http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. People who try to boost their self-esteem by telling themselves they've done a great job when they haven't could end up feeling dejected instead, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-undeserved-self-praise-depression.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:39:38 EST news238239564 Obese teenagers who don't get the proper amount of sleep may have disruptions in insulin secretion and blood sugar (glucose) levels, say pediatric researchers. Their study suggests that getting a good night's sleep may stave off the development of type 2 diabetes in these adolescents. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-good-night-diabetes-obese-teens.html Health Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:26:03 EST news235736754 People who volunteer may live longer than those who don't, as long as their reasons for volunteering are to help others rather than themselves, suggests new research published by the American Psychological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-volunteering-health.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:47:24 EST news234539226 Alcohol use by Indiana sixth- through 12th-graders has declined, but findings from the 21st Annual Survey of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use also revealed a continuing increase in marijuana and smokeless tobacco use. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-indiana-upward-trend-marijuana-smokeless.html Health Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:13:14 EST news234087181 A new study involving nearly 2,500 high school students demonstrates the value of routine mental health screening in school to identify adolescents at-risk for mental illness, and to connect those adolescents with recommended follow-up care. The largest school-based study conducted to-date by the TeenScreen National Center for Mental Health Checkups at Columbia University, findings are published in the Sept. 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-school-based-mental-health-screening-teens.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:27:28 EST news233504836 A suicide prevention program developed at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has significantly helped teens overcome depression and thoughts of suicide, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-high-school-students-depression-thoughts.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 12 Aug 2011 09:51:56 EST news232361469 Roughly 1 in 4 lesbian or gay teens and 15 percent of bisexual teens are homeless, versus 3 percent of exclusively heterosexual teens, finds a Children's Hospital Boston study of more than 6,300 Massachusetts public high school students. Moreover, among teens who were homeless, those who were gay, lesbian or bisexual (GLB) were consistently more likely than heterosexuals to be on their own, unaccompanied by a parent or guardian. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-gaylesbian-high-school-students-homeless.html Health Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:23:45 EST news230484213 Raising taxes on cigarettes, a public health measure used by governments to encourage people to quit, doesn't motivate all smokers to stop the deadly habit. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-higher-cigarette-taxes-dont-deter.html Health Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:30:54 EST news229771833 Marijuana is the most prevalent illicit drug used by teenagers and adults around the world. Nearly a third of high school students in the United States report smoking it, and most high schoolers say they have access to the drug. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-teens-marijuana-year.html Health Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:50:09 EST news228386999 People generally worry about who their neighbors are, especially neighbors of our children. If high-fat food and soda are nearby, people will imbibe, and consequently gain weight. Or will they? With students' health at risk, a study in the July/August 2011 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior explores the influence food store locations near schools has on the student risk of being overweight and student fast-food and sweetened beverage consumption. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-comfort.html Health Wed, 15 Jun 2011 04:14:06 EST news227330026 Despite a state requirement that public middle and high school students get 400 minutes of physical education every 10 days, approximately 1.3 million — more than a third (38 percent) of all adolescents enrolled in California public schools — do not participate in any school-based physical education classes, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-one-third-california-teens-school-physical.html Health Tue, 31 May 2011 16:15:49 EST news226077339