Search Results for 'Teen'

Karate is the key to teens health

PLUCKY teenager Lauren Davies didn’t let an incurable lung condition stop her from becoming a black belt in karate - and now she hopes her inspiring tale will spur others on too. The 16-year-old suffers from severe bronchiectasis - s [...]

Posted On : Aug, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

Miss Teen pageant gets a makeover

ORGANISERS of South Africa’s Miss Teen contest are injecting some much-needed sparkle into the pageant, which has lost much of its prominence since Raelene Rorke wore the crown five years ago. Resort giant Sun International, which own [...]

Posted On : Aug, 21 2009 | Comments : 0

Get the teens to sleep

Time to give up the late-night movies and quit sleeping until noon. Time to rise at dawn and get to the bus stop. If you want to get your kids, especially your teens, in "sleep shape" for the school year, take advice from sleep sp [...]

Posted On : Aug, 20 2009 | Comments : 0

Teens really don't tweet

WHEN Morgan Stanley Research issued a research note last month asserting “teenagers do not use Twitter”, it received widespread attention. “Most have signed up to the service but then just leave it when they realise they a [...]

Posted On : Aug, 18 2009 | Comments : 0

Fewer Alberta women, teens smoking

Alberta's smoking rate is among the highest in the country, but new figures suggest fewer adolescents and women are lighting up. Slightly more than 20 per cent of people living in the province regularly took a puff last year, according to [...]

Posted On : Aug, 15 2009 | Comments : 0

What teens fear most - Nomophobia

Some teens are so dependent on their mobile phones that they see them as an extension of themselves and experience a sense of dread when they are separated from them, a syndrome dubbed "NoMo phobia". Adolescent psychologist [...]

Posted On : Aug, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

Teen Eating Disorder

Many of us worry constantly about the way we look. We see a celebrity on TV and immediately we want to look just like him or her so we look at ourselves to see what needs changing to fit that celebrity’s image. However that celebrity [...]

Posted On : Aug, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Britney Spears is back on top with a Teen Choice lifetime ac...

Ten years ago, Britney Spears was the toast of every awards ceremony as the newest, sexiest, sassiest pop singer in the charts. Her youthful, all-American looks and apparent innocence made her an international star and a role model for youn [...]

Posted On : Aug, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

Internet "addiction" may fuel teen aggression

Teenagers who are preoccupied with their Internet time may be more prone to aggressive behavior, researchers reported Monday. In a study of more than 9,400 Taiwanese teenagers, the researchers found that those with signs of Internet " [...]

Posted On : Aug, 07 2009 | Comments : 0

Child, Teen Cancers Linked to TNF Blockers

The FDA warns that TNF blockers -- the immune-disease drugs Remicade, Enbrel, Humira, Cimzia, and Simponi -- may cause lymphoma and other cancers in children and teens. The drugs already carry a black-box warning that they may cause cancer. [...]

Posted On : Aug, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

Teen Choice Awards Preview

The 2009 Teen Choice Awards air this year on FOX at 8PM ET on Monday, August 10, 2009. The show is hosted this year by teen mega-stars the Jonas Brothers! Performances are expected to include the Black Eyed Peas, Jonas Brothers and Miley Cy [...]

Posted On : Aug, 04 2009 | Comments : 0

'50% of gay teens physically or sexually abused'

The police are still trying to find a lead in Saturday night's shooting attack at a gay and lesbian youth center in Tel Aviv, which left two dead and 10 injured, and the investigation is currently focusing on the shooting being a hate crime [...]

Posted On : Aug, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Educate teens on danger of 'camwhoring'

Disappointing as it is to see that young girls are uploading sleazy photos of themselves onto social networking websites, it is not wise simply to advise them not to take such photos and leave it at that. Popular culture today has become li [...]

Posted On : Jul, 29 2009 | Comments : 0

Surviving teen's blood

A teen driver had trace amounts of marijuana in her when a collision with a suspected drunken driver near Santa Fe killed four other teens in her car, the state Department of Health reported Monday. DOH spokeswoman Deborah Busemeyer said bl [...]