Talking With Your Teen Is Key To Preventing Teen Pregnancy
State health and workforce development officials are encouraging parents and teens across Wisconsin to talk about making responsible and healthy decisions to build on progress already made in reducing teen pregnancies.
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Parents Should Keep Teens From Abusing Cough Medicine
Studies show that parents who talk to their kids about the dangers of drug abuse have children who are half as likely to abuse drugs.
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Why Teens Get Hooked On Cocaine More Easily Than Adults
New drug research suggests that teens may get addicted and relapse more easily than adults because developing brains are more powerfully motivated by drug-related cues.
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Teens Warned Of GHB After Pasha Grishuk Incidence
Many young women fall victims of sexual victimization with GHB, the recent case being Pasha Grishuk, a former Olympic skcater.
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Foot Notes - The Highs and Lows of Prom Shoes
If teens are not used to wearing heels, consider going flat (or almost flat) for the prom.
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It's Easier To Talk About Drugs, Sex Than End-Of-Life Planning
A new national survey indicates that Americans are more likely to talk with their children about drug use or sex than with a seriously ill parent about their end-of-life wishes.
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Heavy Drinking Damages Teenage Brains
Teenagers having binge drinking suffer from brain damage and absent-mindedness.
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Cooperative Classrooms Lead To Better Friendships, Higher Achievement
Students competing for resources in the classroom while discounting each others' success are less likely to earn top grades than students who work together toward goals and share their success.
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Are Teenage Brains Really Different?
Many parents are convinced that the brains of their teenage offspring are different than those of children and adults.
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Urban Sprawl Could Be Worse For Teen Drivers
The spreading out of cities' residential, commercial, recreational and public spaces, otherwise known as urban sprawl, poses a special risk for teen drivers.
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Comprehensive Sex Education May Reduce Teen Pregnancy
Comprehensive sex education might lead to less teen pregnancy, and there are no indications that it boosts the levels of sexual intercourse or sexually transmitted diseases.
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After School Programs Can Increase Physical Activity Of Teenage Girls
Afterschool programs can modestly increase the amount of physical activity among girls in middle school.
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Helping Students Plan Lower-Risk Celebrations
With graduation plans well underway, area high school students are being given an in-depth look at the dangers associated with alcohol, drugs and risky party-related behaviour today.
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Daily Breakfast Makes Teens Healthier
Teenagers who eat breakfast regularly are healthier and slimmer than those who don't.
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Sex, Drugs, Diet Top Issues For Parents
National Poll on Children's Health reveals top 10 issues parents want doctors to address with adolescents during routine check-ups.
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Urban Sprawl Puts Teen Drivers At Higher Risk
Driving might be a badge of freedom for teen-agers, but it can also be deadly.
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Examination Reveals Teen Reaction to Iraq War
University of Cincinnati researchers are reporting what they call a significant pattern among Iraqi adolescents and their reaction to the war in Iraq - the higher the perceived threat of the war, the higher the teens reported their self-esteem.
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Campaign To End Teenage Prescription Drug Abuse
Patients should routinely discuss the dangers of their prescriptions with the children in their homes.
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Are Social Networking Sites Endangering Young Teens?
Youth may be more likely victimized while using instant messenger and visiting chat rooms than while using social networking sites.
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Metabolic syndrome affects nearly 1 in 10 US teens
About nine percent of teenagers may have metabolic syndrome, a clustering of risk factors that put them on the path toward heart disease and diabetes in adulthood.
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ONDCP Initiative To Combat Teen Prescription Drug Abuse
White House Office of National Drug Control Policy is launching its first major Federal effort to educate parents about teen prescription drug abuse.
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Toxic Schools Are Killing Children
Imagine that you are a Somerville parent and you send your child to toxic schools in Somerville.
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Study Finds Decline In Single-Victim School-Associated Violent Deaths
School-associated student homicide rates which includes both public and private elementary thru high schools, decreased significantly from academic school years 1992 thru 2006.
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About 80% Of College Students Suffer Textbook Injuries
According to a startling new study, 80 percent of students say they sustained some form of injury from their textbooks.
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Great Ways For Teens To Stay Fit
It's time to think about fun ways to get fit.
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New Study On Teens' Feelings About Appearance During Cancer
Research will use photography to explore how teenagers and their families feel about their altered appearance as a result of cancer treatment.
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Number Of Kentucky Youths Purchasing Tobacco Remains Low
Kentucky vendors are making sure tobacco products aren't falling into the hands of minors.
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Examining Teen Pregnancy Epidemic
Just in Case was compelled to respond to the alarmingly growing rate of teen pregnancy.
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Study Tracks Sexual Behavior Of Newly Homeless Youth
Newly homeless youth are likelier to engage in risky sexual behavior if they stay in nonfamily settings.
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Teens Find Benefits Of Not Having Sex Decline With Age
The percentage of teens who report solely positive benefits from not having sex declines precipitously with age.
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Homeless Youth More Likely To Engage In Risky Sex
Youth who recently have become homeless are more likely than other youth to engage in risky sexual behavior.
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Scientists Can Predict Psychotic Illness In High-Risk Youth
Youth who are going to develop psychosis can be identified before their illness becomes full-blown 35 percent of the time if they meet widely accepted criteria for risk.
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Indiana To Focus On Youth Health In 2008
Indiana State Department of Health will convene high-school aged young people in spring 2008 to focus on health issues facing Hoosier youth and involve them in a discussion on how to prevent unhealthy behaviors.
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Bronx Has Lowest Prevalence Of Teen Smoking
New York City Youth Risk Behavior Survey shows that cigarette smoking among New York City teens declined by 20% between 2005 and 2007.
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NYC Sets Standard For Reducing High School Smoking
The dramatic decrease in high school smoking reported by NYC sets an example for the nation and shows what can be achieved when committed leaders aggressively implement proven tobacco prevention measures.
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Participation In Organized High School Activities Lowers Risk Of Smoking
Students who participate in high school sports or individual physical activity are less likely to smoke than their classmates.
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College Students Home For Break?
As college students return home for their holiday break, IDPH encourages parents to consider the "gift" of protection against disease.
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Teachers play critical role in adolescent health promotion efforts
Teachers are among the most important influences in the lives of school-aged children, yet relatively little emphasis has been placed on examining the potential role general academic teachers may play in facilitating adolescent health promotion efforts.
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Survey Reveals Importance Of Setting Limits Among Current Parents Of Teens
Whatever limits parents set, teenagers are certain to push against them and in many cases to transgress them.
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What Stresses Teens Out
Teen stress is not just about getting good grades and messy breakups anymore.
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