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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.
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Teen births decrease, remain expensive
Oct 30, 2006 |
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A report by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy in Washington said childbearing teens cost U.S. taxpayers at least $9.1 billion in 2004.
Parents play key role in whether teen tobacco use becomes daily habit
Sep 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have found new evidence showing that parents play a key role in whether or not their adolescent children who experiment with tobacco progress to become daily smokers before they ...
Teens with cancer present unique psychological issues
Feb 13, 2009 |
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A diagnosis of cancer is devastating at any age, but for teens it occurs at a time of critical physical, individual and interpersonal development and other often anxiety-provoking changes.
MS can affect children's IQ, thinking skills
May 12, 2008 |
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) typically starts in young adulthood, but about five percent of cases start in childhood or the teen years. Children with MS are at risk to exhibit low IQ scores and problems with memory, attention ...
Gauging parent knowledge about teens' substance use
Oct 24, 2007 |
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New research results from the University at Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) suggest that most parents are aware of and accurately evaluate the extent of their teenager’s cigarette smoking, marijuana use, ...
Depression linked to subsequent pregnancy in black teens
Mar 03, 2008 |
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African American adolescent mothers who have symptoms of depression may be more likely to have a subsequent pregnancy within two years of giving birth, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Pediatrics & ...
New factor in teen obesity: Parents
Feb 09, 2009 |
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There may be a reason teenagers eat more burgers and fries than fruits and vegetables: their parents.
'Cascading effect' of childhood experiences may explain serious teen violence
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 14, 2008 |
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Adverse experiences early in life can lead to minor childhood behavior problems, which can grow into serious acts of teen violence, according to new research. This "cascading effect" of repeated negative incidents and behaviors ...
Baby boomlet: US births in 2007 break 1950s record
Mar 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- More babies were born in the United States in 2007 than any year in the nation's history, topping the peak during the baby boom 50 years earlier, federal researchers reported Wednesday.
Tanked-up teens: Cheap alcohol strongly linked to harmful underage drinking in the UK
Oct 09, 2009 |
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Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health studied the drinking habits of 9833 15-16 year olds in the North West of England, finding that excessively low cost alcohol products and illicit purchase are st ...
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