Save
Email
Print
Share
RSSBrowse News Stories
131 to 140 of 1,242 stories
view headlines only
-
Improved Communication Could Reduce STD Epidemic Among Black Teenagers
September 25, 2012 — Black urban teenagers from low-income families face a rate of sexually transmitted disease up to 10 times higher than their white counterparts, but recent studies have identified approaches to ... > full story -
Pacific Islanders Have High Obesity, Smoking Rates, Study Finds
September 24, 2012 — In the first study to detail the health of Pacific Islanders living in the United States, researchers have found alarmingly high rates of obesity and ... > full story -
Providing Non-Caloric Beverages to Teens Can Help Them Avoid Excessive Weight Gain, Study Shows
September 21, 2012 — A new study on sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) and teens from pediatric obesity expert David Ludwig, MD, PhD, director of New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center Boston Children's Hospital, ... > full story -
Suicide Leading Cause of Injury Mortality in U. S.
September 21, 2012 — Suicide has now passed motor vehicle traffic crashes as the leading cause of injury deaths in the United States. Additionally, the disease rate has been declining while the injury rate has been ... > full story -
One in Three Victims of Teen Dating Violence Has Had More Than One Abuser
September 18, 2012 — More than one-third of young adults who reported being victims of dating violence as teenagers had two or more abusive partners, a new study ... > full story -
Educational Policy
Educational Psychology
Anger Management
Child Psychology
Children's Health
Child Development
About Half of Adults Say Schools Should Take Action When Kids Bully With Social Isolation
September 17, 2012 — Most adults say schools should take action when bullies threaten physical safety or embarrass others, according to a new ... > full story -
Gap Found in Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Teens
September 17, 2012 — California's pediatricians-in-training are not adequately educated about the methods to prevent recurrent sexually transmitted infections in teenagers. That's the conclusion of a study examining ... > full story -
Second-Hand Smoking Affects Neurodevelopment in Babies
September 14, 2012 — A new study shows that newborns that have been exposed to cigarette smoke from both active and passive-smoking mothers show poor physiological, sensory, motor and attention ... > full story -
Educational Policy
Children's Health
Educational Psychology
Child Psychology
Teen Health
Child Development
Good Health Helps Grades When Students Hit Puberty
September 13, 2012 — Good health helps children with stressful transitions from elementary school to middle school, finds a new ... > full story -
Parents Prefer Some, Often Less-Effective Birth Control Methods for Teens
September 13, 2012 — Parents of teen girls are more ready to accept their daughters being offered birth control pills and condoms during doctor visits than other, more effective and long-acting contraceptive methods, ... > full story
Search ScienceDaily
Number of stories in archives: 137,188
more 
