d emotions.(4) Schizophrenia affects men and women with equal frequency, but the first signs of schizophrenia typically emerge earlier in men (in late teens or early twenties) compared to women (in twenties or early thirties). Approximately 2.4 million American adults -- about 1.1 % of the population age 1...Chesterfield Ophthalmic and Sun Collection
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Description:...tic Dispensing System and a Complete Practice Management Program. With no age restrictions, Paragon CRT is the perfect option for active kids and teens who arent eligible for refractive surgery. Paragon CRT rounds out your practice and is the perfect complement for refractive surgery and 30-day c...U of M research finds teens who have TV in their bedroom are less likely to engage in healthy habits
University of Minnesota School of Public Health researchers have found that older adolescents who have a bedroom television are less likely to engage in healthy activities such as exercising, eating fruits or vegetables, and enjoying family meals. They also consumed larger quantities of sweetened ...U of M finds teens who eat breakfast daily eat healthier diets than those who skip breakfast
University of Minnesota School of Public Health Project Eating Among Teens (EAT) researchers have found further evidence to support the importance of encouraging youth to eat breakfast regularly. Researchers examined the association between breakfast frequency and five-year body weight change in m...Psychotropic drug prescriptions for teens surge 250 percent over 7 year period
Psychotropic drug prescriptions for teenagers skyrocketed 250 percent between 1994 and 2001, rising particularly sharply after 1999, when the federal government allowed direct-to-consumer advertising and looser promotion of off-label use of prescription drugs, according to a new Brandeis University...Bone Density Recovers After Teens Stop Injected Contraceptive
Lower bone density appears to recover in adolescent females once they stop using the injected contraceptive depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), according to a study funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health. Previous studies...U of M study identifies risk factors of disordered eating in overweight youth
... MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (July 29, 2009) University of Minnesota Project Eating Among teens (EAT) researchers have identified factors that may increase overweight adolescents' risk of engaging in extreme weight control behaviors such as self-...'The Vision Revolution': Eyes are the source of human 'superpowers'
... From asking readers to imagine themselves as somber squirrels, to explaining why a uniocular, unibrowed cyclops of legend would likely best today's teens at violent video games, The Vision Revolution explains with ease research that in the last two years has landed Changizi in the pages of Time, Newswee...Powerful nutrient cocktail can put kids with Crohn's into remission
...isease (IBD) usually involves the same steroids-based medication prescribed to adults. But such treatments can have negative side effects for kids and teens dealing with IBD. Dr. Raanan Shamir of Tel Aviv University's Sackler School of Medicine and Schneider Children's Medical Centre shows that there is...Society for Prevention Research Meeting in Washington, D.C., May 27-29, 2009
...and experience fewer negative consequences associated with alcohol use than teens in the United States. This is based on the idea that early introduction of ...d reduces the desire for the "forbidden fruit." Yet research has shown that teens in Europe tend to drink as or more often than Americans and are more likely...New therapy substitutes missing protein in those with muscular dystrophy
...Symptoms usually begin in children who are 2 to 3 years-old, most are in a wheelchair by age 12, and many who have the disease pass away by their late teens to early 20s. Current treatment, limited to corticosteroids, are minimally effective and can cause serious side effects. Research underway to battl...Study finds link between individual stress and adolescent obesity
...nline by the Journal of Adolescent Health ( http://www.jahonline.org/inpress ) and will be published in its August issue. Forty-seven percent of the teens in the sample were overweight or obese, but that percentage increased to 56.2 percent among those who were impacted by four or more stressors. "We ...Inacoms Youth Apprentice Program Prepares Madison Area Teens for Careers in Technology Fields
Inacom Information Systems was recently recognized for its pilot project in collaboration with the Dane County Area Youth Apprenticeship Program. Since the beginning of the program in 1992, Inacom has provided information technology training, teaching and on-the-job training to primarily high-sch...Sanofi-aventis U.S. Introduces BenzaClin(R) Carekit
... Ragans, Vice President and Head of the General Therapeutics Business Unit, sanofi-aventis. While maintaining moisture can be a challenge for teens and young adults dealing with acne, the arrival of the carekit offers an acne treatment and a moisturizer under one easy to write prescription. ...Roche Announces Back-to-Basics Approach to Diabetes Care - Simpler is Better
...in diabetes diagnostics, Roche is rolling out the ACCU-CHEK Testing in Pairs and ACCU-CHEK 360-degree View tools as a way to help adults, children and teens manage their diabetes more easily and more effectively. The initiative is part of Roche's Behavior Change through Patient Engagement (sm) program. ...Roche Announces Long-Term Commitment to Tackle Growing Epidemic of Diabetes
...healthcare professionals to help achieve breakthroughs in engagement of patients; Free patient education programs to help adults, children and teens make self-management easier; and Easy tools that help patients discover that the actions they take every day matters - understanding how thing...UCB Scholarship Program Awards $300,000 to Students Living with Crohn's Disease
...l tract, affecting more than 500,000 people in the United States. Crohn's is a lifelong chronic condition, but most people are diagnosed in their late teens and early twenties. Crohn's sufferers go through unpredictable periods when the disease flares up and causes symptoms. These episodes are often follow...