The Checkup Archive: Teens

Teen girls and risky sex

It's tempting to assume that teenage girls who have unprotected sex at an early age do so because they're hot to trot, in a hurry and ill-informed. But new research suggests things are much more complicated than that. Reporting in the November issue of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh researchers found...

Women Eat Daintily Around Men

Young women tend to choose lower-calorie meals when dining with males than when eating with other women, a new study shows. Reporting online in the journal Appetite, researchers from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, observed students in university cafeterias. When women ate with men, they skimped on their food; the...

Cure For Childhood Insomnia?

Here's yet another reason to encourage your kids to put away the video games and get outside for some real physical activity: It will help them fall asleep more easily and sleep better, according to new research out today. In fact, every hour on the couch translates to about three...

Paying Girls Not to Get Pregnant

With the recent rise in teen pregnancy, it's clear that efforts to get young people to either abstain from sex or use birth control are falling short. Any ideas as to how to fix the problem are welcome, so it's not surprising that a program that aims to get girls...

Why Are Teen Births Rising?

The recent increase in teen births appears to be primarily the result of a decrease in contraceptive use, especially condoms, according to new research out today. After declining for 14 years, the teen birth rate increased in 2006 and then again in 2007, causing alarm that one of the nation's...

Teens, Adults Take Dim View of Kids with Acne

In commemoration of National Acne Awareness Month, this startling news: Teens with acne are perceived as losers, at least compared to their clear-skinned peers. (Courtesy of PR Newswire.com) In research funded by the acne-med-maker Galderma and sponsored by the American Acne & Rosacea Society, just over 1,000 adults and about...

Older Entries in This Category »

Going to School Sick, Jennifer LaRue Huget , May 27, 2009

Learning to Love the Female Condom, Jennifer LaRue Huget , May 18, 2009

Plus-Size Clothes, continued..., Jennifer LaRue Huget , May 11, 2009

Do Plus-Size Clothes for Teens Endorse Obesity?, Jennifer LaRue Huget , May 4, 2009

Does Facebook Lead to Bad Grades? , Rob Stein , April 16, 2009

Should You Circumcise Your Son?, Rob Stein , March 26, 2009

Barbie, Mom and Body Image, Jennifer LaRue Huget , March 3, 2009

Is Gardasil Safe?, Rob Stein , October 23, 2008

Are 'Energy' Drinks Threatening Our Kids?, Rob Stein , October 9, 2008

Why Teens Don't Use Condoms, Jennifer LaRue Huget , September 12, 2008

Teens Put a Price on Zit-Free Life, Jennifer LaRue Huget , August 20, 2008

Is Facebook a Healthy Choice for Teens?, Jennifer LaRue Huget , July 15, 2008