News tagged with poor academic performance


Study identifies 'silent' stroke risk factors for children with sickle cell anemia

Factors such as low hemoglobin levels, increased systolic blood pressure, and male gender are linked to a higher risk of silent cerebral infarcts (SCIs), or silent strokes, in children with sickle cell anemia (SCA), according ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Drug, alcohol abuse more likely among high school dropouts

(HealthDay News) —The link between poor academic performance and substance abuse just got stronger, with a new U.S. government report showing ties between the two.

Health created Feb 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

1 in 4 in U.S. starts drinking before turning 21, report states

(HealthDay)—Underage drinking in the United States remains a serious public health issue, a new federal government report shows.

Health created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Bullying may contribute to lower test scores

High schools in Virginia where students reported a high rate of bullying had significantly lower scores on standardized tests that students must pass to graduate, according to research presented at the 119th Annual Convention ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 07, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Obese girls more than twice as likely to be addicted to smoking

Obese teenage girls are more than twice as likely as other girls to develop high-level nicotine addiction as young adults, according to a new study. Nearly 20 percent of American adolescents currently are obese, the authors ...

Health created Jun 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0