http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Estrogen replacement therapy is associated with a significant decrease in anxiety symptoms among girls with anorexia nervosa, a new clinical trial finds. The results will be presented today at The Endocrine Society's Annual Meeting in San Francisco. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-estrogen-therapy-anxiety-anorexia-nervosa.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:06:30 EST news290682345 The number of children admitted to hospital for problems related to obesity in England and Wales quadrupled between 2000 and 2009, a study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-four-fold-children-obesity-related-conditions.html Overweight and Obesity Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:00:03 EST news290274229 (Medical Xpress)—New research from the Children of the 90s study at the University of Bristol shows that girls whose fathers were absent during the first five years of life were more likely to develop depressive symptoms in adolescence than girls whose fathers left when they were aged five to ten years or than boys in both age groups (0-5 and 5-10), even after a range of factors was taken into account. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-father-absence-early-childhood-linked.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 15 May 2013 08:40:02 EST news287823001 A federal judge, asked by the U.S. government on Tuesday to freeze his plan giving teenage girls broader access to morning-after birth control, instead seized the chance to accuse health officials of taking steps that would end up hurting poor people by making it harder for them to get the contraceptive. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-nyc-rips-opposition.html Health Tue, 07 May 2013 17:00:08 EST news287164206 When teenage girls are exposed to secondhand smoke at home, they tend to have lower levels of the "good" form of cholesterol that reduces heart disease risk, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-secondhand-greater-threat-teen-girls.html Health Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:32:02 EST news286547516 A Johns Hopkins Children's Center survey of 102 clinicians who treat teenage girls with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) has found that official guidelines designed to inform decisions about hospitalization versus outpatient care leave some clinicians scratching their heads. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-federal-guidelines-teen-pid-clarification.html Inflammatory disorders Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:49:28 EST news284744962 Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues have found that healthy adolescent females have predetermined expectations for becoming parents in the future, but have concerns about fertility and childbearing should they develop a life-threatening illness, such as cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-cancer-doesnt-young-girls-desire.html Cancer Fri, 01 Mar 2013 04:51:22 EST news281335873 Teenage girls desperate for a tan are determined to find ways of getting round the law banning under-18s from using sunbeds, according to a new study from Cancer Research UK published in the Journal of Public Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-desire-tan-teenage-girls-sunbed.html Health Fri, 01 Feb 2013 06:33:12 EST news278922771 Being obese may increase the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) in children and teenage girls, according to new research published in the January 30, 2013, online issue of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-obesity-ms-children-teens.html Neuroscience Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:00:04 EST news278766403 Peers exert a greater influence on teenage girls' dissatisfaction with their bodies than do thin ideals in television or social media use, according to new research by Dr. Christopher J. Ferguson and colleagues from Texas A&M International University in the U.S. Their study is published online in Springer's Journal of Youth and Adolescence. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-peer-pressure-trumps-thin-ideals.html Health Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:48:21 EST news278776093 A team of researchers has shown that domestic abuse prevention programmes are able to have a positive impact on secondary school children's attitudes to violence. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-domestic-abuse-programmes-positive-impact.html Health Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:13:50 EST news278151188 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 (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 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 (HealthDay)—Parents and doctors can do more to protect girls from cancers caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), say U.S. health officials who are concerned by lagging HPV vaccination rates among females. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-girls-hpv-vaccine-cancer-cdc.html Cancer Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:39:45 EST news265563578 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 Children who are overweight or obese -- particularly older, non-Hispanic white girls -- are more likely to have a neurological disorder known as idiopathic intracranial hypertension, a rare condition that can result in blindness, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published in The Journal of Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-childhood-obesity-likelihood-cranial-disorder.html Pediatrics Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:04 EST news257011065 (AP) -- Teen births fell again in the United States in 2010 with the highest rate once more in Mississippi, according to a new government report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-teen-births-highest-nh-lowest.html Health Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:39:34 EST news253269569 (HealthDay) -- Teenage girls and young adult women who drink even moderate amounts of alcohol appear to increase their risk of developing breast changes that can lead to cancer, according to a large new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-teen-boost-odds-precancerous-breast.html Health Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:50:01 EST news253186016 Obese white teenage girls who lose weight may benefit physically, but the weight change does not guarantee they are going to feel better about themselves, according to a Purdue University study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-weight-loss-wont-necessarily-teen.html Health Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:43:23 EST news251631729 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 Teenage girls gained less weight, improved their body image, ate less fast food, and had more family meals after participating in a 6- month program that involved weekly peer meetings, consultations with primary care providers and separate meetings for parents. Those results from a study published online today in the journal Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-primary-obese-teen-girls-weight.html Health Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:00:01 EST news248325848 Top Russian psychiatrists on Friday called for urgent measures to battle the soaring teenage suicide rate, one of the world's highest. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-russia-alarm-spiralling-teenage-suicides.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:00:01 EST news248089268 It's a term used so rarely that most of us haven't heard of it. Even mental health professionals say they have read about it in textbooks rather than seen it up close. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-ny-teens-mystery-illness-conversion.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:00:02 EST news246285987 A new government study suggests a lot of teenage girls are clueless about their chances of getting pregnant. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-cdc-teens-moms-didnt.html Health Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:20:01 EST news246204901 Teenage girls who feel depressed are twice as likely to start binge eating as other girls are, according to a new nationwide study. The reverse is also true: Girls who engage in regular binge eating have double the normal risk of symptoms of depression. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-depression-binge-teen-girls.html Health Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:50:01 EST news242989989 (AP) -- Russia's parliament adopted a law Friday limiting abortions but rejected even tougher restrictions backed by the country's conservative Orthodox Church. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-russia-parliament-law-restricting-abortions.html Health Sat, 22 Oct 2011 04:22:39 EST news238475970 Mild psychotic experiences, such as delusive ideas or moderate feelings of paranoia, regularly occur among adolescents. Of the almost 7700 Dutch young people aged 12 to 16 years who were investigated by NWO researcher Hanneke Wigman during her doctoral research, about 40% reported that they often had such an experience. Wigman will defend her doctorate on Friday 16 September at Utrecht University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-dutch-teenagers-regularly-mild-psychotic.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:30:01 EST news235387009