TEEN HEALTH

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• Academy of Pediatricians Recommend IUDs as First Choice of Birth Control for Teenage Girls

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• Sep 30, 2014 11:13 PM EDT

• most U.S. teens opt for condoms or birth control pills,

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• Exercise after School Enhances Thinking Skills and Cognitive Function among Children

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• Sep 30, 2014 10:45 PM EDT

• Children who are exposed to a physical activity program tend to have better cognitive function and thinking skills than those who are not.

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• Inner City Children More Likely to Develop Food Allergies

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• Sep 29, 2014 11:49 PM EDT

• At least 10% of inner city kids followed in research study developed allergies to milk, eggs, and peanuts.

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• Spending Too Much Time Sitting in Front of Television or Computer Screens May Lead to Poor Bone Heal…

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• Sep 29, 2014 10:31 PM EDT

• If your teen is playing video games for hours every day, you might want to consider changing his habits.

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• ADHD Drugs May Be Linked to Increased Heart Conditions in Children

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• Sep 29, 2014 10:14 PM EDT

• Studies are inconclusive but still troubling

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• New Study Says Freshman 15 a Myth

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• Sep 29, 2014 08:56 PM EDT

• The idea that freshmen college students gain around 15 pounds may be a myth after all, says a study.

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• Social Networking Affects Kids’ Health, Studies Say

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• Sep 29, 2014 01:09 AM EDT

• The time of innovative communication has come to the hands of children. Face-to-face communication is now in the brim of non-existence. Parents worry as how this may affect their kids.

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• Cancer That Claimed Canada’s Hero May Be Treatable Today

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• Sep 27, 2014 10:11 PM EDT

• According to a doctor from Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, osteosarcoma, a cancer that claimed Canada's hero Terry Fox, has an 80% cure rate today.

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• Tiger Mother Type Parenting Hurts a Child's Self Esteem

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• Sep 24, 2014 11:16 PM EDT

• According to researchers in China, parenting techniques that are more strict, punitive, controlling and less supportive cause children to develop low self-esteem.

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• Childhood Obesity Causes Premature Puberty

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• Sep 24, 2014 11:11 PM EDT

• The rise of obesity among children is not only causing alarm in the long term effects of the unhealthy weight gain against any child's organs. Recent studies have linked obesity in children to premature puberty.

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• More reason to take the stairs rather than the elevator.

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• Sep 24, 2014 02:54 PM EDT

• Numerous studies have found that taking the stairs is beneficial to the health.

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• Sleeping Problems in Teens Cause Poor Grades

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• Sep 24, 2014 01:36 AM EDT

• The figure of teenagers facing sleeping disorders is now at alarming levels. A study shows that teens who poorly cooperate in classroom activities and have low grades exhibit severe sleeping problems.