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Adolescent Health

Prevention Delivers for Teens in the US

Dr. Howard K. Koh | Posted 05.23.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health, Teen Pregnancy Rate, Teen Pregnancy, Adolescent Health, Healthy Living News
Dr. Howard K. Koh

This May, as we observe National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month, there is encouraging news to report in our nation's ongoing effort to prevent teen ...

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Let's Immunize Boys Against HPV and Educate Them About Sexual Responsibility at the Same Time

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 06.02.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: Cedars-Sinai, Dr. Braunstein, Teen Sex Education, Teen Sex, Dr. Glenn Braunstein, Cedars Sinai, Adolescent Health, Teen Pregnancy, Adolescent Pregnancy, Sex Education, Los Angeles News
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

So what does the research tell us? We need to talk to both young women and men, not once but early and often about sexual health and responsibility.

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Back-to-school Can Mean Vaccines For Tweens, Teens

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 10.22.2011 | Home
Read More: Tween Vaccines, School Health, Children, Teen Vaccines, School Vaccines, School Vaccinations, Childhood Health, Adolescent Health, Vaccines, Home News

WASHINGTON — Backpack. Notebooks. Whooping cough shot? If you haven't worried about back-to-school shots since your tween or teen was entering ...

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New Tools For Preventing Teen Obesity

Deepak Chopra | Posted 07.22.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Exercise, Fitness, Teen Health, Teen Obesity, Adolescent Health, National Sports and Physical Fitness Month, Inactive Teens, Healthy Living, Parenting, Healthy Living News
Deepak Chopra

85 percent of obese teens will become obese adults. Research shows that teens' activity level is a strong predictor of whether they will be overweight or obese as adults.

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Contact Sports And the Adolescent Brain

Helene Pavlov, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Brain Trauma, NFL Brain Trauma, Brain Development, Dr Helene Pavlov, Sports Injuries, Adolescent Health, NFL Head Injuries, Healthy Living News
Helene Pavlov, M.D.

Neurologists are still learning not only how the brain works, but how it matures. Chronic trauma to the brain at a young age could possibly lead to chronic progressive disabling neurological disorders later on.

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