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Child & Teen Health News
Fit or fat? Even if your child is within the normal weight range,
if they’re inactive they’re losing out on several health benefits, including
enhanced immune systems, improved self-esteem, reduced stress and anxiety
and healthier bones.
More young athletes end game in E.R. Injuries are rising because
adolescent and teen athletes are playing more aggressively now at younger
ages, emergency room doctors said. With travel teams and clinics running
year round, young athletes have more opportunity to injure themselves -- and
less downtime to heal.
Counselor: 'Not having self-control could hurt you' May
is Teen Pregnancy Prevention month. Organizations such as Birth Choice use
this month's theme to educate teenagers about pregnancy.
New Study - Smoking Parents Hurt Healthy Kids' Lungs Smoking
parents are hurting their healthy kids according to a study reported
at the American Thoracic Society's meeting this past weekend that indicates
children of parents who smoke may not show symptoms of breathing problems,
but may show reduced lung function. The reduced lung function could get
worse with continued exposure to the secondhand smoke.
An Apple A Day - During Pregnancy - Keeps The Doctor Away Pregnant
women who eat apples and fish may reduce the risk of their children
suffering from allergies, Scottish researchers reported yesterday.
Soda
Not Just Dangerous for Children Drinking soda not only
contributes to the climbing obesity rate, but it also strains your body's
ability to process sugar. Some scientists now suspect that the sweet stuff
may help explain why the number of Americans with type 2 diabetes has
tripled from 6.6 million in 1980 to 20.8 million today.
Weight reduction surgery: Is it right for teens? The number of
American youngsters 12 to 19 who had weight-reduction surgery tripled
between 2000 and 2003, according to a study in the March edition of the
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. The total in the most
recent year was 771, still a small number. But because of the increase,
there's been growing discussion about whether it's the right thing for a
teen to do.
Steroids: The new teen drug They've long been used by fanatical
body-builders, but today thousands of ordinary teenage boys are abusing
steroids - risking brain damage, heart disease and infertility. So how do
you spot the danger signs?
Start School Later In The Morning, Say Sleepy Teens A
survey of sleep-deprived teens finds they think that a later start time for
school and tests given later in the school day would result in better
grades. The survey was presented at the American Thoracic Society 2007
International Conference, on Sunday, May 20. |
