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Who am I? Adolescents' replies depend on others (w/ Video)
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Ask middle-school students if they are popular or make friends easily, they likely will depend on social comparisons with their peers for an answer. Such reliance on the perceived opinions of others, or reflected ...
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Researchers find primary alcohol prevention programs are needed for 'tweens'
Feb 27, 2008 |
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A study by the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and the University of Florida suggests that ‘tweens’ should receive alcohol prevention programs prior to sixth grade, when nearly one in six children are already ...
'Tweens' double use of diabetes drugs
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 07, 2007 |
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America’s tweens more than doubled their use of type-2 diabetes medications between 2002 and 2005, with girls between 10 and 14 years of age showing a 166 percent increase. The likely cause: Obesity, which is closely associated ...
Tweens and teens double use of diabetes drugs
Nov 03, 2008 |
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America's tweens and teens more than doubled their use of type 2 diabetes medications between 2002 and 2005, with girls between 10 and 14 years of age showing a 166 percent increase. One likely cause: Obesity, which is closely ...
FTC warns of explicit content in virtual worlds
Dec 10, 2009 |
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The US consumer protection agency warned parents Thursday that children can easily bypass age requirements in virtual worlds and access violent or sexually explicit content.
Scientists shed new light on behavior of shark 'tweens' and 'teenagers'
Aug 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A long-term field and DNA study by the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science at Stony Brook University, University of Miami, Field Museum of Chicago and others has shown that young lemon ...
DXG Announces a Cheap Combo Camera
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 16, 2007 |
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The new DXG-589V is a $199 gizmo for kids that includes a digicam, camcorder, MP3 player, and games.
SanDisk Intros Sansa Shaker MP3 Player for Tweens
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Apr 17, 2007 |
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SanDisk, the second largest seller of MP3 players in the United States, today announced the new Sansa Shaker MP3 player designed for kids and families. A fun and unique music player, the Sansa Shaker features ...
From Red Nose to Bluetooth: Techno Savvy Tweens Top Retailers' Christmas List
Dec 06, 2004 |
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Forget the traditional doll's house and train set - all youngsters want for Christmas this year is an MP3 player or haute couture. Children are becoming wiser and more sophisticated in their Christmas present choices, according ...
Pediatrics review of underage drinking prevention programs led by Iowa State researcher
Jun 25, 2008 |
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[Underage drinking is a national concern that led the U.S. surgeon general to issue a "Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking" (http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/underagedrinking/) last year. Now, a new ...
Texting, tweeting ought to be viewed as GR8 teaching tools, scholar says
Dec 10, 2009 |
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The impact of text messaging on the decline of formal writing among teens has been debated in pedagogical circles ever since cell-phone ownership became an adolescent rite of passage in the mid-2000s. But ...
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