Teen Health News

Posted April 26, 2012:

• Women Who Smoke in Pregnancy More Likely to Have Child With High Functioning Autism

Posted April 19, 2012:

• Primary Seat Belt Laws Mean Even High-Risk Teens Stay Buckled Up Into Adulthood

Posted April 18, 2012:

• Speed and Ecstasy Associated With Depression in Teenagers

Posted April 17, 2012:

• First Blood Test to Diagnose Major Depression in Teens

Posted April 16, 2012:

• Peers Influence Adolescent Drinking, but Not Always How You Might Expect

Posted April 13, 2012:

• Cyberbullying and Bullying Are Not the Same

Posted April 11, 2012:

• New Pregnancy Risk for Babies and Moms: Overweight Moms With Moderately High Blood Sugar Raise Health Risk

Posted April 10, 2012:

• Eliminating 64 Calories Per Day on Average Would Allow the US Childhood Obesity Prevention Goals to Be Met

Posted April 4, 2012:

• Sexually Abused Boys at Risk for More Unsafe Sex, Researchers Find
• Yoga Shows Psychological Benefits for High-School Students

Posted April 2, 2012:

• Teen Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use and Abuse Starts Earlier Than You Might Think

Posted March 27, 2012:

• Parsing the Pill's Impact on Women's Wages

Posted March 22, 2012:

• Weight Loss Won't Necessarily Help Teen Girls' Self-Esteem
• Prenatal Exposure to Combustion-Related Pollutants and Anxiety, Attention Problems in Young Children

Posted February 21, 2012:

• Cocaine and the Teen Brain: New Insights Into Addiction

Posted February 15, 2012:

• Hospitalization of US Underage Drinkers Common, Costs $755 Million a Year

Posted February 7, 2012:

• Competitive Soccer Linked to Increased Injuries and Menstrual Dysfunction in Girls
• Young Love Really Can Hurt: Parents Can Use Valentine's Month to Teach Safe Dating for Teens

Posted February 6, 2012:

• Positive Parenting During Early Childhood May Prevent Obesity

Posted January 27, 2012:

• Teens Have Fewer Behavioral Issues When Parents Stay Involved

Posted January 26, 2012:

• Touch Screen Democracy for the Twitter Generation

Posted January 24, 2012:

• School Obesity Programs May Promote Worrisome Eating Behaviors and Physical Activity in Kids
• Teen Passengers: 'The Other Distraction' for Teen Drivers

Posted January 17, 2012:

• Brain Study: Adolescents' Brains Respond Differently Than Adults' When Anticipating Rewards

Posted January 16, 2012:

• Headphones Linked to Pedestrian Deaths, Injuries

Posted January 12, 2012:

• Diet Counts: Iron Intake in Teen Years Can Impact Brain in Later Life

Posted December 26, 2011:

• Quality of Mother-Toddler Relationship Linked to Teen Obesity

Posted December 15, 2011:

• Young Adults Drop Exercise With Move to College or University

Posted December 14, 2011:

• Cigarette and Alcohol Use at Historic Low Among Teens
• Ability to Love Takes Root in Earliest Infancy

Posted November 29, 2011:

• Abstinence-Only Education Does Not Lead to Abstinent Behavior, Researchers Find
• Youth Smoking at All-Time Low; Teen Binge Drinking, Driving After Cannabis Use Remain Concerns, Canadian Study Suggests

Posted November 28, 2011:

• 40 Percent of Youths Attempting Suicide Make First Attempt Before High School, Study Finds

Posted November 16, 2011:

• Today's Teens Will Die Younger of Heart Disease, Study Finds

Posted November 13, 2011:

• Abused Girls May Have Higher Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke as Adults, Study Suggests

Posted November 10, 2011:

• Volunteering, Helping Others Decreases Substance Use in Rural Teens, Study Finds

Posted November 7, 2011:

• Racial and Ethnic Variations in Substance-Related Disorders Among Adolescents

Posted November 2, 2011:

• Chantix Unsuitable for First-Line Smoking Cessation Use, Study Finds

Posted November 1, 2011:

• Overweight Teens Want to Lose Weight, Going About It the Wrong Way

Posted October 27, 2011:

• 2.5 Million California Children Still at Risk of Secondhand Smoke Exposure

Posted October 26, 2011:

• Teenage Girls and Senior Students Suffered Highest Levels of PTSD After Major Earthquake, Study Finds

Posted October 20, 2011:

• Homicide, Suicide Outpace Traditional Causes of Death in Pregnant, Postpartum Women
• Brain Scans Support Findings That IQ Can Rise or Fall Significantly During Adolescence

Posted October 17, 2011:

• 'Drunkorexia:' A Recipe for Disaster
• Rates of Suicide Attempts and Hospitalizations in Children and Adolescents in Canada's Child Welfare System

Posted October 14, 2011:

• Gender Differences in Blood Pressure Appears as Early as Adolescence, With Girls Faring Worse

Posted October 11, 2011:

• Age of 'Coming Out' Is Now Dramatically Younger: Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Teens Find Wider Family Support, Says Researcher

Posted October 9, 2011:

• If You Don't Snooze, Do You Lose? Wake-Sleep Patterns Affect Brain Synapses During Adolescence

Posted October 6, 2011:

• More Insight Into the Secret Life of the American Teen

Posted October 5, 2011:

• Can Peer Mentors Help Teens Lose Weight? New Strategies for Combating Teen Obesity

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