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...

By Jennifer LaRue Huget  |  November 2, 2009; 7:00 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (8)
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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...

By Jennifer LaRue Huget  |  August 10, 2009; 7:00 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (18)
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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...

By Rob Stein  |  July 23, 2009; 7:00 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (2)
Categories:  Family Health , General Health , Motherhood , Teens  | Tags: children falling asleep, insomnia, kids and video games, sendentary activity Share This:  E-Mail | Technorati | Del.icio.us | Digg | Stumble

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...

By Jennifer LaRue Huget  |  June 29, 2009; 7:00 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (24)
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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...

By Rob Stein  |  June 18, 2009; 7:00 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (35)
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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...

By Jennifer LaRue Huget  |  June 15, 2009; 7:00 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (6)
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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
 
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