TEEN HEALTH

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• California health officials to declare measles outbreak is over

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• Apr 16, 2015 06:40 PM EDT

• Public health officials in California are expected to declare that the measles outbreak linked is over.

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• Healthcare professionals can help sex trafficking victims if they can spot them

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• Apr 15, 2015 06:51 PM EDT

• Obstetrician/gynecologists, emergency room personnel, doctors who specialize in adolescent health, and anyone who works with the victims of child abuse are likely to see patients who may be the victims of sex trafficking.but may not recognize the problem.

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• News on a possible test for brain injury crossed line into marketing, says FDA

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• Apr 13, 2015 12:26 PM EDT

• The FDA has issued a letter warning researchers that they may have improperly marketed a biomarker used in an experimental test for CTE.

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• Energy Drinks Make Bad Students, Union Says

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• Apr 11, 2015 09:54 PM EDT

• In a new survey, a growing number of teachers are expressing a deep concern over the effects of energy drinks to the behavior of the students, calling these drinks as a catalyst for bad behavior.

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• Education about ultraviolet exposure working to decrease melanoma in children

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• Apr 10, 2015 01:23 AM EDT

• The number of children diagnosed with melanoma is dropping in the United States.

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• Use of antipsychotic drugs in can raise their risk of diabetes

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• Apr 07, 2015 11:51 PM EDT

• Certain antipsychotic drugs may raise the risk of developing diabetes when used in children and teens.

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• How To Know If Your Child Will Become Nearsighted

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• Apr 07, 2015 06:29 AM EDT

• A new study has identified a single test that can help predict if a child will become nearsighted by eighth grade.

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• CDC publishes study on use of therapy, medications, and other treatments for ADHD

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• Apr 02, 2015 04:46 PM EDT

• The CDC has publised a national study on the use of therapy, medications and supplements for ADHD.

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• Obese Kids' Less Likely To Identify Faty Foods Than Leaner Kids

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• Apr 03, 2015 11:52 PM EDT

• A new study says that obese children are less able to detect fats in food than leaner kids.

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• Kids with autism seem more likely to have gastrointestinal troubles

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• Mar 31, 2015 11:12 PM EDT

• Autistic children may be more likely than other children to have problems with their gastrointestinal system while they are young.

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• Teen girls can have undiagnosed endometriosis

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• Mar 31, 2015 10:10 PM EDT

• About 89 million women worldwide have endometriosis, but it is often overlooked in teen girls.

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• Drop that kitchen teaspoon and measure kids’ meds correctly

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• Mar 30, 2015 07:27 PM EDT

• Giving kids the wrong amount of medicine may mean you aren’t giving enough medicine to help them, or far worse, giving them enough to hurt them.