Too Much Sports May be Bad for Adolescent Well-Being
Health professionals are promoting exercise to help curb rising childhood obesity rates but results from a new study show that getting too much exercise might actually be bad for a child's health.
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Is There an Age Limit for Buying a Home Pregnancy Test?
There is a push to prevent teen pregnancy and that push has resulted in a drop in teen pregnancy rates, but that doesn’t mean teens are not having sex and that they no longer need home pregnancy tests.
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Teens’ Risky Behavior Represents Fast-Track Learning
The teenage years are strongly associated with risky behaviors, thrill seeking, and instant gratification. Kids may think their daring dos make life exciting and parents may lose sleep worrying over their teens but a new study of brain activity suggests risky behaviors that promise high rewards may actually be an age-appropriate way of fast-track learning. ... read more »
Teenage Pregnancy Options for Young Mothers
When a young woman finds they are facing teenage pregnancy there are several decisions about the future they can choose from.
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How Gastric Bypass in Teen Girls Affects Future Pregnancies
With the perfection of the gastric bypass treatment for obesity, teen girls are choosing the procedure over traditional weight loss efforts more often in the United States.
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Early Sexual Activity and Early Substance Use
Experts know, based on previous research and data collection, that
conduct problems are predictive of an earlier sexually active start,
higher risk of pregnancy and higher risk of contracting an STD,
including HIV.
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Slow Growth in Infancy Disappears by Teen Years
Slow growth in infancy can be difficult for some parents to deal with or
understand, but researchers from the University of Bristol claim growth
rates tend to reach near normal by teen years.
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High-Risk Teens and the Papanicolaou Test
Current standards suggest testing for cervical cancer starting at
age 21, but researchers believe there could be an unrealized need for
testing earlier in high-risk teen populations.
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Childcare: How to Be a Teenage Babysitter
Many young girls have already started thinking about working as a babysitter by the time they reach their 13th birthday. Even boys are starting to jump on the earning train by offering sitting services to families (especially those with male children).
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Exercising Teens Face Reduced Risk of Cancer in Middle Age
A recent study from Vanderbilt University has uncovered an added benefit of exercise: when girls were exercising regularly as teens, they faced a reduced risk of cancer when they reached middle age.
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Exercise Takes Sting Out of Teen Bullying
Good physical health promotes good mental health, too, and may help take the sting out of bullying for teenagers.
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Teens Who Smoke Marijuana Affect Offspring Reaction to Opiates
There are many parents who admit to trying marijuana at least once
during their teenage years. While it may not seem like a big deal at the
time, smoking marijuana could have a long term effect that passes on to
offspring.
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Spring Break May Lead to More Teen Pregnancies
Have you ever wondered what month accounts for the highest number of
pregnancies? The answer is different for adults and teens. According to
current research, teens are more apt to conceive in the month of March;
the same month as spring break trips and activities.
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Fertility Perception in Young, Adolescent Girls with Cancer
While significant studies exist revealing how young female cancer
patients feel about future fertility and impact of cancer treatment on
fertility, little is known about fertility perception in the healthy,
female adolescent population.
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Teen Pregnancy Risks Associated with Literacy
Schools across the United States have embarked on literacy campaigns to increase reading levels for elementary, middle and high-school students.
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Sex Initiation and Teen Pregnancy Risk
Very little is known about the connection between initiation of
sexual behavior in the teen population and resulting teen pregnancy
rates.
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Teen Obesity May Increase Risk of Early Pregnancy
High school is a time for social and physical development, but it
can also be a time when teens take risks that could have long-term
ramifications. According to researchers from Penn State, obesity rates
may have a direct impact on early pregnancy rates.
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Is Giving My Child the Pill Telling Her She Can Have Sex?
As with so many medical issues, sometimes it can be difficult to separate fact from fiction. This can be especially distressing when deciding whether the birth control pill may be a good option for your teen daughter. There are many common myths involving teens and the pill.
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Birth Control Implants for Preventing Pregnancy in Teens
Teen pregnancy rates are on the decline, but that doesn't mean teens are not getting pregnant. According to some reports, the repeat pregnancy rate for teens is somewhere near 50-percent and many repeat pregnancies are happening within one year of giving birth.
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Teens' Happy Moods Contagious Like the Flu
A recent study of teenage moods discovered a happy ending: negative moods do not spread among teenage friends but happy moods are contagious, just like the flu.
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Teenagers’ Sperm Cells Exhibit High Rate of Mutations
A recent study suggests the children of teenage fathers may exhibit higher rates of low birth weight as well as greater risk for autism, schizophrenia, and birth defects that include spina bifida.
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Sex Education: Young People Not Getting What They Want
Two recently published studies concerning sex education indicate young people are just not getting what they want. They’d really rather be getting the straight story.
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Health Effects: Teens and Increased Screen Time
A recent survey of teen activities indicates Australian teenagers are trading the recommended one hour per day of physical activity for more screen time and it could be jeopardizing their health.
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Teenage Pregnancies: How to Stop the Rise
According to a national survey in the United States, pregnancies occur in 750,000 teens every year.
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