Search Results for 'Teen'

Vaccines for teens

By the time your kids start school, the pages of their immunization booklets likely are tattered, flecked with bits of Cheerios and streaked with grimy little fingerprints. But it's too soon for you to sigh, "Whew, I'm finally done,&qu [...]

Posted On : Apr, 21 2009 | Comments : 0

Teen Twitter worm writer gets job, spreads new worm

The teenager who takes credit for the worms that hit Twitter earlier this week has been hired by a Web application development firm and on Friday released a fifth worm on the microblogging site, he said. Twitter fought off four waves [...]

Posted On : Apr, 18 2009 | Comments : 0

Tips for teens to land that summer job

Are you a teen hoping to find work? Don’t let the sheer number of applicants scare you. Tough economic times mean more competition for fewer opportunities, but you can still land an after-school or summer gig, say career experts. Her [...]

Posted On : Apr, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

Research- Very low amounts of alcohol risky for teens

Teenagers who drink very low amounts of alcohol increased their chances of high-risk alcohol abuse and sexual behaviors, Australian researchers discovered. The team at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Melbourne said their study, [...]

Posted On : Apr, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

Teen pregnancy boosts girls' risk of getting fat

Seventeen percent had given birth to one child when they were between 15 and 19 years old; 4 percent had more than one child during this time; 10 percent got pregnant but didn't have a child; and 69 percent didn't get pregnant. Forty-three [...]

Posted On : Apr, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

Why teens thrive on sleep

Teenagers who get less than eight hours' sleep do not perform as well at memory tasks such as dictation and multistep maths, a new study has found. A student who got eight to nine hours of sleep could carry out nearly 80 per cent of tasks, [...]

Posted On : Apr, 07 2009 | Comments : 0

Teenagers turn a health lesson about tobacco into a civics l...

The St. Paul City Council is set to approve an ordinance banning the sale of imitation tobacco products and novelty lighters at its meeting Wednesday. The proposed ordinance is championed by a group of St. Paul teens working with the Associ [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2009 | Comments : 0

Working teen comes of age in 'Adventureland'

It's a warm summer's day in Pennsylvania, and James Brennan is about to enter "Adventureland." He just doesn't know it yet. It's 1987 America, and James is a pretty privileged kid. His dad has a white-collar job, and James [...]

Posted On : Apr, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

West Aurora teens make fashion statements

America's Next Top Model" host Tyra Banks was nowhere near West Aurora High School last week, but she should have been.The catwalk was ready, and the seats were filled with screaming fans. Dresses hung on mannequins in the lobby where [...]

Posted On : Mar, 30 2009 | Comments : 0

Many Tooele, Summit teens turn to drugs

By the time teens in Summit County hit their senior year in high school, six out of 10 are at risk for drug and alcohol abuse. And in Tooele County, binge drinking, drug use and anti-social behavior peaks at 36 percent around the 10th grade [...]

Posted On : Mar, 27 2009 | Comments : 0

Dating violence: Law may keep teens safer

Florida has made progress in dealing with teen-dating violence, according to a national report issued Tuesday. The report by Break the Cycle, a national teen-dating-violence-prevention group, gave Florida a B up from a D the year befo [...]

Posted On : Mar, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

The rise in teen moms

One of the best signals for what is worst in American society is child births – by children. After dropping for 14 years, the birth rate among 15- to 19-year-olds suddenly went up in 2006 and, based on new figures, rose again in 2007. [...]

Posted On : Mar, 20 2009 | Comments : 0

A "Safe Place" for First Coast Teens in Crisis

It's hard being a teenager these days. Just about everything you and I may have worried about as a youngster -- peer pressure, drugs, fights in school -- has become even more intense for the current generation. They're also facing things l [...]

Posted On : Mar, 18 2009 | Comments : 0

Teenagers say they dont have time to read newspapers

If you’re reading this, chances are you’re not a teenager. Eighty-six percent of adults read the newspaper, while only 18 percent of teens get most of their news from the printed page, according to studies by the National Newspa [...]