Writing About Values Boosts Grades for Middle Schoolers

But positive effect was only seen in black children, study finds,,,, THURSDAY, April 16 (HealthDay News) -- When children write about their values, these self-affirmation exercises can help boost grades, new research suggests. However, the positive effect seems to only translate int...

Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital's Use It or Lose It High School Seat Belt Challenge Brings Out the Creativity in Cuyahoga County Teens

... Area high schoolers take to the stage at the House of Blues to compete for highest seat belt use and most creative seat belt messages CLEVELAND, May 20 /PRNewswir...

UNC study: Two-thirds of severe sports injuries to female students due to cheerleading

... previously unreported data. The addition of new information compiled by the foundation saw the inclusion of an additional 30 injury records from high schoolers and college students. Beforehand, the number of direct catastrophic injuries in all sports totaled 112. The center's director, Frederick O. Mueller...

Northeast Ohio Kicks Off the 2008 Click It or Ticket Campaign

... Northeast Ohio police officers gather to tell motorists 'Click It or Ticket - Buckle Up' Local high schoolers display art and videos promoting seat belt use CLEVELAND, May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- What: Local kickoff of the 2008 "Click It or Ticket" law en...

Dental Erosion on Rise in U.S.

... Tooth enamel losses, found in 30% of middle schoolers studied, blamed on acids in sweet drinks WEDNESDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- Dental erosion -- the loss of the teeth's protective ena...

Teens find the benefits of not having sex decline with age

...ced throughout the ninth and tenth grades. The study data was collected between 2002 and 2004 from a racially and ethnically diverse group of high schoolers who were mostly 14 years old at the start of the study. Fifty eight percent of the teens were female. Forty percent were Caucasian, 22 percent were As...

Multi-talented Entertainer Chris Brown Goes 'Back to School,' Taking on a Starring Role in the St. Jude Math-A-Thon (R) Video

... lives of others. I'm proud to help St. Jude. I feel like I'm just a regular person helping out." Chris stars in the Math-A-Thon video to show middle schoolers that math and fundraising are still "cool." The video encourages students to continue to raise awareness and funds for St. Jude in a fast pace, MTV-st...

The Need for Speed: Two New Studies on Stroke

...and Human Performance at EMU, developed the "Kids Identifying and Defeating Stroke" program, called KIDS for short. The KIDS project involved middle schoolers in the Corpus Christi district, who were tested on three things: their knowledge of what a stroke is, their ability to identify stroke symptoms and th...

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High schoolers to graduate from UW's IT Academy

Madison, Wis . - Employers who wonder where their future technologists will come from, take heart. Fourteen Madison area high school students soon will graduate from an intensive information technology training program offered through the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Information Technolog...