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  • Study: 30% Teen Girls Admit Real-Life Meeting with Online "Stranger"

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • January 14
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    An alarming number of teenage girls may be risking their safety by meeting strangers through the Internet, new research shows.
    The study found about 30 percent of surveyed teen girls said they met a person in real life who they had previously met on...

  • CDC: 1 in 5 High School Girls Binge Drink

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • January 9
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    Millions of high school-aged girls and women binge drink, behavior that can have disastrous results including long-term health effects, the CDC warns in a report released Tuesday.
    For females, binge drinking means consuming four or more drinks in on...

  • Study: Recession Babies May Be More Likely to be Teen Delinquents

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • January 3
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    The state of the economy during a child's infancy may have an influence on their level of substance abuse and delinquent behavior later in life.
    Researchers discovered that there was a strong correlation children born during high unemployment rates ...

  • Teens' Views on Dangers of Pot Fall to 20-Year Low

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • December 19, 2012
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    Teenagers' perception of the dangers of marijuana has fallen to the lowest level in more than 20 years, a new study says, prompting federal researchers to warn that already high use of the drug could increase as more states move to legalize it.
    The ...

  • Teens Turn to Protein Shakes to Pump Up

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • November 20, 2012
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    Teens may be chugging protein shakes and taking other muscle-enhancing supplements more often than previously thought, a new study found.
    According to a self-reported survey conducted among adolescent males and females, nearly 35 percent said they u...

  • Study: Heavy Teens at Higher Risk for Kidney Disease

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • October 30, 2012
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    Being obese or overweight during adolescence may raise the risk of having debilitating kidney disease later in life, according to a new study from Israel.
    Teens in the study who were overweight at age 17 were three times more likely to have end-stag...

  • Why The Teen Brain Is Drawn To Risk

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • October 9, 2012
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    If you're the parent of a tween, be warned: your cautious 10-year-old is bound to turn into a wild child in a few short years, with seemingly no regard whatsoever for safety. Indeed, teenagers have the double the risk of dying compared to their prete...

  • Poor Sleep and Sleep Habits In Adolescence May Raise Health Risks

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • October 2, 2012
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    Lack of quality sleep for adults may negatively impact heart health. Evidence now suggests that sleep problems during adolescence may increase health risks as well.
    The research appeared Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
    "When mos...

  • Morning-After Pills Offered to NYC High School Students

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • September 25, 2012
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    New York City quietly launched a pilot program last year that allows a school nurse or doctor to dispense free emergency contraceptive pills and birth control pills to girls at 13 public high schools. High schools nationwide have distributed condoms ...

  • Top Doctors' Group Says Teens Should Be Offered IUDs

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • September 21, 2012
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    A leading group of physicians who advise on women's health has issued new guidelines recommending for the first time that doctors offer intrauterine devices (IUDs) and implantable contraception -- methods commonly referred to as long-acting reversibl...