Search Results for 'Teen'

Teen jobs take a hit

A good job is hard to find, especially for teenagers looking for summer work. As area schools empty for the summer, the cruelties of an economy with an unemployment rate of about 10 percent are looming large for young people who want to [...]

Posted On : Jul, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Study Fit teens make smart seniors

Being a physically fit teen may increase your chances of becoming a mentally fit senior. A new study in the Journal of. The American Geriatrics Society found that older women who had exercised consistently (at least one period of mod [...]

Posted On : Jul, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Teen exercise could lower dementia risk at 65

Exercise has previously been linked to possible benefits in staving off dementia, but a new look at the topic suggests the earlier the better. The prevalence of cognitive impairment was significantly lower in women aged 65 and older who [...]

Posted On : Jul, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Teens waiting longer, having safer sex

Canadian teens are waiting longer and having safer sex than previous generations, a B.C. researcher says. Elizabeth Saewyc of the University of British Columbia told about 100 academics, students, sex therapists and health-care workers a [...]

Posted On : Jun, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

TEENs & drugs

Experimentation with drugs and alcohol is on the increase among TEENs. While the experimental stage might just be a phase for some there are those who develop a dependency upon alcohol and drugs. While drug experimentation for a short pe [...]

Posted On : Jun, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Teen driver risks in high gear over summer

As summer officially starts today, teenage drivers across the USA are poised to enjoy school-free days, summer jobs and youthful frolics.Their parents might be less eager. Automobile crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers i [...]

Posted On : Jun, 21 2010 | Comments : 0

Teenagers Who Sleep Less Experience More Car Crashes While D...

In a recent study, it has been revealed that teenagers crashing while driving are affected by the timing of their school and the amount of sleep they get. This finding was concluded after Dr. Robert Verona, who examined DMV records [...]

Posted On : Jun, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

U.S. Teens Less Worried About Pregnancy: Survey

Of US males and females ages 15-19 who have ever had sex, 95 percent had used a condom at least once, according to the latest National Survey of Family Growth conducted by CDC's National Center for Health Statistics. However, fear of [...]

Posted On : Jun, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Teen safety a driving force for Klobuchar

who is both a former county prosecutor and the mother of a 15-year-old, says the two experiences have convinced her that the nation needs stricter standards for kids behind the wheel. “You can change cultures by getting a chan [...]

Posted On : May, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

Early daycare leads to smarter teens

Teenagers who receive better child care during early years fair slightly higher on measures of academic and cognitive achievement compared to their counterparts who don’t, a new research indicates. A long-running study funded by th [...]

Posted On : May, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Teen girls disclose more than boys to parents

Teenage girls talk more to parents about their dating habits than boys, according to a new study. What’s more, both sexes generally prefer to talk to their mothers. However, the new study found that girls and boys are equally c [...]

Posted On : May, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

Teens Have No Single Reason for Taking Risks

Though most parents would rather this not be the case, there is no single, clear-cut explanation for why teenagers engage in risky behaviors. According to researchers, a vast number of influences intertwine to promote teen drinking, smok [...]

Posted On : May, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Let teens drink? Parents wrestle with the question

Martha was tough on her children when it came to alcohol in their early teens. When she saw beer at a party her then-14-year-old daughter was attending, she broke it up and told all the kids to call their parents. When her son was about [...]

Posted On : Apr, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Teens Underground

A new report released by the Pew Research Center only puts into numbers what teens have known for years--texting is now the most popular form of talking to one another. While kids might see the fun in it, some adults say the trend co [...]