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Monday, Feb. 8th 2010
Almost a Third of Overweight Teenagers Don’t Believe They’re Overweight, Study Finds By Jennifer Warner
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Feb. 8, 2010 — Nearly one in three overweight adolescents don’t think they have a weight problem.
A new study shows that nearly a third of adolescents who would be classified in medical terms as overweight do not think they are overweight. Researchers also
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Tuesday, Feb. 2nd 2010
Study Shows Some Morbidly Obese People Are Missing a Section of DNA By Jennifer Warner
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Feb. 3, 2010 — Missing genes may be behind at least some cases of morbid or extreme obesity, according to a new study.
Researchers found that a small but significant portion of morbidly obese people are missing a section of their DNA that may contribute to their obesity.
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Monday, Feb. 1st 2010
Diabetes Drug Plus Lifestyle Changes Help Obese Children Shed Pounds, Lower BMI By Jennifer Warner
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Feb. 1, 2010 — The diabetes drug metformin may help obese teenagers lose weight when combined with healthy lifestyle changes.
A new study shows that non-diabetic obese teenagers treated with metformin XR (extended release formulation) along with healthy lifestyle
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Tuesday, Jan. 12th 2010
Study Shows Parents and Teens Believe Suicide Isn’t a Problem in Their Communities By Salynn Boyles
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Jan. 11, 2010 — Suicide is the third leading cause of death among teens, but teenagers and their parents underestimate the risk or think that it doesn’t happen in their own communities, a new study shows.
Researchers conducted focus groups with parents and teens
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Sunday, Dec. 20th 2009
Overall Births Reached Record High in 2007 By Salynn Boyles
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Dec. 21, 2009 — For the second year in a row, the birth rate among teens increased in 2007, raising concerns that efforts to curb teen pregnancies are not working as well as they once did.
Teen births increased 5% between 2005 and 2007, following a 34% drop between 1991 and 2005.
In 2007 —
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Monday, Dec. 14th 2009
Past Declines in Drug Use by U.S. Teens Are Now Leveling Off By Todd Zwillich
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Dec. 14, 2009 — Drug use among U.S. adolescents inched up between 2008 and 2009, in what federal officials are calling a troubling “warning sign” of teen substance abuse.
The results from an annual survey of U.S. teenagers show that previous declines in marijuana, alcohol, and inhalant
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Tuesday, Dec. 1st 2009
Researchers Say Changes in Design Haven’t Prevented Accidental Ingestion By Charlene Laino
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Nov. 30, 2009 (Chicago) — The aluminum can manufacturers’ move to make the tabs on cans harder to ingest is apparently too easy to swallow.
The so-called stay-tabs were developed to prevent accidental ingestion of the pull-tabs that preceded them. But young people are still
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Tuesday, Sep. 1st 2009
Teenagers Who See Their Parents Get Drunk Are More Likely to Get Drunk, Use Drugs, Survey Says By Denise Mann
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
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
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Wednesday, Aug. 26th 2009
Teenagers Who See Their Parents Get Drunk Are More Likely to Get Drunk, Use Drugs, Survey Says By Denise Mann
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
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
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Sunday, Aug. 23rd 2009
Study Shows Increase in Calls to Poison Control Centers Related to ADHD Drugs By Jennifer Warner
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Aug. 24, 2009 — The abuse of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs by teenagers is growing, according to a new study.
Researchers found calls to poison control centers for adolescent ADHD prescription drug abuse increased out of proportion to other
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