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Expert Panel Rejects Abstinence-Only Sex Ed

Nov. 6, 2009 -- There's no evidence that abstinence-only sexual education programs cut teens' risk of sexually transmitted disease, HIV, or pregnancy, a task force of public health experts finds. But the panel finds that sex ed that includes information about condoms and delaying sexual initiation d
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Car Booster Seats Cut Injury Risk for Kids

Oct. 19, 2009 -- Booster seats with proper belt positioning significantly reduce the risk of injury in children aged 4 to 8 who are involved in traffic accidents, a new study shows. The research reinforces previous studies that booster seats are important in preventing injuries and saving lives. It
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Cancer Signs in Teens Often Overlooked

Oct. 9, 2009 -- About three years ago, Jay Wheeler, now 17, started having serious headaches and becoming increasingly forgetful. Over the next four months, he was sent to detention 52 times; the British youngster kept forgetting to ask his mother to sign the slip, earning another detention. Jay’s t
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Kids Who Get Spanked May Have Lower IQs

Sept. 24, 2009 -- Parents who spare the rod just might end up with smarter kids. Two new studies suggest that children who are spanked have lower IQs than children who aren't, regardless of where they live. In one study, researchers analyzed the intelligence scores of roughly 1,500 children in the U
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Too Much Time at Tanning Beds for Teens

Sept. 21, 2009 -- A new study shows most tanning bed operators don’t restrict teens’ access to indoor tanning beds during the first week of use as recommended by the FDA. The FDA recommends but does not require that indoor tanning bed operators limit teens to three or fewer tanning bed session in th
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Are You Driving Your Teen to Alcohol, Drugs?

Aug. 26, 2009 -- Teens who witness their parents tie one on are more likely to get drunk than teens who never see their parents imbibe, according to survey results released Wednesday at a news conference in Washington, D.C. Researchers from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA)
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P.E. Class Sending More Kids to the E.R.

Aug. 3, 2009 -- The number of students who end up in emergency rooms because of physical education class injuries has increased significantly since the late 1990s, according a new study. For the study, published in Pediatrics, researchers analyzed data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillanc
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Teen Fatalism Linked to Risky Behavior

June 29, 2009 -- New research challenges the widely held belief that teens underestimate the dangers associated with risky behaviors because they think they are invincible. The study found that adolescents who engaged in risky behaviors such as drug use, fighting, and unsafe sex were more likely to
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Look Out! Computers Have Unseen Risks

June 10, 2009 -- Gazing at the computer screen may hurt your eyes, but it's what people don't see when they're near the machines that cause the most injuries, new research indicates. Apparently, people don't see monitors, wires, and related gadgets, because there's been more than a sevenfold increas
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Sound the Alarm: It’s Potty Time

June 10, 2009 -- Finally, a ring tone aimed at the toddler set. A new potty training device, which rings when a child wets his diaper, significantly improved training results during a study conducted at Flemish day cares. A total of 39 children in day-care facilities participated in the study, which
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