Nutrition Still Not 'A' Grade in U.S. Schools: Studies Oct 8, 2009
Among the findings of the studies, which appear in a September supplement to the Journal of Adolescent Health. Students in California schools have a choice of healthier foods and beverages. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Continuing racial differences in HIV prevalence in US Oct 6, 2009
Among the 13,184 adolescents and young adults in The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, a nationally representative study, HIV seroprevalence was almost 0. 5% among blacks 20 times that of whites. (EurekAlert!)
Avoiding the flu Sep 30, 2009
The swine flu will circulate with the seasonal flu, but will be the predominant flu virus, said Ginger Wick, nursing program manager for maternal, child and adolescent health with the San Joaquin County Public Health Services. Having both viruses circulate at the same time will mean more people are sick, she said. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Teens, texting and the sleep connection Sep 24, 2009
Some 21 percent are waking up one to three times a month to answer a text message, according to the Leuven Study on Media and Adolescent Health; it's a weekly occurrence for 11 percent of the teens, and a nightly or every-other-night wake-up call for 12 percent ... "Ryerson calls it the CNN syndrome of teenhood - round-the-clock reports on breaking news about everything from homework to wardrobe choices to Starbucks cravings.Norman Constantine worries that the stakes are higher than most parents... (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Intense Exercise May Lower Your Blood Count Sep 22, 2009
In the September Journal of Adolescent Health, the investigators report that before the start of training, about 18 percent of the recruits had low blood count, or anemia ... SOURCE: Journal of Adolescent Health, September 2009. (MEDLINEplus)
Even Small Amounts of Lead Harmful to Kids Sep 19, 2009
For the study, researchers from the University of Bristol's Center for Child and Adolescent Health, led by Dr. Alan Emond, took blood samples from 582 2-year-olds. The children were participants in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. (MEDLINEplus)
Gay, Bisexual Teens at Risk for Eating Disorders Sep 19, 2009
Purging, by vomiting or abusing laxatives, was also more common among these teens, the researchers report in the Journal of Adolescent Health ... SOURCE: Journal of Adolescent Health, September 2009. (MEDLINEplus)
Groups seek to help at-risk PHS students Sep 18, 2009
Wonderful food, great service, very reasonable prices. Lunches a real bargain. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Low lead levels harming children Sep 17, 2009
The study from the University of Bristol Centre for Child and Adolescent Health set out to see if there was any effect on the behaviour and intellectual development of children who had ingested just below the so-called safe level of 10 microgrammes per decilitre (or tenth of a litre) of blood. The study is published in the journal, Archives of Diseases in Childhood. (BBC News -- UK)
Bad economy reduces valley birthrate Sep 15, 2009
"People decide not to increase their families when they're having difficulties," said Cleopathia Moore, director of Stanislaus' maternal, child and adolescent health department. "I'm sure there are some who made a conscious choice (not to bear children) last year.". (Modesto Bee, CA)
College kids parents grapple with letting go Sep 2, 2009
The move marks the end of the active stage of child-rearing and a shift to more passive kind of parenting, said Dr. Karen Soren, director of adolescent health services at New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Childrens Hospital. Ideally youre onto the next stage, which is the you stage, Soren said. (MSNBC -- Health)
2 Die From H1N1 In Stanislaus Co. Sep 1, 2009
"We would like to convey our deepest sympathy to the families of these two patients," Cleopathia Moore, associate director and the maternal child and adolescent health director at the county's health services agency said in a statement. Moore said officials are especially concerned about protecting pregnant women from the virus. (KCRA 3, CA)
Working Too Much Can Be Dangerous For Teen's Sexual Health, Study Shows Aug 28, 2009
19, 2008) Adolescent health risk behaviors often occur together, suggesting that youth involvement with one risk behavior may inform understanding of other risk behaviors, but in a study to examine the. (May 24, 2007) For a decade, the legislative push for "abstinence only" sex education has suggested that nonmarital sex negatively affects a teen's mental health. (Science Daily)
Runaway girls reap strong benefits from nurse interventions Aug 26, 2009
The study, published online this month in the Journal of Adolescent Health, and due out in print later this year, examined the effects of the Runaway Intervention Program (RIP) at Children's Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota. Girls and their families reported significant improvements in family and school relationships, self-esteem and grades after participating in RIP. The researchers also found significant reductions in emotional distress, substance use, suicide attempts, and risky sexual... (EurekAlert!)
Health disparities gap could widen with budget cuts Aug 23, 2009
School-based child and adolescent health centers, which are located in medically-underserved areas in schools that serve low-income families, are also slated for cuts. The health department operates a very successful child and adolescent health center, the Ironmen Health Center, in Mancelona ... Cuts to the child and adolescent health center program are also short-sighted, Yaroch said. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Study: college students have less sex than peers Aug 22, 2009
The study, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, examined the associations between college and casual sex, inconsistent condom use and high-risk sex. Contrary to expectations, results indicated a higher number of sexual-risk behaviors among non-college youth. (Boston University Daily Free Press, MA)
Teen Athletes Sleep Better Than Couch Potatoes Aug 21, 2009
The study, by researchers at the Basel Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Basel, Switzerland, appears online in the Journal of Adolescent Health. "This study shows that, in adolescents, being an athlete is predictive of high sleep quality, low daytime tiredness and high concentration during the day," said Dr. David Rapoport, director of the sleep medicine program at the New York University School of Medicine. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
WHO warns against homeopathy use Aug 21, 2009
But a spokesman for the WHO department of child and adolescent health and development said: "We have found no evidence to date that homeopathy would bring any benefit. "Homeopathy does not focus on the treatment and prevention of dehydration - in total contradiction with the scientific basis and our recommendations for the management of diarrhoea. " Dr Nick Beeching, a specialist in infectious diseases at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, said: "Infections such as malaria, HIV and... (BBC News -- Africa)
Alcohol advertising reaching too many teens on cable TV, researchers say Aug 21, 2009
"It's difficult to document experimentally," said Chung, who also directs the UCLARAND Center for Adolescent Health Promotion. "But there's not too much doubt that advertising and marketing affect the behavior of both children and adults. Common sense tells us that if it didn't work, companies probably wouldn't be spending so much money on it. So, it's a lot harder for parents, teachers and clinicians to successfully encourage kids to delay drinking when so many things they're seeing on... (EurekAlert!)
Many Teens Share Prescription Drugs Aug 20, 2009
The findings, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, also point to the potential safety risks teens face when they share prescriptions ... SOURCE: Journal of Adolescent Health, online August 3, 2009. (MEDLINEplus)
Woolsey to join peaceful health care protests (3) Aug 20, 2009
The Department of Health Services (DHS) will also lose an estimated $50,000 in maternal, child and adolescent health funding. Community clinics are a vital and key contributor to our county s health care safety-net, Scardaci said. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
HPV shot found safe; benefits questioned Aug 19, 2009
Still, many adolescent health specialists and epidemiologists continue to question the benefit of vaccinating all girls against HPV, a sexually transmitted disease that causes genital warts and some cases of cervical cancer. A related study in the same journal looks at how the vaccine was marketed. (CNN)
Confronting health disparities among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth Aug 19, 2009
An editorial in the September issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health calls on clinicians and health researchers to lead the charge in improving the health and well-being of U.S. LGBT teens ... The editorial expands on a research study also appearing in the September issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health ("Healthcare Preferences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth") that examined health care preferences among LGBT youth, and confirmed that LGBT teens want the same... (EurekAlert!)
El Camino Hospital earmarks $4.9M in grants Aug 18, 2009
Mobile Adolescent Health Services Program to support a safety net of primary and preventive care services as well as social and educational programs for homeless and uninsured adolescents at the Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District. RotaCare Clinic to support primary and specialty health care for the uninsured and to enhance mental health services. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Stressed Out College Students Losing Sleep Aug 14, 2009
The study, which appears online in the Journal of Adolescent Health, found that less than a third of the 1,125 survey participants get the eight hours of sleep at night that people their age need ... SOURCE: Journal of Adolescent Health, news release, Aug. 10, 2009. (MEDLINEplus)
Study: Sleep patterns shift to later times in college Aug 14, 2009
On average, college students slept from 12:17 a.m. to 8:02 a.m. on school days and from 1:44 a.m. to 10:08 a.m. on weekends, while high-school seniors slumbered from 11:02 p.m. to 6:31 a.m. on school days and from 12:45 p.m. to 9:51 a.m. on weekends, according to a study published this week in the Journal of Adolescent Health. Researchers wanted to assess the sleep patterns of college students to see if they slept more than high-schoolers, who are notoriously sleep deprived. (AZCentral -- News)
Sharing Prescription Meds Common Among U.S. Teens Aug 12, 2009
The study appears online in the Journal of Adolescent Health. The findings are important "for physicians, prevention coalitions, school counselors, parents and the youth themselves," Melissa Haddow, director of the Community Partnership of the Ozarks, said in the news release. (MEDLINEplus)
Cuts unacceptable Aug 12, 2009
Maternal, child and adolescent health programs: provides early prevention support for new mothers Child welfare services: helps agencies providing foster care and services for at-risk children. Through collaboration and partnerships, First 5 county agencies in California will continue to find creative solutions to help address the lack of resources and support for our children. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Wait For Sex And Marriage? Evangelicals Conflicted Aug 11, 2009
More than 93% of adults 18 to 23 who are in romantic relationships are having sex, according to the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. For conservative Protestants in relationships and active in their faith, it's almost 80. (W-USA News, DC)
6Can't Wait for Sex? Just Get Married, Some Say» Aug 11, 2009
More than 93 percent of adults 18 to 23 who are in romantic relationships are having sex, according to the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. For conservative Protestants in relationships and active in their faith, it's almost 80 percent. (Fox News)
Carpenter prepares for new school year at L-S Aug 6, 2009
Finally, I ve been working with Emily Phillips, one of our clinicians, putting together a presentation of last year s MetroWest Adolescent Health Survey (scheduled for the evening of Oct. 7). What the communities will see under my administration is some straight talk about risks that our youth face with the intent of engaging parent support in making the years of our teenagers safer, less risky ones. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
Fat taxes: Waist banned Aug 4, 2009
An analysis of data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health shows that American teenagers who smoke more than five cigarettes a day are only one-third as responsive to cigarette prices as lighter smokers. A complementary study of data from America s Health and Retirement Survey shows that alcohol taxes are far less effective for the large minority of heavy drinkers. (The Economist)
IN TEENS: Study links depression to bedtime Aug 4, 2009
A team led by Columbia University Medical Center researcher James Gangwisch examined surveys from 15,659 teens and their parents who took part in a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study of adolescent health. Previous research has established a firm connection between teens getting less sleep and feeling depressed or suicidal. (USA Today -- News)
Learn how to fight bullying in schools Aug 4, 2009
In a study published this summer in the Journal of Adolescent Health, researchers found that while nearly 10 percent of children are bullied by electronic means such as text messages, bullying remains much more common in person, with large numbers of kids harassing one another by spreading rumors, turning fellow students into outcasts and intimidating others through words and violence. Thirteen percent of students said they were hit, kicked, pushed or locked indoors. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Organizations, agencies show for Parenting Fair Aug 1, 2009
Region VIII Adolescent Health Coordinator Mountain Top Crisis Pregnancy Center Inc. Mineral County WIC (Women Infants and Children) Program. Family Crisis Center West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Mountain Heart Childcare Resource and Referral Thrive (C.J. Cangenelli) Keyser Mineral County Public Library Mineral County Pre-K/Head Start program. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Studies: Women getting prettier Jul 29, 2009
Kanazawa pointed to reports from the Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, which monitors 15,000 Americans, that found attractive parents were 26 percent less likely to have sons (than unattractive parents, we presume). Researchers also found that both sexes agree women are more visually pleasing than men, according to the Sunday Times. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Study Finds Links Between Obesity And Adolescents' Social Networks Jul 18, 2009
The study appears in the August issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health. Previous data had shown a connection between overweight adults and their social peers. (Science Daily)
USC study finds links between obesity and adolescents' social networks Jul 17, 2009
The study appears in the August issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health, available online July 20 at. Previous data had shown a connection between overweight adults and their social peers. (EurekAlert!)
Fat youngsters likely to have fat pals Jul 17, 2009
ANI 17 July 2009, 12:53pm IST. WASHINGTON: A new study has shown that overweight youth are twice as likely to have overweight friends. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Nearly One In Five University Students Experienced Violence In Last Six Months Jul 16, 2009
The study, first published online in the Journal of Adolescent Health last month and scheduled for print publication this fall, found 17 per cent of men and 16 per cent of women reported emotional or physical violence in the past six months. It s the first multi-site study covering both the U.S. and Canada that focuses on recent violence while attending university. (Science Daily)
Letters to the editor Jul 9, 2009
A recent Journal of Adolescent Health study confirms this, linking a recent rise in teen pregnancy rates to the declining use of contraception following a decade of failed federal abstinence-only education. "Your Health, Your Rights" was developed with health professionals and is distributed through health centers serving adolescents. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Study debunks 'trial marriage' notion of cohabiting Jul 9, 2009
Another study, the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, illustrates the difficulties of studying cohabitation. The 1,733-question survey asked two questions related to cohabitation; data are from 2001-02. (USA Today)
Second Life Data Offers Window Into How Trends Spread Jul 4, 2009
(May 17, 2007) An analysis of data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health Peers has found that adolescents select friends whose attitudes about sex are consistent with their own attitudes. The. (Science Daily)
15 Percent of U.S. Teens Think They'll Die Young Jul 1, 2009
Freya Sonenstein, a professor and director of the Center for Adolescent Health Promotion and Disease Prevention at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, said that addressing the perceptual problems highlighted in the study requires both one-on-one counseling and a recognition of those larger societal issues that could be driving adolescent optimism downward ... D., professor and director, Center for Adolescent Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Bloomberg School... (MEDLINEplus)
Surprising number of teens think they’ll die young Jul 1, 2009
The study suggests a new way doctors could detect kids likely to engage in unsafe behavior and potentially help prevent it, said Dr. Jonathan Klein, a University of Rochester adolescent health expert who was not involved in the research. Asking about this sense of fatalism is probably a pretty important component of one of the ways we can figure out who those kids at greater risk are, he said. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Cyber Bullying Affects One in 10 Students Jul 1, 2009
Frederick Zimmerman, associate professor, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Public Health; June 29, 2009, Journal of Adolescent Health, online. HealthDay. (MEDLINEplus)
Teens who believe they'll die young are more likely to engage in risky behavior, University of Minnesota research finds Jun 29, 2009
Borowsky and colleagues analyzed data collected by the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, a nationally representative sample of more than 20,000 youth in grades 7 through 12 during three separate study years. In the first set of interviews, nearly 15 percent of adolescents predicted they had a 50/50 chance or less of living to age 35. (EurekAlert!)
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Named to the National "Honor Roll" by U.S. News & World Report Magazine Jun 26, 2009
Founded in 1901, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles has been treating the most seriously ill and injured children in Los Angeles for more than a century, and it is acknowledged throughout the United States and around the world for its leadership in pediatric and adolescent health. Childrens Hospital is one of America's premier teaching hospitals, affiliated with the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California since 1932. (Primezone Releases)
Do schools need more PE time to fight obesity? Jun 22, 2009
7% of 10- to 17-year-olds in Illinois are obese, according to a 2007 survey released last month by the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative. That's the fourth-highest rate in the country, behind only Mississippi, Georgia and Kentucky. (USA Today -- News)
Scientists Identify 'Gangsta Gene' Study explores possible genetic underpinnings of gang membership. Jun 21, 2009
Scientists Identify 'Gangsta Gene' in Teens - ABC News. Gangsta Gene' Identified in U.S. Teens. (ABC News)
"Safe Sleeping Day" for babies launched in Los Angeles Jun 20, 2009
Recent surveys show that 77 percent of parents in Los Angeles County co-sleep with their infants, said Cynthia Harding, the Los Angeles County Public Health Department's Director for Maternal Child and Adolescent Health. In 2006-07, 86 babies in Los Angeles County suffocated while sharing a bed with adults, according to coroner's reports compiled by the Interagency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect (ICAN). (Xinhuanet, China)
Boys May Feel a Genetic Pull Toward Gangs Jun 19, 2009
For their research, Beaver and his colleagues analyzed DNA and lifestyle data from more than 2,500 teens who participated in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. The MAOA gene is believed to affect levels of neurotransmitters such as dopamine and serotonin that are related to mood and behavior, according to the study. (MEDLINEplus)
Breast-Feeding Boosts Child's School Performance Jun 19, 2009
For the report, Sabia and his colleague Daniel Rees, a professor of economics at the University of Colorado Denver, used data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health ... "Thus, we conclude that improvements in cognitive ability and adolescent health may be important pathways through which breast-feeding affects long-term academic achievement," he said. (MEDLINEplus)
Teens are heading in wrong direction: Likely to have sex, but not use contraception Jun 18, 2009
The new findings, published in the July 2009 issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health, paint a very different picture since 2003 ... Click here for the full article, "Changing Behavior Risk for Pregnancy Among High School Students in the United States, 1991;," by John S. Santelli, Mark Orr, Laura D. Lindberg and Daniela C. Diaz, in Journal of Adolescent Health. (EurekAlert!)
Children's Hospital Boston Ranks First in Heart & Heart Surgery, Neurology & Neurosurgery and Orthopedics in the U.S. News Media Group's "America's Best Children's Hospitals" for 2009 Jun 18, 2009
Founded as a 20-bed hospital for children, Children's Hospital Boston today is a 397-bed comprehensive center for pediatric and adolescent health care grounded in the values of excellence in patient care and sensitivity to the complex needs and diversity of children and families. Children's also is the primary pediatric teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School. (PR Newswire)
Anorexia's lifelong legacy Jun 18, 2009
Professor Susan Sawyer, director of the Centre for Adolescent Health at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, says that over the last five years she has seen a dramatic increase in the number of young people presenting with eating disorders, especially among the 10- to 13-year age group. 1. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Breast-feeding linked to high grades, college Jun 16, 2009
Sabia said the study, using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, was the first to use sibling data in order to examine the effect of breast-feeding on high school completion and college attendance. "By focusing on differences between siblings, we can rule out the possibility that family-level factors such as socioeconomic status are driving the relationship between having been breast-fed and educational attainment," said Rees, an economics professor. (MSNBC -- Health)
P.E. requirement isn't enough to fight obesity Jun 16, 2009
7 percent of 10- to 17-year-olds in Illinois are obese, according to a 2007 survey released last month by the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative. That's the fourth-highest rate in the country, behind only Mississippi, Georgia and Kentucky. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Two wives? Try aphrodisiacs Jun 16, 2009
And each time we do it three or four times over," he said. Husbands must prove 'manliness' "People have the notion that manliness is gauged by how sexually virile a man is, which explains the increase in the demand for sex improving drugs", said Mairo Bello of Adolescent Health and Information Project (AHIP), a Kano-based NGO. Being a conservative Islamic society, Kano is largely polygamous with men taking as many as four wives, the maximum Islam allows. With the wives competing for affection,... (iAfrica.com)
Early Bedtime May Help Stave off Teen Depression Jun 16, 2009
The study stemmed from data on more than 15,000 adolescents who participated in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. The researchers found that 1,143 of the teens were depressed and 2,038 had suicidal ideation, the term clinicians use to describe suicidal thinking. (MEDLINEplus)
Young Unwed Women Who Graduated From Private Religious Schools More Likely To Obtain Abortions Jun 6, 2009
Data for this study came from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), a three-wave school-based study of the health-related behaviors of students in grades 7 to 12 at the time of the first wave. Adamczyk analyzed data from the first and third waves of Add Health, the first wave taking place from 1994 to 1995 and the third wave being completed between 2001 and 2002. (Science Daily)
Boys with warrior gene likely to join gangs Jun 6, 2009
The new study examined DNA data and lifestyle information drawn from more than 2,500 respondents to the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. Beaver and colleagues from Florida State, Iowa State and Saint Louis universities will detail their findings in a forthcoming issue of the journal Comprehensive Psychiatry. (MSNBC -- Health)
Health Issues in Childhood Often Show up in Adulthood Jun 4, 2009
Health promotion and disease prevention efforts should begin in the early years of life, Shonkoff's team recommends in an article in the June 3 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, a themed issue on child and adolescent health. "Investigators have postulated that early experience can affect adult health in at least two ways -- by accumulating damage over time or by the biological embedding of adversities during sensitive developmental periods. In both cases, there can be a... (MEDLINEplus)
Too Much Media May Be Tough on Kids' Health Jun 4, 2009
All this media access affects a variety of health issues, he wrote in the June 3 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, a special theme issue on child and adolescent health. "The media are not the leading cause of any pediatric health problem in the United States, but they do make a substantial contribution to many health problems," Strasburger said. (MEDLINEplus)
Easier Access To Media By Children Increases Risk For Influence On Numerous Health Issues Jun 4, 2009
ScienceDaily (June 3, 2009) With children having easier access to media and a wider variety of content, the possible negative influence on health issues such as sex, drugs, obesity and eating disorders is increased, and warrants monitoring usage and limiting access if necessary, according to a commentary in the June 3 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on child and adolescent health. See also. (Science Daily)
