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Secondhand Smoke Harms Girls' Hearts More than Boys
By Christine Hsu | Apr 30, 2013 12:54 PM EDTSecondhand smoke may pose a greater risk to teen girls than boys, according to a new study.
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Parents' Lax Attitudes May Be Partly to Blame for 33 Percent Rise in Teens' Prescription Drug Abuse
By Makini Brice | Apr 23, 2013 01:47 PM EDTOver a quarter of teens, 27 percent, believed that it was safer to abuse prescription drugs than to do so with street drugs.
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Popular "Cinnamon Challenge" Has Serious Long-Term Health Risks, Doctors Warn
By Christine Hsu | Apr 22, 2013 08:10 AM EDTPediatricians are warning young people about the dangers of a popular dare game called the "cinnamon challenge" in which a person attempts to swallow a spoonful of dry cinnamon in 60 seconds without any water.
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Study Finds Middle School Relationships Influence Adult Ones
By Cheri Cheng | Apr 03, 2013 10:25 AM EDTResearchers concluded that teenagers who develop strong relationships in middle school have better social skills later on in life.
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Family Meals Are Linked to Positive Mental Health in Teens
By Makini Brice | Mar 20, 2013 12:15 PM EDTMultiple studies have found positive effects of family mealtime.
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Short Bouts of Exercise May Enhance Self-Control and Treat Conditions Like ADHD and Autism
By Christine Hsu | Mar 07, 2013 01:42 PM ESTShort bursts of exercise could help improve self-control in adolescents and young adults, a new review of existing research suggests.
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Slow Growing Babies often 'Catch-Up' during Adolescence
By Affirunisa Kankudti | Feb 25, 2013 07:40 AM ESTAccording to a new study, most babies who don't appear to be growing at the same rate as their peers tend to catch-up by the time they reach adolescence, and so there really is no reason to panic if you find your kid being shorter than other kids of the same age.
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Teens Regret having Sex after Excessive Drinking, Study Says
By Affirunisa Kankudti | Feb 14, 2013 07:11 AM ESTA new study has found that many teens who have sex after drinking a lot of alcohol tend to regret their actions later.
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Teen Birth Rates in the US Record a Historic Low
By Affirunisa Kankudti | Feb 11, 2013 06:01 AM ESTTeen birth rate in the U.S. recorded a historic low in 2011, with just 31.3 births per 1,000 teens - a drop of 8 percent from 2010 - for teens between the ages 15-19, a federal government report said.
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'Sexting' Demonstrates Active Sex Among Teens
By S.C. Stringfellow | Sep 17, 2012 11:53 AM EDTAccording to a study conducted by the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, teens who send and receive "sex messages" are likely engaging in the same behaviors descried.
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Teen (Adolescent) Smokers Have Difficulty Quitting, Similar to Adults
By S.C. Stringfellow | Sep 13, 2012 08:59 AM EDTTeen tobacco addiction is no less serious than tobacco addiction at any other age. A new study finds that during early tobacco addiction, teens experience many of the same negative withdrawal symptoms associated with cessation. The points of differences however can be used to establish effective psychological treatment programs for teens that choose to quit.
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