News tagged with 'Teenagers'

There are 19 million newly diagnosed cases of sexually transmitted diseases(STD)a year, almost half among 15 to 24 year old females, finds this federal report from the CDC. African-American females have 20 times the gonorrhea rates than Caucasians showing the prevention message is not being heard.

Many kids are hooked on social networking sites such as MySpace, Twitter and Facebook, but most are unaware of the dangers associated with the Internet and these various Web sites. Find out how to keep your kids safe online.

A new study released by the CDC shows birth rates among teens increased in 2006 and 2007 after a 14 year decline. The study found improving trends in teens’ and young adults’ sexual and reproductive health has stalled and/or in some cases worsened.

New research suggests a cognitive behavioral program for teens at risk of depression may help prevent future depressive episodes while helping them to better deal with their problems.

Erin Weed has become an advocate for safer spring breaks for college students and for girls learning self defense. Her advocacy comes after a sorority sister was murdered.  Girls who go out with their girlfriends need to go home with their girlfriends, she preaches to college campuses on her spring tour this year. 

The U.S. State Department recently issued a travel alert for Mexico due to escalating violence south of the border, but that hasn't stopped thousands of American college students from heading south for spring break.

In a new study, researchers found more than half the teenagers who use the popular social networking site MySpace have posted unsafe, revealing personal information on the site.

A new study suggests Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery may reverse type 2 diabetes in extremely obese adolescents. Previous studies on adults with Type 2 diabetes have shown that gastric bypass weight-loss surgery can result in better disease control and disease remission.

The digital age of teenage flirting is called “sexting” (instead of “texting”) and it involves sending nude or semi-nude photos from cell phone to cell phone. The troubling combination of teenagers acting impulsively and provocatively is not new, but the accessibility to technology is.

The first day of the cyberbullying trial of a mother, sounded more like a murder trial of a 13-year old girl who killed herself after being harassed online. The case will set a legal precedent for cyberbulling, which impacts about 40 percent of teenage girls. 

Energy drinks are loaded with caffeine, yet because they fall under the category of "dietary supplement" they are unregulated and their caffeine content is not required to be limited or listed.  Marketers have turned the lax regulations into a $5.4 billion industry targeting young men. This study concludes labels are needed.  

Gardasil has not been the blockbuster that Merck needed after the Vioxx settlement and other bad news for the company. A label expansion is not predicted to change that. Now the immigration service will require the HPV vaccine before any young female is granted permanent legal resident status to the U.S. 

While use of illegal drugs is down among teenagers, prescription drugs, with a low cost and high availability, are still the first choice for teenagers looking to get high.  A national survey of 67,000 finds that Baby Boomers are increasingly using illicit prescription drugs as they age.

A newly released study finds that teen suicides are on the rise after a 15-year decline. The increase may be due to fewer teens being prescribed antidepressant medications.

Teens that sleep fewer than 6 1/2 hours per night are at twice the risk of developing hypertension (high blood pressure) and those with troubled sleep habits are at triple the risk, according to researchers at Western Reserve University.