Tag Archive for health
Uk: Teens Are Less Likely To Have Smoked...
The annual Health and Social Care Information Centre survey of 6,000 pupils aged 11 to 15
Dr Recommends That Schools Should NOT...
….so your kids can get better sleep
When Your Daughter Has Anorexia
Clare B. Dunkle is a novelist…co-writing Elena Vanishing, and a memoir about teen anorexia from the mother’s perspective
Teens Invent Color-Changing Condoms To...
The 13- and 14-year-olds came up with the idea for a condom that changes colors…
Teens Unfamiliar With Harms Of Pot, E...
Focus group of 24 kids finds they do understand dangers of cigarettes
Study: Parents’ Ages Linked To...
Older parents face an increased risk of having a child with autism, new research shows
Study: Nearly Third Of Teens Changed...
While most teens rely on digital resources to learn more about puberty, drugs, sex and depression
Call Of Duty Increases Risk Of Alzheimer...
University of Montreal study finds video game players navigate the screen using a key area of the brain
Brain Differences Seen In Teenage Heavy...
The findings may help explain why heavy-drinking teens decline in school performance
Porn And Video Game Addiction Are...
Young men’s brains are being ‘digitally rewired’
‘Red Zone’ Highlights...
That danger is a higher susceptibility to sexual assault, according to studies
Fathers Have Big Influence On Teens&...
Nearly 4,000 boys and girls answered questionnaires about their own drinking
Taco Bell Just Announced 4 Hours Of FREE...
That’s 4 hours of free tacos (assuming you have to leave and come back in a different outfit)
Short-Sighted Children Blamed On Indoor...
Sedentary lifestyles are bad for the eyes as well as the waistline
Research Has Linked Artificial Light...
95% of Americans regularly use screens shortly before going to sleep
420 Day: A Physician’s Take On Pot
The citizens of Washington and Colorado made a mistake when they voted to legalize pot
Shocking Toll Of Social Media On Girls&...
How sexualised images are fuelling rise in anxiety among pupils aged 11 to 13
E-Cigarette Use Triples Among Teens
E-cigarette use among high school students spiked from 2013 to 2014, according to a new study
Family Stress Linked To Adolescent...
There is a relationship between long-term exposure to three specific types of family stressors and children becoming obese by the time they…
Energy Drinks Carry Cardiac Risks For...
According to new research, energy drinks pose serious cardiac risks for the adolescents who consume them.
France Votes To Ban Ultra-Thin Models In...
Modelling agencies protest as those employing models considered too thin face fines…six months in prison
Flashback: Israeli Law Bans Underweight...
The new law poses a groundbreaking challenge to a fashion industry widely castigated for promoting anorexia and bulimia
‘Flakka’: The New Street...
Its insane side effects aren’t even the worst part
Bill Banning Smoking In Car With Kids...
…illegal for anyone in a car with a child under 13 present to smoke tobacco products
1 In 5 Teens Have Tried e-Cigarettes
In a British survey of more than 16,000 people aged 14-17 years 19.2% said they had tried or purchased
Experts Caution Against Random Drug...
Tests may also uncover traces of students’ prescription medications, which may be a violation of their privacy
Increased Church Involvement Could Help...
Lower risk of suicide..students who regularly attended religious services and regularly ate a meal with their family
Churches Oppose Three-Person Baby Plan
The ethics of the issue should be properly discussed before a decision was made
Three-Parent Baby…Coming Soon
UK voted in favour of the creation of babies with DNA from two women and one man
E-Cig: “Toxic” Chemicals...
List of carcinogens: including benzene, a component of gasoline, formaldehyde, lead and nickel. Laced with nicotine
McDonald’s Fries In The US Have Way...
…Dimethylpolysiloxane is “added as an anti-foaming agent” but it’s also a silicon-based organic polymer used to make Silly Putty
Pediatricians’ Group Opposes Legal...
Marijuana shouldn’t be legalized because of the potential harm it can cause children and teens, the American Academy of Pediatrics says
Good Bedtime Habits Equal Better Sleep...
Adolescence, lack of sleep may be related to high-risk behaviors such as substance abuse, suicidal behaviors and drowsy driving
Wash. State Could Be First to Bump...
“Research shows the young adult brain, still developing between 18 and 21, is highly susceptible to nicotine addiction,”
5 Ways To Avoid Youth Ministry Burnout
I learned the following few tips to help me keep from spreading myself too thin
Why Parents Need To Get All the Screens...
Some of my patients say they need them to wake them in the morning; parents, please introduce these kids to alarm clocks
Teens Losing Zzzs
The Effects of Their Sleep-Deprivation Lasts Way Past Lunch
Teens May Think Light Smoking Is Safe
“Our findings suggest that decades of anti-tobacco work have succeeded in convincing adolescents that heavier smoking patterns are dangerous,”
Global: Prevalence Of Secondhand Smoke...
It looks at rates of secondhand exposure among more than 350,000 teens from 168 countries using the Global Youth Tobacco Survey
Colorado Fails Again With Teen Pot...
The ads are different from previous pot-education efforts because they don’t demonize the drug
Study: Religious People Much Happier...
People who attend religious services on a weekly basis are nearly twice as likely to describe themselves as “very happy”
‘More Connected, Yet More Alone’
In the UK, the Guardian reported last July on the “loneliness epidemic among young adults”
The Addictive Nature Of Social Media&...
UAlbany Study Finds Social Media to be Potentially Addictive, Associated with Substance Abuse
When Teenagers Think Porn Teaches Them...
Porn is about the closest thing they’ve had to sex education—schools have outdated and uncomfortable sex ed and their parents are absolutely…
9 Signs You’re Burning Out In...
I’m writing this because burnout seems to be an epidemic in ministry leadership
Spending More Time On Smartphones Can...
Leisure distress is feeling uptight, stressed and anxious during free time
Study: Teens With Disabilities At...
Since these children have fewer opportunities for physical activity and may face other dietary challenges they are left with limited healthy weight…
Grade-School Bullying Takes A Toll On...
“Before , your bullies at school stayed at school,” “Now, through social media, they follow you everywhere,”
Condoms Not Effective Against HPV Or...
EXPERT ADVICE From Dr. Ricki Pollycove
Study: Self-Harming In Teen Years Linked...
Teenagers who hurt themselves intentionally are at a higher risk of developing mental health and substance abuse problems later in life
Alcoholism In Hispanic Youth The Result...
Immigrant youth often have two or more cultural identities they are trying to embrace at once, leading them to experience dual stress
Caregiving Kids May Be At Risk
The analysis found that 62 percent of the youth caregivers were girls, while 38 percent were boys. Median age was 12
Home Visits Decrease Drug Use,...
This intervention can help us break that cycle of despair
Three High School Football Players Die...
The dangers in football have gone done in Pop Warren 9.5% and High School 2%
Hearing That Things Can Change Helps...
“When kids have hard things happen to them, they think it’ll be like that way into the future.”
Flashback: UK: Generation Stress
Thousands of children aged 10 and under are being treated for depression, stress and anxiety
Teenagers Who Smoke Marijuana Daily Are...
They’re also 60% less likely to graduate college and seven times more likely to attempt suicide
Teenagers Whose Parents Supply Them With...
Teens taking alcohol cue from parents: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre study
5 Crazy Ways Social Media Is Changing...
Ever wonder how social media affects your body and brain? You might be surprised!
Doctors Urge Later School Starts for...
Puberty may biologically wire teens to stay up late and wake up late—which means that forcing them to bed earlier won’t do…
Teens Who Skimp On Sleep May Face Later...
Teens typically need around nine-and-one-quarter hours of sleep a night, according to the National Sleep Foundation
Using Lots of Pot Turns Teens Dopey
…is not safe and may result in addiction and neurocognitive damage, especially in youth
Flashback: Obama: Marijuana no more...
As has been well documented, I smoked pot as a kid, and I view it as a bad habit and a vice,…
Federal Court Strikes Down Obamacare...
The court did the right thing in striking down the Obamacare abortion-pill mandate as it applies to Louisiana College’s health insurance coverage
China: ‘Web Junkie’ Documentary&...
Why they feel more connected to disassociated voices in cyberspace than to their families
‘Spice’ (synthetic pot) Is A...
Family of teen who died after smoking synthetic pot warns others to stay away from the powerful and unpredictable drug
Why Seven Hours of Sleep Might Be Better...
Sleep experts close in on the optimal night’s sleep
Miley Cyrus Going Too Far In Trippy,...
Miley Cyrus in new drug-filled, explicit video
259 Million Prescriptions For...
Painkiller Prescription Rates Vary Widely Among States
Flashback: Parents Play Role in Teens’...
Misuse and abuse of prescription drugs is one of the fastest growing drug epidemics in the United States
This Girl Faked Her Period… And...
Hello Flo, a tampon delivery service, has released a hilarious new ad
Birthday Cupcake Killer
The federal rule applies only to food sold to students, not given away. They took it a step further at birthday celebrations
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