Teen Health News

Posted March 27, 2013:

• Genetics Might Determine Which Smokers Get Hooked

Posted March 25, 2013:

• Parent-Child Violence Leads to Teen Dating Violence, Study Suggests

Posted March 20, 2013:

• Family Dinners Nourish Good Mental Health in Adolescents
• Antidepressants for Pregnant Moms Don't Affect Infants' Growth, Study Suggests

Posted March 19, 2013:

• Pre-College Talk Between Parents and Teens Likely to Lessen College Drinking
• Sleep Study Reveals How the Adolescent Brain Makes the Transition to Mature Thinking

Posted March 18, 2013:

• More Parents Say They Won't Vaccinate Daughters Against HPV

Posted March 15, 2013:

• Dating in Middle School Leads to Higher Dropout, Drug-Use Rates, Study Suggests

Posted March 14, 2013:

• Teen Sexting, the Gender Gap

Posted March 1, 2013:

• Cancer Doesn't Change Young Girls' Desire to Have Children, Study Shows

Posted February 28, 2013:

• Closer Personal Relationships Could Help Teens Overcome Learning Disabilities

Posted February 27, 2013:

• NHL Drafts the Wrong Players Due to Birthday Bias, Study Suggests
• Research Explores Factors That Impact Adolescent Mental Health

Posted February 21, 2013:

• IQ Loss Linked to Schizophrenia Genes, Study Finds

Posted February 14, 2013:

• Prevention Efforts Focused on Youth Reduce Prescription Abuse Into Adulthood

Posted February 12, 2013:

• Parents of Teen Girls More Accepting of Birth Control Pills Than Other Contraceptive Methods, Study Finds

Posted February 11, 2013:

• Large Study Shows Substance Abuse Rates Higher in Teenagers With ADHD
• Preemptive Treatment of Severe Morning Sickness Decreases Suffering for Moms-to-Be

Posted February 4, 2013:

• Around 1 in 10 Young Mentally Ill Teens Drinks, Smokes, and Uses Cannabis, Australian Research Finds

Posted February 1, 2013:

• Caring Friends Can Save the World

Posted January 30, 2013:

• Obesity May Increase Risk of Multiple Sclerosis in Children and Teens
• Peer Pressure Trumps 'Thin' Ideals in the Media

Posted January 28, 2013:

• Best Friends Influence When Teenagers Have First Drink
• Penicillin, Not the Pill, May Have Launched the Sexual Revolution

Posted January 22, 2013:

• Alcohol Use from Adolescence to Adulthood Follows Different, Complex Pathways
• Lower Drinking Ages Can Have an Impact on Later Drinking Patterns
• Bariatric Surgery in Extremely Obese Adolescents

Posted January 14, 2013:

• Thirty Percent of Teen Girls Report Meeting Offline With Someone They Met Online

Posted January 9, 2013:

• Protective Communities May Reduce Risk of Drinking in Teens
• Americans Have Worse Health Than People in Other High-Income Countries
• R U Eating Healthy 2day?
• E-Games Boost Physical Activity in Children; Might Be a Weapon in the Battle Against Obesity

Posted January 8, 2013:

• Teens Susceptible to Hepatitis B Infection Despite Vaccination as Infants

Posted December 31, 2012:

• Economic Environment During Infancy Linked With Substance Use, Delinquent Behavior in Adolescence

Posted December 30, 2012:

• Teenagers Without Internet Access at Home Are Educationally Disadvantaged, UK Study Suggests

Posted December 20, 2012:

• Sibling Squabbles Can Lead to Depression, Anxiety
• Young Offenders Who Work, Don't Attend School May Be More Antisocial

Posted December 19, 2012:

• Regular Marijuana Use by Teens Continues to Be a Concern

Posted December 17, 2012:

• Holiday Spices Often Abused for Cheap Highs, Says Toxicologist

Posted December 14, 2012:

• Combined Chronic Alcohol and Marijuana Use During Youth Can Compromise White-Matter Integrity
• Alcohol Marketers Use Drinker Identity and Brand Allegiance to Entice Underage Youth
• Early Drunkenness May Be Riskier Than an Early Age at First Drink for Problem Behaviors

Posted December 13, 2012:

• Time Restrictions on TV Advertisements Ineffective in Reducing Youth Exposure to Alcohol Ads

Posted December 12, 2012:

• High Short-Term Risk of Attempted Suicide in Teenagers Following Parents' Suicide Attempt

Posted December 10, 2012:

• Teen Dating Violence Linked to Long-Term Harmful Effects

Posted December 5, 2012:

• Cycling Safer Than Driving for Young People, New Study Suggests

Posted December 4, 2012:

• Second-Hand Smoke Linked to Children's Behavior Problems
• Teen Smoking Decreases Bone Accumulation in Girls, May Increase Osteoporosis Risk

Posted December 3, 2012:

• Why Some Teenagers More Prone to Binge Drinking

Posted November 30, 2012:

• Teens Increasingly Abuse Prescription Painkillers

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