http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Young women whose boyfriends are their primary source of spending money are more likely to report that their boyfriends never use condoms, according to a study in the Journal of Adolescent Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-girls-boyfriend-money-condoms.html Health Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:44:47 EST news249651882 Hospitalization for underage drinking is common in the United States, and it comes with a price tag -- the estimated total cost for these hospitalizations is about $755 million per year, a Mayo Clinic study has found. Researchers also found geographic and demographic differences in the incidence of alcohol-related hospital admissions. The findings were published online today in the Journal of Adolescent Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-mayo-clinic-hospitalization-underage-drinkers.html Health Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:30:55 EST news248538647 Children who go through puberty earlier than their peers are more likely to have poor social skills and to smoke cigarettes during their high school years, a new study in Journal of Adolescent Health confirms. Additionally, researchers found poor social skills to be associated with smoking in early maturing girls, but not as often in early maturing boys. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-early-bloomers-poor-social-skills.html Health Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:00:01 EST news248428652 Research shows that teens who drive with peers as passengers have increased risks of crashing. Many states have responded by creating graduated driver licensing laws which include limits on the number of passengers teen drivers can have. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-peer-passengers-bad-news-teen.html Health Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:00:01 EST news246707808 When parents of middle school students participate in school-based, family interventions, it can reduce problem behavior, according to new research released online in the Journal of Adolescent Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-teens-behavioral-issues-parents-involved.html Health Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:30:03 EST news246272660 A new study from the University of New Hampshire Crimes against Children Research Center finds declines in two kinds of youth Internet sexual encounters of great concern to parents: unwanted sexual solicitations and unwanted exposure to pornography. The researchers suspect that greater public awareness may have been, in part, what has helped. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-unwanted-online-sexual-exposures-decline.html Health Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:36:48 EST news243167800 Adolescents hospitalized with anorexia nervosa who receive treatment based on current recommendations for refeeding fail to gain significant weight during their first week in the hospital, according to a new study by UCSF researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-decades-old-treatment-guidelines-anorexia.html Health Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:50:01 EST news242635358 (Medical Xpress) -- A new study has found that providing preventive services to adolescents in a primary care setting can lessen certain kinds of risky behavior. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-aims-adolescent-risky-behavior.html Health Thu, 08 Dec 2011 08:00:02 EST news242551648 Children who show early signs of problem behavior are more likely to have thought of killing or harming themselves, suggests new research in the latest issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-youth-behavior-problems-thought-suicide.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:30:06 EST news242381132 Thoughts about killing oneself and engaging in suicidal behavior may begin much younger than previously thought. While about one of nine youths attempt suicide by the time they graduate from high school, new findings reveal that a significant proportion make their first suicide attempt in elementary or middle school. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-percent-youths-suicide-high-school.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 28 Nov 2011 01:04:56 EST news241664687 (Medical Xpress) -- Those 25-year-olds who are overweight now but think they will be fine as long as they lose weight eventually might need to reconsider. A study appearing online in the Journal of Adolescent Health finds that people who are overweight during young adulthood are likely to die earlier than others. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-excess-weight-young-adulthood-shorter.html Health Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:41:35 EST news232796490 Teenagers are known for their angst-ridden ways, but those who remain happy and positive during the tumultuous teenage years report better general health when they are adults, according to a new Northwestern University study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-positive-teens-healthier-adults.html Health Tue, 19 Jul 2011 03:00:06 EST news230262799 Most parents are unaware of the risks their teenagers face in the workplace and could do more to help them understand and prepare for those hazards, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-parents-unaware-teen-workplace.html Health Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:39:54 EST news228397166 Sexual pleasure among young adults (ages 18-26) is linked to healthy psychological and social development, according to a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study is the first to use a representative population sample of heterosexuals to find a relationship between key developmental assets and sexual pleasure. The findings are published in the June 2011 issue of The Journal of Adolescent Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-links-empathy-self-esteem-autonomy-sexual.html Health Fri, 03 Jun 2011 11:42:09 EST news226320114 Teens and young adults prefer rapid HIV testing that can deliver results in less than an hour, but some still worry about whether their tests will be confidential, according to a new study published online in the Journal of Adolescent Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-young-adults-teens-rapid-hiv.html HIV & AIDS Tue, 17 May 2011 10:38:36 EST news224847505 According to a new study released online today, a majority of Americans, including most African Americans, stand together in support of banning menthol in cigarettes just as other cigarette flavorings have now been banned by the FDA. According to established reports, 83 percent of African American smokers and 24 percent of white smokers smoke menthol cigarettes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-african-americans-menthol-cigarettes.html Health Thu, 12 May 2011 14:26:24 EST news224429164 Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends routine HIV testing for everyone between the ages of 13-64 as part of their regular medical care, testing rates remain low among adolescents. However, a new study from the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center suggests teens who are offered free or low-cost rapid HIV testing are often willing to accept the test. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-teens-free-low-cost-rapid-hiv.html HIV & AIDS Mon, 09 May 2011 11:09:28 EST news224158153 A new study from Hasbro Children's Hospital has found that most obese adolescents are lacking in vitamin D. The researchers call for increased surveillance of vitamin D levels in this population and for further studies to determine if normalizing vitamin D levels will help to lower the health risks associated with obesity. The study is published in the May edition of the Journal of Adolescent Health and is now available online in advance of print. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-obese-adolescents-lacking-vitamin-d.html Health Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:42:59 EST news223119769 According to a new study, severely obese adolescents are no more likely to be depressed than normal weight peers. The study, which has been released online in the Journal of Adolescent Health, did find that white adolescents may be somewhat more vulnerable to psychological effects of obesity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-severe-obesity-depression-teens.html Health Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:10:01 EST news222609312