Psychology & Psychiatry
Bullies more likely to engage in risky sex, study finds
(HealthDay)—Teenage bullies are prone to engage in risky sexual behavior, a new study finds.
Nov 13, 2013
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Researchers find what's missing in teen health programs
Adding a mental health component to school-based lifestyle programs for teens could be key to lowering obesity, improving grades, alleviating severe depression and reducing substance use, a new study suggests.
Sep 10, 2013
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Child health concerns vary among different races, ethnicities
Adults across the U.S. rate childhood obesity as the top health concern for children in 2013, but priorities vary based on racial and ethnic backgrounds, according to a new University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital ...
Aug 19, 2013
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Pediatrics
Nearly half of high schoolers text while driving: survey
(HealthDay)—Close to half of U.S high school students text while driving, a habit that dramatically increases their risk of getting into a potentially fatal car crash, a new study shows.
May 13, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mentoring, leadership program key to ending bullying in at-risk teen girls
New research from experts within the University of Minnesota School of Nursing has found teen girls at high risk for pregnancy reported being significantly less likely to participate in social bullying after participating ...
Apr 30, 2013
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Research shows early dialogue between parents and children most effective in deterring teen tobacco, alcohol use
Early, substantive dialogue between parents and their grade-school age children about the ills of tobacco and alcohol use can be more powerful in shaping teen behavior than advertising, marketing or peer pressure, a University ...
Apr 25, 2013
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Short daily walk might help teen smokers cut down or quit, study says
Teenagers who increased the days on which they got just 20 minutes of exercise were able to cut down on their smoking habit. And teenage smokers were more likely to quit altogether if they participated in a smoking cessation/fitness ...
Apr 9, 2013
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National teen driving report finds safety gains for teen passengers
A new report on teen driver safety released today by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and State Farm shows encouraging trends among teen passengers. In 2011 more than half of teen passengers (54 percent) reported ...
Apr 4, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Teens' struggles with peers forecast long-term adult problems
Teenagers' struggles to connect with their peers in the early adolescent years while not getting swept along by negative peer influences predict their capacity to form strong friendships and avoid serious problems even ten ...
Mar 28, 2013
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Sexually abused or neglected adolescent girls at risk of becoming moms while still teenagers
Abused or neglected teenage girls become teen mothers at nearly five times the national rate of teen motherhood.
Mar 25, 2013
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