Key factors that influence how teens drive: their perception of driving risks, whether their parents set rules, and whether there are peer passengers.
Teens and young adults with cancer talk about their experiences with the disease – from treatments and hair loss, to dealing with school, friends and family.
Health organizations and school districts are using Web sites and texting services to provide teens with accurate information about sex, the New York Times reports.
In the previous five years, the 7 percent of retailers were caught selling tobacco to underage teens. This year the number caught jumped to 15 percent of the time.
As obesity among young people continues to rise, a growing number of clinicians say that weight-loss surgery may be their best chance to take off significant weight. But although health plans frequently cover bariatric surgery in adults, coverage for patients under age 18 is spotty.
Group-based prevention strategies may offer a means of reaching more individuals than most treatment approaches.
When military deployments call for their parents to serve abroad, adolescents have a tough time adjusting, and a new University of Washington study shows their moods often lead to risky behavior.
Can school-based clinics undermine the parent-child relationships and interfere with the child’s relationship with his or her primary care provider?
The weights of young people in the U.S. remained fairly steady over the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s — but then they began to put on pounds.
You might be surprised to know that children as young as 2-years-old can have migraines. Up to 5 percent of elementary school kids suffer migraines, and up to 20 percent of adolescents, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Since 1989, when the state’s rate peaked at 96 pregnancies per 1,000 teenaged women, the rate has halved to 46.6 per 1,000 last year.
Choosing a neighborhood that has places to walk to and safe routes to get there can help your child maintain a healthy weight during adolescence.
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Experts divided over recommendation to screen children for cholesterol
Some clinicians say universal screening is an important tool to help identify children who are genetically predisposed to high cholesterol and to pinpoint others who could benefit from treatment. Others express concerns that screening may do more harm than good.
People in state high-risk insurance plans often feel left behind
The federal health law set up new plans that are cheaper and more comprehensive than the older ones run by states but consumers need to go without insurance for six months to qualify.
Peeking in on your doctor’s notes
Although federal law guarantees patients the right to examine and get copies of their medical records, providers haven’t always made it easy to do so. But the movement to give patients direct access to their health information has picked up steam, and policymakers have encouraged it as a way to empower patients to help manage their health and their medical care.
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