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Reducing sugar and increasing fiber intake may improve diabetes risk factors in Latino teens
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Reducing sugar intake by the equivalent of one can of soda per day and increasing fiber intake by the amount equivalent to one half cup of beans per day appears to improve risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes in Latino ...
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Latino teens happier, healthier if families embrace biculturalism
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Over the years, research has shown that Latino youth face numerous risk factors when integrating into American culture, including increased rates of alcohol and substance use and higher rates of dropping out of school.
Most ethnic minority teens don't hang out with ethnic school crowds
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 15, 2008 |
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Peer relationships are an important part of adolescence for most American adolescents. As teens find their places in the peer system in most high schools, crowds define most students’ status and reputation. Today, schools ...
Participating in religion may make adolescents from certain races more depressed
Sep 03, 2008 |
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One of the few studies to look at the effects of religious participation on the mental health of minorities suggests that for some of them, religion may actually be contributing to adolescent depression. Previous research ...
Later parental-mandated bedtimes for teens linked to depression and suicidal thoughts
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Earlier parental-mandated bedtimes could help protect teens from depression and suicidal thoughts by lengthening sleep duration, according to a research abstract that will be presented at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting ...
Not a healthy state for all Latinos in the US
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Where Latinos are born and their immigration status affect the quality of health care they receive in the US, according to Professor Michael Rodríguez and colleagues from the UCLA Department of Family Medicine and ...
Study: Lap band surgery effective for morbidly obese children
Nov 03, 2009 |
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A surgeon now at Children's National Medical Center and his colleagues from New York University have found laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (Lap band) to improve the health of morbidly obese adolescents.
Psychiatric symptoms may predict Internet addiction in adolescents
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Oct 05, 2009 |
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Adolescents with psychiatric symptoms such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), social phobia, hostility and depression may be more likely to develop an Internet addiction, according to a report in the October ...
New report describes unique cancer profile of Hispanic/Latino Americans
Sep 15, 2009 |
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The latest edition of Cancer Facts & Figures for Hispanics/Latinos reports that Hispanic/Latino Americans -the largest, fastest-growing, and youngest minority in the United States—have a unique cancer risk profile that requires ...
Internet Proves Important to Teens With Chronic Conditions
Nov 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Internet has become a popular socializing tool for adolescents and a new study shows those with chronic health conditions might rely on it more heavily than their peers do.
Study shows school-based program enables children and adolescents to better manage chronic disease
Dec 03, 2008 |
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A new study has found that a school-based asthma education program conducted in the Oakland, California school district was shown to reduce symptoms and increase the number of days that children who suffered from asthma were ...
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