Tag: Adolescents / Teens
Many Overweight Teens Don’t See Their Weight As a Problem
Around 40 percent think their weight is about right, British researchers find
CDC: Most Americans in Favor of Raising Legal Smoking Age to 21
Even 70 percent of smokers support the concept
Adolescent Lifestyle Not Strongly Tied to Later Muscular Pain
Smoking, alcohol use, overweight/obesity weakly tied to later pain
Antipsychotic Use Up for Teens, Young Adults From 2006 to 2010
No increase in use for those aged 1 to 12 years; males more likely to use antipsychotics than females
Obese Teen Girls Less Likely to Use Contraception
No difference in frequency of sex according to weight status among 18- to 19-year-old girls
Surgery May Help Adolescents With Frequent Migraines
Surgery should be reserved for teens whose migraines have not responded to other treatments
U.S. Children Experience High Rates of Assault, Abuse
Long-term effects include poor mental and physical health, researchers say
In Teens, Sedentary Behavior Independently Tied to Adiposity
Correlation for TV viewing, screen time, sedentary behaviors with adiposity, independent of diet
Risky Pot ‘Dabbing’ Method Growing in Popularity
Fires and even explosions have been linked to this practice, experts say
Internet-Based Videoconference Viable for Teen T1DM Therapy
Behavioral Family Systems Therapy-Diabetes effective whether delivered face to face or via Skype
