News tagged with risky behaviors
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Study shows family solution to teen troubles
(PhysOrg.com) -- How do you keep at-risk teens off drugs and out of trouble? According to a new University of Georgia study, family can make a difference.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 06, 2012 |
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CDC study: Gay, bisexual teens do riskier things
(AP) -- Gay and bisexual high school students are more likely than their heterosexual classmates to smoke, drink alcohol or do other risky things, according to a government study released Monday.
Jun 06, 2011 |
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First sex linked to better body image in men, not women
Having sex for the first time can improve or degrade your self-image depending on whether you are male or female, according to Penn State researchers. On average, college-age males become more satisfied with their appearance ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 23, 2011 |
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What you see is what you do: Risky behaviors linked to risk-glorifying media exposure
Exposure via the media to activities such as street racing, binge drinking and unprotected sex is linked to risk-taking behaviors and attitudes, according to a new analysis of more than 25 years of research.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 07, 2011 |
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Study shows early brain effects of HIV in mouse model
A new mouse model closely resembles how the human body reacts to early HIV infection and is shedding light on nerve cell damage related to the disease, according to researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 02, 2011 |
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Teens who smoke, drink and use drugs more likely to get pregnant
(PhysOrg.com) -- High school students who smoke, drink, use drugs, carry a weapon to school, get involved in fights or engage in other risky behaviors also are more likely to become pregnant or to impregnate ...
Feb 04, 2011 |
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Study finds presence of peers heightens teens' sensitivity to rewards of a risk
and that when they do, they like to have company. Teens are five times more likely to be in a car accident when in a group than when driving alone, and they are more likely to commit a crime in a group.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 28, 2011 |
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New survey device gets better information on teenage sexual behavior
Brown University sociologists have developed a device to gather more reliable data about risky sexual behavior among Ethiopian teenagers and young adults than conventional face-to-face interviews can produce. ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2010 |
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Unhappy children turn to sex and alcohol
Young children who don't like school are more likely to be involved in underage drinking and sexual activity. A study reported in BioMed Central's open access journal Substance Abuse, Treatment, Prevention and Policy, has fo ...
Nov 09, 2010 |
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Sex, drugs more common in hyper-texting teens
(AP) -- Teens who text 120 times a day or more - and there seems to be a lot of them - are more likely to have had sex or used alcohol and drugs than kids who don't send as many messages, according to provocative new research.
Nov 09, 2010 |
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Study reveals risky sex behavior among NYC teens
(AP) -- Nearly one-tenth of sexually active New York City high school students say they have had at least one same-sex partner, and teens who say they've had sexual contact with both sexes report higher-than-average rates ...
Oct 25, 2010 |
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All may not be as it seems: College students, alcohol and sex
College students are less likely to let their female friends engage in risky sexual behavior after a night of drinking alcohol. Recent findings in the journal Communication Education examine how and why college students protec ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 25, 2010 |
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Childhood sexual abuse and social shaming linked to health issues later
Gay and bisexual men enrolled in a long-term study of HIV who reported sexual abuse and social shaming in childhood experience psychosocial health problems later in life that could put them at greater risk for HIV, report ...
Jul 21, 2010 |
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Cash rewards with counseling could help prevent STIs
Giving out cash can be an effective tool in combating sexually transmitted infections in rural Africa, according to a new study conducted jointly by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, the ...
Jul 18, 2010 |
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Adolescent brains biologically wired to engage in risky behavior, study finds
There are biological motivations behind the stereotypically poor decisions and risky behavior associated with adolescence, new research from a University of Texas at Austin psychologist reveals.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 03, 2010 |
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