TEEN HEALTH

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• A study of two types of vaccines that contain measles in children has found them to have the safety …

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• Jan 07, 2015 07:06 PM EST

• A study compared a vaccine against measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella against a vaccine against measles, mumps, and rubella and a separate vaccine against varicella.

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• Data Shows Increasing Cases Of Mental Health Problems Among Children And Teens

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• Jan 06, 2015 10:54 PM EST

• Recent data regarding the increase in mental health problems among children and teenagers sends alarming message across health sectors.

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• One or two days of rest after a concussion may be better than a longer rest

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• Jan 05, 2015 07:00 PM EST

• The usual treatment for a concussion has been to keep do nothing but rest for one or two days until the patient starts to feel better, but some experts have recommended resting for longer than one or two days. Now, a randomized trial has found that more rest i…

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• High levels of blood sugar appear to show the growth of the brain in children with type 1 diabetes.

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• Jan 05, 2015 06:39 PM EST

• The brains of children with diabetes had slower overall growth and slower growth, but they did not have any differences in mental function.

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• Educators Often the First to Notice Problems in Mental Health

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• Jan 05, 2015 05:08 PM EST

• What Educators Should Look For in Student Behavior

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• Flu Epidemic 2015: Teenager's Death Shows How Flu Can Be Fatal

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• Jan 05, 2015 11:15 PM EST

• The death of a 17-year old, otherwise healthy, girl from Minnesota last month shows the severity of the flu epidemic in the United States.

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• CDC Answers Qs on Antibiotic Resistance

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• Jan 03, 2015 04:05 PM EST

• "Antibiotic resistance is the ability of bacteria or other microbes to resist the effects of an antibiotic".

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• FDA Encourages Consumers to Report Bad Cosmetics

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• Jan 03, 2015 01:25 PM EST

• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advises consumers to report problems related to cosmetics.

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• Here’s Why It’s Good to Let Kids Play Music

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• Jan 01, 2015 08:09 PM EST

• Are you looking for an awesome activity for your kids? Why don’t you try music?

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• 17-year Old Transgender Teen Leehla Alcorn Leaves Heartbreaking Suicide Note, Blames Christian Paren…

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• Jan 01, 2015 01:22 PM EST

• The suicide of a 17-year old transgender has swirled the social media after she scheduled to post her suicide note online after she walked in front of a truck on the highway.

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• Certain pain relievers may reduce the risk of one type of skin cancer, squamous cell carcinoma.

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• Dec 30, 2014 03:29 PM EST

• One class of pain relievers may reduce the risk of one type of skin cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, when taken by mouth. When researchers reviewed data from nine studies they found that these drugs may reduce the risk of squamous cell carcinoma by 18%.

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• Did You Have Your Period Early? Then You May Be at Risk with This

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• Dec 29, 2014 11:16 PM EST

• Girls, let's talk about you. At what age did you have your first period? Was it when you're 10 or earlier than that? The answers to these questions matter for one simple reason: they can be indicative of your risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and cert…