Tag Archive for health

Drake’s new Album Sold Over 600...

on May 2, 2016 by

If the album does sell 1 million albums in its first seven days, it’ll become the 21st album to reach that mark

Young Teen Girls’ Suicide Rate Has...

on May 1, 2016 by

The suicide rate for girls between 10 and 14 increased by 200 percent since 1999

Sleep-Deprived Teens Take More Risks...

on May 1, 2016 by

Sleep-deprived teens are more likely to engage in risky behavior, including vehicle-related risks, than those who get enough rest

One More Scientific Reason How Youth...

on April 29, 2016 by

Having lots of friends is a better painkiller than morphine

The Limp Truth About Porn

on April 22, 2016 by

“Why young men who grew up with Internet porn are becoming advocates for turning it off.”

ADHD Drugs Can Lead To Long-Term Changes...

on April 20, 2016 by

Adolescents who are repeatedly exposed to large amounts of the stimulant amphetamine might be at risk

Lip Implants The 2nd-Fastest Growing...

on April 19, 2016 by

Selfie Age, We see images of ourselves constantly on social media, we’re much more aware of how our lips look

Fatigue A Contributor To Injuries In...

on April 16, 2016 by

Fatigue increased the risk of shoulder and elbow injury

High School Wants To Shut Down Off...

on April 15, 2016 by

The small weekly gatherings morphed into a popular gathering spot for hungry kids with nearly 500 turning out

Rewarding Children With Food Can Trigger...

on April 14, 2016 by

Treating your child with junk food when they behave ‘can lead to emotional binge eating and weight gain’

UK Sex Education: Children Warned Of...

on April 14, 2016 by

Sex education has placed such a strong emphasis on how to avoid pregnancy, and some are leaving it too late

High Doses of ADHD Drugs Can Lead to...

on April 10, 2016 by

Jim Liebelt

Teen Emotional Problems Linked To Future...

on April 2, 2016 by

Jim Liebelt

A Glimpse Into Teenage Depression

on March 29, 2016 by

Depression impacts lots of teenagers but I’m left to wonder how well many of us are equipped to notice the symptoms..

Video Games May Have Positive Effects On...

on March 19, 2016 by

Results were based on data from the School Children Mental Health Europe project for children ages six to 11

Adolescents Drink Too Much Caffeine

on March 12, 2016 by

Jim Liebelt

Parental Pressure Pushes Kids To Use...

on March 6, 2016 by

Jim Liebelt

E-cigarettes 1 Million Times More...

on March 1, 2016 by

One million times more than roadside air in Hong Kong,”

Victimized Adolescents More At Risk Of...

on February 28, 2016 by

Jim Liebelt

Values: Today’s Teens Compared To...

on February 26, 2016 by

by Jonathan McKee

Age When Teens Start Using Marijuana...

on February 22, 2016 by

A new study shows that the age at which an adolescent starts using marijuana affects which parts of the brain will be…

Study Ties Parents’ Criticism To...

on February 21, 2016 by

Jim Liebelt

Calming The Teenage Mind In The...

on February 18, 2016 by

Students at Marblehead High School in Massachusetts meditate in a new Zen Room at the school

Many Depressed Teens Don’t Get Follow...

on February 15, 2016 by

Prompt treatment is crucial because failure to relieve depression increases the risk of recurrent depression

Late Night Texting Habits Of Teens...

on February 14, 2016 by

In Sleep Deprivation, Affects School Performance

Marijuana May Affect Verbal Memory

on February 2, 2016 by

Years of smoking pot may have an effect on a person’s verbal memory

Flashback: A New Way To Get High...

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Marijuana ‘Dabbing’ Is ‘Exploding Onto The Drug-Use Scene’

Legal US Pot Sales Soar To $5.4B In 2015

on February 2, 2016 by

“You won’t find another industry growing at that kind of clip”: ArcView Group CEO

New Documentary Looks At America’s...

on February 1, 2016 by

US makes up about 5% of the world’s population, yet consumes more than 75% of the world’s prescription drugs

Teens With Sleep Problems More Reactive...

on January 31, 2016 by

Jim Liebelt

2 Teenagers Dead, 2 Sickened From...

on January 29, 2016 by

The teens evidently thought they could drink poisonous methanol as a substitute for ethanol, the ingredient in alcoholic beverages that causes intoxication

Casual Marijuana Use Linked To Brain...

on January 26, 2016 by

Young women in pot-themed Instagram memes at risk, experts say

Modern Psychology…Find Yourself

on January 19, 2016 by

Philip Yancey

Millennial Children Would Rather Not...

on January 19, 2016 by

If you’re a Boomer parent and hope your millennial kid will take care of you, you might want to think again

Study: Teens And Substance Abuse

on January 14, 2016 by

Institute for Social Research

Study: Pornography ‘Harms’

on January 13, 2016 by

A tie between pornography consumption verbal and sexual/physical aggression

Kids With Allergies May Be At Greater...

on January 10, 2016 by

Video: Dr. Devi explains the study

Bullying During Teen Years Linked To...

on December 31, 2015 by

Researchers who followed 662 youth for a decade starting when they were between 12 and 19 years old found

Binge Drinking Even More Harmful Than...

on December 29, 2015 by

New study reveals serious liver damage linked to chronic alcohol use

latest Teen Drug Use Stats Released&...

on December 28, 2015 by

Overall, 44,892 students from 382 public and private shools participated in the 2015 survey

Online Tool Reveals The Most Likely...

on December 24, 2015 by

Americans aged 45 to 54 are 170 per cent more likely to die of an opioid overdose than teenagers and those in…

Minority Teens May Need An Extra Vitamin...

on December 23, 2015 by

Pigmentation reduces the skin’s production of the vitamin

Study: Young Teens More Susceptible To...

on December 23, 2015 by

Peak risk for a transition of..opioid dependence within 12 months is..among 14-to-15-year olds

Can We Please Stop Pretending Marijuana...

on December 18, 2015 by

The truth is it can indeed mean trouble, especially for young people.

High School Seniors Now Prefer Marijuana...

on December 17, 2015 by

Daily marijuana use surpassed cigarettes

ADHD Diagnoses Soar 43 Percent In United...

on December 11, 2015 by

More than one in 10 youths now diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

This Is What Alcohol Does To Your Brain...

on December 1, 2015 by

Repeated alcohol exposure during adolescence leads to long-term damage to the brain’s memory and learning functions

Declining Student Resilience: A Serious...

on December 1, 2015 by

Students are increasingly seeking help for, and apparently having emotional crises over, problems of everyday life

Smoking High-Strength Pot May Damage...

on December 1, 2015 by

High levels of skunk use affect the brain’s white matter, making communication between the right and left hemispheres less efficient

Teens With Many Facebook Friends More...

on November 29, 2015 by

Social network may play a role in negatively affecting teens when it comes to their stress levels

Modern Family Star Who Was Addicted To...

on November 20, 2015 by

Started having procedures at the age of 19 to help ease his insecurity

Adolescent E-cigarette Use Tied To...

on November 16, 2015 by

Who reported using e-cigarettes were about 30 percent more likely to report respiratory symptoms than those who never used e-cigarettes

4 Ways Marijuana Is More Harmful For...

on November 5, 2015 by

legalization is frightening because…

Teen Instagram Star Speaks Out About The...

on November 3, 2015 by

“Social Media Is Not Real Life.”

Narcotic Painkiller Use in Adolescence...

on October 31, 2015 by

Jim Liebelt

Alcohol Ads Influence Teen Choices

on October 31, 2015 by

Jim Liebelt

Doctors Group Recommends Raising Tobacco...

on October 29, 2015 by

“The developing brains of children and teens are particularly vulnerable to nicotine”

Teens Drinking At Home

on October 28, 2015 by

A new study suggests that a family’s rules concerning alcohol use aren’t nearly as important as the family itself

Screen Hazards

on October 28, 2015 by

The blue light impacts the skin’s ability to heal itself, which may lead to premature aging

Teen Drinking Who’s Doing It the Most...

on October 27, 2015 by

4,750 teenagers 15-years-old and under take their first sip of alcohol on any given day in America

Parents Underestimate Biggest Threat To...

on October 25, 2015 by

Jim Liebelt

A Message To Youth Ministers Who Are...

on October 24, 2015 by

One secret they’ve learned is that Gods true call on their life isn’t performance, but faithfulness

That Stat That Says Pastors Are All...

on October 22, 2015 by

Ed Stetzer

Teenagers Text Neck…

on October 17, 2015 by

The shocking ‘text neck’ X-rays that show how children as young as SEVEN are becoming hunch backs because of their addiction to…

Students Celebrate As School Drops...

on October 16, 2015 by

Last year, Bozeman school board members voted 5-3 to pull the high school out of the National School Lunch Program

Native American Teen Suicide Are double...

on October 12, 2015 by

Even 2 years afterwards, friends of a teen who killed himself are considered dangerously likely to make the same choice

Late Bedtimes Linked to Weight Gain in...

on October 11, 2015 by

Jim Liebelt

The Scariest Thing About Burger King’s...

on October 5, 2015 by

…may turn your poop green

Early Maturing Girls At-Risk For Alcohol...

on October 3, 2015 by

Jim Liebelt

Biology, Not Laziness, Keeps Teens In...

on October 3, 2015 by

Jim Liebelt

Your Teen’s New Favorite Drug –...

on September 26, 2015 by

1 in 5 teens will wake up in the middle of the night to check his or her smartphone for updates or…

Selfies Kill More People Than Sharks

on September 25, 2015 by

The deaths are a tragic reminder to travelers that focusing on a phone screen instead of unfamiliar surroundings is not safe

What A Massive Sexual Assault Survey...

on September 24, 2015 by

27 Universities…drawing responses from more than 150,000 students

Many U.S. Kids Eat Fast Food Every Day

on September 24, 2015 by

About 12% of their daily diet is fast food, roughly the same amount kids were eating in the 1990

“How Much Sleep to Tweens Actually...

on September 24, 2015 by

Teens are notorious for wanting to stay up late and for not wanting to get up early. If your teen is no…

Commercialization Of Legal Pot Has Led...

on September 22, 2015 by

over 11% of Colorado’s (teens) use pot. 40% increase in drug-related suspensions and expulsions — the vast majority from marijuana.

Feds Release Marijuana Stats…...

on September 22, 2015 by

Marijuana-related traffic deaths increased 32 percent…20% of all traffic deaths were marijuana related

Body Image Affects Weight Gain In Teen...

on September 19, 2015 by

Jim Liebelt

Pressure To Be Cool Can Lead To Downward...

on September 19, 2015 by

The pressure to be cool, look good, and own the “right stuff” is detrimental to many children and teenagers

Preventing Suicide: A Handbook For...

on September 16, 2015 by

by Karen Mason

Scarlett Johansson And The Liberation Of...

on September 10, 2015 by

By Walt Mueller

legislators Demand Online Retailers Stop...

on September 6, 2015 by

Synthetic Weed Leaving Streets Full Of ‘Zombies’

Bright Screens May Cause More Sleep...

on September 5, 2015 by

Jim Liebelt

Daily Marijuana Use Among College...

on September 5, 2015 by

Jim Liebelt

A Peek Into The Sleep Habits Of...

on September 5, 2015 by

Who is getting enough shut-eye?

Students Tattoo Goes Viral, Gets Web...

on September 2, 2015 by

“It reminds me that people who may appear happy, may be at battle with themselves.”

Project Semicolon Really Can Save A Life...

on September 2, 2015 by

Now, turn that semicolon into a metaphor for life that goes on and can change and you have a new trend to…

Flashback: Caffeine Affects Teen Boys...

on August 26, 2015 by

About 73% of children have some kind of caffeine daily

A New Craze Has People ‘Vaping&...

on August 26, 2015 by

The New York Times described the experience as “Red Bull for the lungs.”

What Does Porn Do To Us? . . . An...

on August 24, 2015 by

By Walt Mueller

Why Pushing Kids To Learn Too Much Too...

on August 20, 2015 by

The nationwide push to teach children increasingly more complex concepts at earlier ages is likely counterproductive

E-Cigarettes A Helpful Infographic

on August 13, 2015 by

We need to be familiarizing ourselves with e-cigs, the health risks, and even the ways they are being marketed

The Hidden Consequences of Porn

on August 12, 2015 by

Research shows again and again the detrimental effects of porn on various aspects of people’s lives

16 States Support Christian Schools In...

on August 12, 2015 by

3 universities appeal to Supreme Court over contraception mandate

Study: Popular, Cool Kids Face More...

on August 8, 2015 by

The scientists had interviewed 184 teens from 13 years, who were studying in the seventh and eighth grades, right upto age 23

5 Scary Health Effects Of Sleep...

on August 7, 2015 by

90% of teens are sleep deprived — and the health costs could be significant

Adolescent Emergency Room Visits for...

on August 1, 2015 by

Jim Liebelt

Study: Frequent Social Media Use May...

on July 30, 2015 by

Twenty-four percent of teenagers go online “almost constantly,”

Uk: Teens Are Less Likely To Have Smoked...

on July 25, 2015 by

The annual Health and Social Care Information Centre survey of 6,000 pupils aged 11 to 15

Dr Recommends That Schools Should NOT...

on July 25, 2015 by

….so your kids can get better sleep