News tagged with adolescent medicine
Neuroscience discoveries alter public policy debates
Neuroscience has made tremendous progress in understanding the adolescent brain, creating opportunities as well as challenges for using that knowledge in relation to public policies, according to an article in the Spring ...
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Increased, mandatory screenings help identify more kids with emotional/behavioral problems
A study published in the March 2011 Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine shows that Massachusetts' new court-ordered mental health screening and intervention program led to more children being identified as beh ...
Mar 07, 2011 |
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New national study finds boxing injuries on the rise; youth head injury rates also concerning
The risk and nature of injury in the sport of boxing has generated a great deal of controversy in the medical community, especially in relation to youth boxing. A new study, conducted by researchers in the Center for Injury ...
Mar 02, 2011 |
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Foster parents receive more support than kinship caregivers, study finds
Children who are placed with a relative because of mistreatment at home fare better in some areas than those placed in foster care, but they may have a higher risk of substance use and teenage pregnancy.
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Heavy drinking in older teenagers has long- and short-term consequences
In a systematic review of current evidence published in this week's PLoS Medicine, the authors—Jim McCambridge from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK, and colleagues—conclude that there ...
Feb 08, 2011 |
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Violence against mothers linked to 1.8 million female infant and child deaths in India
The deaths of 1.8 million female infants and children in India over the past 20 years are related to domestic violence against their mothers, according to a new study led by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health ...
Jan 05, 2011 |
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Average child may get 7 radiation scans by age 18
(AP) -- The first large study to examine the use of X-rays, CT scans and other medical radiation in children estimates the average child will get more than seven radiation scans by age 18, a potentially worrisome trend.
Jan 03, 2011 |
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Having oral sex increases likelihood of intercourse among teens
Half of teens who have oral sex during the ninth grade will have intercourse by the end of the 11th grade, and most sexually active teenagers will begin engaging in oral sex and sexual intercourse within the same six-month ...
Nov 01, 2010 |
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Child maltreatment investigations not associated with improvements in household risk factors
Household investigations for suspected child maltreatment by Child Protective Services may not be associated with improvements in common, modifiable risk factors including social support, family functioning, poverty and others, ...
Oct 04, 2010 |
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Limited long-term effects of school based sexual health education
An intensive sexual health education programme in schools had only a small effect on reported sexual behaviors among African adolescents and no effect on the prevalence of HIV and genital herpes (HSV2) 9 years after the start ...
Jun 08, 2010 |
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Playing a video game before bedtime has only a mild effect on adolescent sleep
A study in the April 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine suggests that playing a video game before bedtime has only a mild effect on the sleep of older male teens.
Apr 15, 2010 |
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1 hour daily exercise fights 'fatso' gene in teens
(AP) -- One hour of moderate to vigorous exercise a day can help teens beat the effects of a common obesity-related gene with the nickname "fatso," according to a new European study.
Apr 05, 2010 |
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Childhood obesity may contribute to later onset of puberty for boys
Increasing rates of obese and overweight children in the United States may be contributing to a later onset of puberty in boys, say researchers at the University of Michigan Health System.
Feb 01, 2010 |
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Study: Half of urban teen girls acquire STIs within 2 years of first sexual activity
Half of urban teenage girls may acquire at least one of three common sexually transmitted infections (STI) within two years of becoming sexually active, according to an Indiana University School of Medicine and Regenstrief ...
Dec 14, 2009 |
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Getting a 'Head Start' on obesity prevention
Almost 1 million preschool children from low-income families are enrolled in Head Start, a national program for young children that readies them for school. While the program provides them with educational and social skill ...
Dec 08, 2009 |
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