http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Regular exercise is touted as an antidote for many ills, including stress, depression and obesity. Physical activity also may help decrease violent behavior among adolescent girls, according to new research to be presented Monday, May 6, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Washington, DC. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-teen-girls-violent.html Pediatrics Mon, 06 May 2013 05:40:02 EST news287034880 The HPV vaccine can prevent both cervical cancer and a nasty sexually transmitted disease in women. But emphasizing the STD prevention will persuade more young women to get the vaccine, a new study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-focus-std-cancer-hpv-vaccine.html Health Thu, 02 May 2013 11:42:11 EST news286713724 A UCLA-led study of adolescents receiving treatment for methamphetamine dependence has found that girls are more likely to continue using the drug during treatment than boys, suggesting that new approaches are needed for treating meth abuse among teen girls. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-teen-girls-successful-boys-meth.html Addiction Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:35:36 EST news286562129 New research from experts within the University of Minnesota School of Nursing has found teen girls at high risk for pregnancy reported being significantly less likely to participate in social bullying after participating in an 18-month preventive intervention program. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-leadership-key-bullying-at-risk-teen.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:41:05 EST news286533659 Depression, anxiety, and smoking are associated with lower bone mineral density (BMD) in adults, but these factors have not previously been studied during adolescence, when more than 50% of bone accrual occurs. This longitudinal preliminary study is the first to demonstrate that smoking and depressive symptoms in adolescent girls have a negative impact on adolescent bone accrual and may become a red flag for a future constrained by low bone mass or osteoporosis and higher fracture rates in postmenopausal years. The study is published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, the official journal of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-depressive-symptoms-adolescent-girls-red.html Health Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:41:01 EST news284211611 A new study highlights the risk that female teenagers face when they go online – a risk heightened for teen girls who have been victims of abuse or neglect. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-percent-teen-girls-offline-met.html Pediatrics Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:10:01 EST news277298224 Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology say cells from the amniotic membrane part of the placenta normally discarded after a woman gives birth could one day be a source for human eggs. The first-of-its-kind discovery was published online last month in Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology (2012, 10:108). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-amniotic-sac-membrane-source-human.html Medical research Fri, 11 Jan 2013 08:26:57 EST news277115209 (Medical Xpress)—If you want your daughter to feel better about her body, a Murdoch University researcher says to shift the focus from appearance to function. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-healthy-body-image-girls.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:27:43 EST news276856049 Teenage girls who smoke accumulate less bone during a critical growth period and carry a higher risk of developing osteoporosis later in life, according to new research in the Journal of Adolescent Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-teen-decreases-bone-accumulation-girls.html Health Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:20:03 EST news273780234 Two studies published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine examined the cost of delivering the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to primary school girls in Tanzania. Both studies found that the cost of HPV vaccine delivery to adolescent girls may be substantially higher compared with the cost of delivering a new vaccine to an infant where the delivery schedule matches the existing infant immunization schedule. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-vaccinate-girls-hpv-income-countries.html Medications Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:00:01 EST news271955327 Teenage girls with severe antisocial behaviour show abnormal changes in the structure of their brains, according to a study published today. The findings support previous studies in boys that suggested the brains of teenagers with behaviour problems may operate differently, and they could also explain why boys are more likely than girls to develop behaviour problems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-reveals-brain-teenage-girls-severe.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 24 Oct 2012 08:10:50 EST news270285013 Few adolescent females undergo pregnancy testing in the hospital emergency department (ED), even when they complain of lower abdominal pain, or before they are exposed to radiation for tests or examinations, according to an abstract presented Friday, Oct. 19, at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-teens-pregnancy-emergency-department.html Pediatrics Fri, 19 Oct 2012 00:20:01 EST news269791402 A study published in Vaccine reveals that contrary to recent discussions, the HPV vaccination does not increase sexual activity in adolescent girls. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-hpv-vaccination-sex.html Health Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:20:52 EST news269086844 Adolescent girls participating in a sexual risk reduction (SRR) intervention study were more likely to practice abstinence and, if sexually active, showed substantial decreases in unprotected sex, number of partners, and unintended pregnancies, reports a research team led by principal investigator Dianne Morrison-Beedy, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN, Senior Associate Vice President of USF Health and Dean of the College of Nursing at the University of South Florida. Results of the study demonstrate the value of risk-reduction interventions tailored to girls, who are at a greater risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) than boys. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-intervention-sexual-behavior-unintended-preganancies.html Health Tue, 09 Oct 2012 10:40:14 EST news268997967 (HealthDay) -- An average of 12.0 percent of girls aged 12 to 17 years have experienced a major depressive episode (MDE) in the past year, with the rates tripling for girls between the ages of 12 and 15, according to a report published July 19 by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-depression-triples-ages-girls.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:50:01 EST news262952494 A study of teenage girls with eating disorders has shown that reduced essential fatty acid levels returned to normal once the girls increased their weight to a healthy level. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-girls-disorders-regain-healthy-fatty.html Pediatrics Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:19:56 EST news261739189 (HealthDay) -- For many teen girls, an overly large cup size may not be such a good thing, with many reporting serious discomfort both physically and emotionally because of their large breasts. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-large-breasts-mental-physical-toll.html Pediatrics Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:20:05 EST news261678732 Adolescent girls, who spend long periods each day on the internet, engaging and communicating on social media, are more likely to suffer low self-esteem and negative body image, according to new research to be presented at the Appearance Matters 5 conference in Bristol on Tuesday 3 July. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-adolescent-girls-internet-social-media.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 03 Jul 2012 05:47:02 EST news260513187 British charity Save the Children on Wednesday said it was a "global scandal" that 50,000 teenagers die each year due to pregnancy and childbirth complications. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-teenage-pregnancy-deaths-global-scandal.html Pediatrics Wed, 27 Jun 2012 03:15:26 EST news259985721 (HealthDay) -- Black adolescent girls are less sensitive to the effects of physical activity in preventing obesity than are white girls, according to a study published in the June issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-racial-difference-effect-physical-obesity.html Overweight and Obesity Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:22:52 EST news258207766 (Medical Xpress) -- In a study that examined the relationship between body dissatisfaction, body mass index (BMI) and binge eating in overweight and obese adolescent girls, Kendrin R. Sonneville, ScD, RD, researcher at Boston Children’s Hospital, discovered that the less satisfied a girl is with her body, the more unhealthy weight she is likely to gain and the more likely she is to develop a pattern of binge eating. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-body-satisfaction-disorders-obesity.html Health Fri, 11 May 2012 07:30:12 EST news255940186 An Australian school-based obesity prevention program for adolescent girls was not associated with statistically significant differences in body mass index (BMI) and other body composition measures, however the small changes may be related to clinically important health outcomes, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. The study is part of the Nutrition and the Health of Children and Adolescents theme issue. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-obesity-girls-significant-difference-body.html Health Mon, 07 May 2012 16:00:01 EST news255614495 Male high school athletes' ability to recognize and intervene to stop dating violence -- the physical, sexual and emotional aggression prevalent in adolescent romantic relationships -- is improved with the intervention of some of the most important role models in young men's lives: their coaches. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-boys-men-effective-tool-teen.html Health Mon, 26 Mar 2012 04:53:08 EST news251956381 Vitamin D may be associated with a lower risk of developing stress fractures in preadolescent and adolescent girls, especially among those very active in high-impact activities, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-vitamin-d-intake-stress-fracture.html Health Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:00:05 EST news250167297 Teenage girls are spending a concerning amount of time on the Internet, potentially leading to low self-esteem and body dissatisfaction, research by Flinders University reveals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-poor-body-image-linked-facebook.html Health Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:59:40 EST news249026374 Adding to research linking alcohol to breast cancer risk, a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that adolescent girls with a family history of breast disease — either cancer or the benign lesions that can become cancer – have a higher risk of developing benign breast disease as young women than other girls. And unlike girls without a family history, this already-elevated risk rises with increasing alcohol consumption. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-girls-family-history-breast-disease.html Cancer Mon, 14 Nov 2011 04:12:25 EST news240466335 (AP) -- A vaccine against cervical cancer hasn't been all that popular for girls. It may be even a harder sell for boys now that it's been recommended for them too. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-boys-hpv-vaccine-panel.html Cancer Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:51:27 EST news238765875 The female hormone estrogen is known to offer protection for the heart, but obesity may be taking away that edge in adolescent girls. New research from the University of California at Merced finds that although obesity does not help teens of either gender, it has a greater impact on girls' blood pressure than it does on boys'. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-gender-differences-blood-pressure-early.html Health Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:18:49 EST news237813501 Partner abuse leads to HIV infection, and black women are most at risk. A new study at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has found that 46 percent of African-American adolescent girls report that their partner did not use a condom the last time they had sex -- often because of partner abuse. The girls described physical and sexual abuse and threats as preventing them from having their partner use condoms. The relationship between HIV and partner abuse is significant: In the U.S., at least 12 percent of HIV infections among women are a result of partner abuse. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-adolescent-girls-unwanted-unprotected-sex.html Health Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:42:44 EST news234546116 A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health shows that community members correlate an increase in HIV vulnerability among adolescent girls with weak structural support systems. While adolescent girls are three to four times more likely than adolescent boys to be living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, few studies have examined the reasons community members believe girls are so vulnerable to HIV. The findings are published in the journal Social Science & Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-factors-girls-vulnerability-hiv-sub-saharan.html HIV & AIDS Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:11:17 EST news229777867