Pediatrics
75% of teens aren't getting recommended daily exercise
Three out of every four teens aren't getting enough exercise, and this lack is even more pronounced among female students.
Jun 21, 2022
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Health
Adolescents who use smartphones for more than three hours a day found to suffer more from back pain
Thanks to the popularization of smartphones and tablets, and the multiplication of video channels, computer games and educational apps, children and adolescents are spending more and more time looking at screens, usually ...
Apr 6, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The influence of coping strategies on the long-term impacts of bullying
Peer victimization, or bullying, is a common experience in high school and one whose negative impacts are widely understood. This social stressor is associated with an array of short- and long-term effects on social-emotional ...
Jul 30, 2021
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Addiction
Screening teens for vaping history key to diagnosing lung disease during pandemic
The severity of a lung disease associated with e-cigarettes in teens decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, but hospitalizations from the disease continued to mount, according to a study of more than three dozen patients ...
Feb 6, 2023
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Medications
Higher frequency cannabis use tied to demographic factors
(HealthDay)—Higher frequency cannabis use is more common among young and racial minority populations, and individuals with low socioeconomic status, according to a study published online Nov. 30 in JAMA Network Open.
Dec 3, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Virus spread, not politics should guide schools, doctors say
As the Trump administration pushes full steam ahead to force schools to resume in-person education, public health experts warn that a one-size-fits-all reopening could drive infection and death rates even higher.
Jul 12, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
No whooping cough deaths in California last year
No Californian died from whooping cough in 2011, the first year since 1991 that there have been no deaths in the state from the highly infectious illness.
Jan 24, 2012
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Immunology
Asthma often goes undetected in urban teens, study finds
(HealthDay)—For many city-dwelling teens with asthma, their chronic lung disease may go undiagnosed and untreated, a new study finds.
Jan 2, 2019
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Addiction
FDA moves against vape products that mimic toys, slushies and appeal to kids
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking action against e-cigarettes disguised to look like everyday items that appeal to young people.
Nov 17, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Asthma rates climb for high school students as cannabis use increases
Asthma is more common among high school students who use cannabis, relative to those who do not and the prevalence of asthma increases with the frequency of its use among the students, according to a new study at Columbia ...
Jan 29, 2024
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