Tag: Adolescents / Teens
FDA Bans Products That Help Kids Hide Vape Use From Parents
Companies risk additional FDA action if they do not stop manufacture, distribution, and sale of these products
Child Obesity Linked to Higher Mortality Risk in Young Adulthood
Second study shows increased risk for anxiety and depression among girls and boys with obesity
Prevalence of Autoimmunity May Be on the Rise
Reasons for increasing prevalence among broad subgroups from 1988 to 2012 remain unclear
Adult Smoking, Cessation Tied to Smoking Intensity in Adolescence
Prevalence of daily smoking in 20s, 40s correlated with degree of smoking during adolescence
Prognosis Poor for Pediatric, Adolescent Patients With Colon Cancer
Three-year overall survival for patients younger than 25 less than half that for adult patients
‘Mod’ E-Cigarette Users Smoke More Cigarettes One Year Later
Those who use mods versus vape pens smoke more than six times as many cigarettes at one-year follow-up
Prognosis Poor for Pediatric, Adolescent Patients With Colon Cancer
Three-year overall survival for patients younger than 25 less than half that for adult patients
Brain Changes From Multiple Sclerosis May Occur in Preteens
Greater genetic predisposition for MS tied to imaging-observable changes in white matter in preteens
Four Trajectories of Peer Victimization ID’d Across Childhood
Paternal history of antisocial behavior tied to moderate-emerging, high-chronic versus low peer victimization
ENDO: Liraglutide May Benefit Adolescents With Obesity
Reduction in BMI standard-deviation score greater for liraglutide + lifestyle therapy versus placebo
