Free Driving Safety Course For Teens
Chatham County Health Department announces free driving safety course for teens.
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Many Teens Exposed To Work-Related Hazards
Not only are teens exposed to multiple workplace hazards and work long hours during the school week, 52 percent of males and 43 percent of females use dangerous equipment such as box crushers and slicers, or serve and sell alcohol where it is consumed, despite federal child labor laws.
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Teens become less active as they grow older
Teenage boys and girls are spending more time in front of the computer and less time being physically active.
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Sick teens in crisis: Organ transplant patients may die when insurance runs out
New Saint Louis University study points to need for more health coverage for teenage transplant patients.
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Teens Leave Street Drugs, Move to Prescription Drugs
Alarming Trends in Teens' Use of Prescription Drugs; New Users of Prescription Drugs Have Caught Up with New Users of Marijuana.
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Citywide Outreach Effort Targets Unvaccinated Youth
Coordinating a citywide outreach effort to contact the parents or guardians of children who are not up to date with new immunization requirements.
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Parents' genes, not parents' arguing, may cause children's conduct problems
Parents' fighting may not be to blame but rather that parents who argue a lot may pass on genes for disruptive behavior to their children.
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Today's Teens Slacking on Fruit, Veggie Intake
A new study reveals that teens in middle adolescence are eating fewer fruits and vegetables than in 1999.
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Assessing diet and exercise behaviors in adolescents
Most teens fail to meet multiple diet and physical activity guidelines and continue to be in need of interventions that target multiple behaviors.
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Youngest Drinkers Likelier to Use Alcohol for Stress Relief as Adults
The younger someone starts drinking alcoholic beverages, the more likely he or she is to reach for a drink to relieve stress when older.
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Binge Drinking is Common Among High School Students
Teen drinking is strongly associated with sexual activity, violence, and other risky behaviors.
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Young people aren't shocked by unrealistic violence
Study explores youth perception of violence at the movies and in video games.
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Decrease in Illicit Drug Use Among Teens, Prescription Drug Abuse Is High
23.2 percent decline in illicit drug use over 5 Year period, led by decrease in Marijuana use, but high is the use of prescription drugs.
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Why teens smoke, take drugs, have unprotected sex and do other stupid things
Teens often decide the benefits, the immediate gratification or peer acceptance, outweigh the risks.
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Moscow teens worshipping depression and sadness
In Moscow teenagers popularize the emo subculture: vulnerable depressed teenagers.
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Effect of tobacco ads may have negative effects on teens
Tobacco Industry Prevention Ads May Actually Have Negative Effects on Teens.
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Growing up in bad neighborhood not as harmful as expected
Successful rate of development of children and teens in best neighborhoods not significantly higher than those from disadvantaged neighborhoods.
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Teen Marijuana Use Does Not Predict Drug, Alcohol Abuse
Interventions focusing on behavior modification may be more effective prevention tactics than current anti drug initiatives.
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Teens Who Take Multivitamins Have Healthier Lifestyles
Teenagers who take a daily multivitamin supplement have a healthier diet and lifestyle than those who don't take vitamins.
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Asian-American Teens More Likely Than Whites, Latinos to Learn Healthier Lifestyles
Teens whose families emigrated from Asia improve their health habits with every generation born in the United States, more than their white and Latino peers
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Video Games of Violent Nature Leave Teens Emotionally Aroused
Teens, who play violent video games, may exhibit lingering effects on brain function.
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Teen Girls Make Better Health Choices With Intervention
A health intervention in overweight teens can help curb this disturbing health trend.
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Adolescents, Risks and The Pitfalls of Rationality
Adolescents do exhibit an optimistic bias: a tendency to underestimate their own risks relative to their peers. But this bias turns out to be no more prevalent in adolescents than in grownups; adults commit the very same fallacy in their reasoning.
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Teenage Girls' Use Of Diet Pills Doubles Over Five-Year Span
By early adulthood 20 percent of teen girls use diet and weight loss pills.
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Adolescents Get Daily Happiness Boost From Ethnic Identity
Ethnic pride can help teenagers maintain happiness when faced with stress.
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Teens Half As Likely To Smoke If They Are Wise To Subliminal Messages In Cigarette Ads
Teens who are savvier about the motives and methods of advertisers may be less inclined to take to cigarettes.
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The Misuse of Prescription and Over The Counter (OTC) Medications By Adolescents
Teenagers should never exceed the prescribed dose of over the counter medications.
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Childhood Lead Exposure Linked to Increased Injuries as Teens
Teenagers who experienced high blood lead levels during childhood appear to suffer more accidental injuries than those who had lower lead exposure.
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Teenage Alcohol and Drug Use
Parents know about teenage alcohol and drug use only half of the time.
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Racial Discrimination Can Affect Adolescents' Development
Teens who have had close relationships with their parents, friendships focused on positive pursuits and good schooling experiences are less likely to experience depression and behavior problems in adolescence.
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Feelings Matter Less To Teenagers
Teenagers take less account than adults of people's feelings and, often, even fail to think about their own.
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Prevention Programs For Young Rural Teens Can Reduce Methamphetamine Abuse Years Later
Prevention programs conducted in middle school can reduce methamphetamine abuse among rural teens years later.
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One In Ten Teenage Girls Have Self-Harmed
One in ten teenage girls self harm each year and the problem is far more widespread than was previously thought.
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McGill Researcher Maps Slippery Slope of Teen Smoking
Epidemiological study charts 'trackable' milestones in teen addiction to smoking.
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Adolescent Condom Use With 'Casual' Versus 'Main' Partners
Teen attitudes toward condom use vary by partner type.
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Insulin Resistance in Early Teens May Predict Diabetes, Heart Disease for Adults
The body's decreased response to insulin beginning as early as age 13 may mean increased cardiovascular disease risk by age 19.
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Many Teens Injured on The Job - Survey Shows
Prohibiting teens from working long and late hours, improving safety training, and increasing communications between teens and their coworkers and supervisors may help reduce the occurrence of injury.
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Teens Who Do Use Condoms Often Don't Use Them Properly
Good relationship with their mothers seemed to be associated with correct condom use in teens.
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More Than 3 Percent of US Teens Have Exchanged Sex for Money or Drugs
A study tracking teen health shows that more than 3% of US teens have exchanged sex for money or drugs.
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Teen Body Dissatisfaction Predicts Use of Behaviors That Can Lead To Poor Health
Teens who feel dissatisfied with their bodies are at higher risk for future binge eating, smoking, poor eating, and decreased physical activity.
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