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Lots of the decisions that teens make during teenage years set them down paths that affect their health and happiness when they are adults.
Researchers found that being overweight at age 18 is associated with an increased risk of premature death in younger and middle aged women.
The practice of ridicule both reflects and affects teens' perceptions of belongingness, the content of ridicule conveys information about the consumption norms and values of peer groups.
Teens publicly conformed to the behavior of high status peers when others viewed their responses.
Teens appear to be getting the message to buckle up. Another highlight involves the alcohol use.
Restrictions decrease fatal crashes for 16 year old drivers and teens.
Estrogen seems to play a different role during stress in black and white teen girls, a difference that may help explain higher cardiovascular disease rates in blacks.
Early puberty also is a time when teenagers and even pre teens are likely to first experiment with marijuana.
Non fatal and self inflicted injuries by teenage and young adult females are major public health problems.
Many teenage girls report being threatened or pressured by their partners into having sex, potentially increasing their risk for sexually transmitted infections and pregnancies.
Bigger, heavier hearts portend heart disease risk even before adulthood.
Most teens look forward to staying up late this summer, sleeping in, and having their first jobs, while their parents may worry about common summer health risks.
Glossy pages of magazines are filled with stunning celebrities and rail thin models, leading more teens to experience eating disorders and distorted body images.
Teens aged 15 to 17 years who live in poverty are more likely to be overweight than those not living in poverty.
Most of the teenage girls she talked with were given cellphones by their parents to keep them safe, a safety that the girls believed was a real concern.
Almost half of 19 year old teens with problems wet the bed every night.
For some teens, tex messaging can become a habit that affects their school work, their ability to sleep at night and how they interact with their friends face to face.
Teenage boys have feelings, too, and when it comes to matters of the heart, they may not be so fleeting after all.
Could the online virtual experiences be the future national park trips for America's youth?
Disabled teenagers hold the same aspirations to stay in education and find fulfilling careers as their non disabled classmates.
Groups of teenagers 'hanging out' on the streets may look intimidating, but young people often gang together with friends as a way of keeping safe and avoiding trouble.
Among teens who fare well are skateboarders, particularly regarding their self esteem and despite a lack of wide public support for this activity.
Owning a piece of clothing or other merchandise with an alcohol brand name on it may be associated with an earlier start to drinking.
Teenage depression is widespread and can become a life- ong illness, but is more often transitory.
The teens were offered a $100 mall gift certificate if they stuck with the six-month study, and all did.
Teens who consider themselves overweight may have a greater risk for depression and school related stress.
Media exposure strongly influences supplements use by teens.
A fifth of young adults whose blood vessels ruptured inside their brain abused drugs.
Teenagers are more likely to think about wanting to be thin, and to be frequent dieters, if they accurately perceive that being thin is important to their mothers.
Teen's healthy food choices are foiled by early lunch, soft drink machine, income and parents who cater.