News tagged with young girls


Research informs healthy body image for girls

(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.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 08, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Half of Dutch teenagers regularly have a mild psychotic experience: study

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 ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Swazi king endorses mass circumcision in bid to fight HIV

Swaziland's King Mswati III called Friday for his male subjects to get circumcised as he endorsed a campaign aimed at tackling the world's highest HIV infection rate.

HIV & AIDS created Jul 15, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 66

Over quarter of S.African schoolgirls HIV positive

As many as 28 percent of South African schoolgirls are HIV positive, according to figures from the country's health minister reported by local media on Thursday.

HIV & AIDS created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

US mulls easier access to emergency contraception

US regulators are considering whether to grant a drug company's request to make emergency contraception available over the counter to people of all ages instead of by prescription.

Medications created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Obama calls morning-after pill call 'common sense'

(AP) -- President Barack Obama on Thursday endorsed but said he did not steer his administration's decision to halt the over-the-counter sale of an anti-pregnancy drug to girls under 17, saying it was common ...

Medications created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Chemicals in cigarette smoke linked to lower fertility

Young girls who are exposed to cigarette smoke could experience reduced fertility later in life, a three-year study has found.

Health created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Dance boosts young girls' mental health

Young girls can dance their way to better mental health. Symptoms like depression, stress, fatigue, and headaches are alleviated with regular dancing. This is shown in a study run by Anna Duberg, a physical therapist at Örebro ...

Health created Nov 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Focus on STD, not cancer prevention, to promote HPV vaccine use

The HPV vaccine can prevent both cervical cancer and a nasty sexually transmitted disease in women. But emphasizing the STD prevention will persuade more young women to get the vaccine, a new study suggests.

Health created May 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

High levels of domestic abuse revealed among teenagers

A groundbreaking study of 13 and 14-year-olds in 13 Staffordshire schools has revealed worrying levels of domestic abuse among the young.

Health created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Two held in Britain over 'female genital mutilation'

Two people were arrested in Britain's second city of Birmingham on Friday after a media report that medics and alternative practitioners had offered to perform female genital mutilation.

Health created May 04, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0