Four in five adolescents worldwide do not get enough physical activity, to the detriment of their health, the World Health Organization said Friday, warning that girls especially need more exercise.
Nov 22, 2019
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Teen girls in South Africa face an extraordinary threat of HIV: By the time they reach adulthood, one in four South African girls will have contracted the virus, and most are first infected during adolescence.
Nov 19, 2019
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"I'm so bored!" It's a typical complaint by teens in every era, but one that's growing more common for U.S. adolescents, especially girls.
Nov 19, 2019
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Not enough physical activity and too much sitting and screen-time have been linked with suicidal thoughts and behaviors in adolescents in developing countries, in a University of Queensland-led study.
Nov 12, 2019
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Heart health deteriorates as early as adolescence, with black girls experiencing greater rates of decline than white girls, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific ...
Nov 11, 2019
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Heroin is the main drug taken by injection in Kenya. Mostly found and used in Kenya's big cities—Mombasa and Nairobi—it's hard to know just how widespread heroin use is. But estimates range between 18 000 and 33 000 people.
Oct 15, 2019
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A new study of more than 700,000 one to 19-year olds being treated for HIV infection suggests a ten-fold increase in the number of adolescents aged 15 to 19 receiving HIV treatment in South Africa, according to results published ...
Oct 2, 2019
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Instagram recently announced posts promoting diet products and cosmetic procedures will no longer be visible to users under the age of 18. While the initiative is being led by Instagram, the policy will also be in place on ...
Sep 25, 2019
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In sub-Saharan Africa, many young women and adolescent girls are at high risk of HIV infection. In a new research paper published in the open access journal PLOS Medicine, Kenneth Mugwanya and co-authors report on a study ...
Sep 3, 2019
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(HealthDay)—A staggering number of teen girls are experiencing an insidious form of relationship abuse: reproductive coercion.
Aug 23, 2019
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