Health
New York City imposes strict e-cigarette ban
A ban on electronic cigarettes went into effect Tuesday in New York restaurants, bars, parks, beaches and other public places.
Apr 29, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'New normal' anything but as countries continue to reopen
Hundreds of thousands of high school seniors in South Korea had their temperature checked and rubbed their hands with sanitizer as they returned to school Wednesday, many for the first time since late last year after their ...
May 20, 2020
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Health
California legislates more sleep for better health
Teenagers don't get enough sleep, and California's effort to fix the problem may serve as a wake-up call to other states' lawmakers.
Oct 30, 2019
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Health
Most teens support tough smoking bans, survey shows
(HealthDay)—North Carolina, a tobacco-growing state, does a lot to protect smoking: Its cigarette taxes are nearly the lowest in the country, and it only banned smoking in most restaurants, bars and hotels in 2010. But ...
Jan 9, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Decade of reducing self-inflicted deaths in Japan hindered by COVID-19
More people than expected ended their own lives in 2020 in Japan, overturning a decadelong slow decline in the nation's annual number of suicides, according to a new analysis by public health experts at the University of ...
Feb 17, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
U-shaped link detected between adolescent BMI and mental health
There is a U-shaped association between adolescent body mass index (BMI) and mental health, according to a study published online May 15 in JAMA Psychiatry.
May 20, 2024
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Hawaii becomes first state to raise smoking age to 21
(HealthDay)—Hawaii has become the first state to raise the legal smoking age to 21 for both traditional and electronic cigarettes. State health officials hope the new law, effective Jan. 1, will make it harder for teenagers ...
Jan 5, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
We shouldn't lift all COVID public health measures until kids are vaccinated
Australia's vaccination rollout got off to a slow start, but we've since become one of the most vaccinated countries in the world. More than 86% of Australians aged over 16 have received two doses, and 75% of adolescents ...
Nov 30, 2021
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Health
In tobacco state, students testify about youngsters' vaping
Twelve-year-old Hannah Piedad first encountered vaping—an electronic form of smoking—at a New Year's party. It was the smell that got her attention.
Feb 27, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
NYC again reopens schools to in-person learning
It's back to school again for some New York City schoolchildren, weeks after the schools were closed to in-person learning because of rising COVID-19 cases.
Dec 7, 2020
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