MONDAY, March 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Teenage pot use can hamper a kid’s future chances of landing a good job with a large salary, mainly by interfering with his or her education, a new study of twins has found. A teenager who uses more marijuana than their identical twin is less likely to wind … Read more
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Feb. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — States with more gun laws have less youth gun violence, new research reveals. For the study, the researchers examined data from several states from 2005 to 2017, and found that kids were less likely to be armed in states with more gun … Read more
A teenager who woke from a 10-month long coma has no knowledge of the coronavirus pandemic, despite being infected with the virus twice. Joseph Flavill is still recovering in hospital after being hit by a car last March – shortly before the first lockdown. His family say the 19-year-old’s condition is slowly improving. His aunt, … Read more
By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — After years of increases, nicotine and marijuana vaping among U.S. teens plateaued this year, but still they remain high, researchers report. Data from the most recent annual Monitoring the Future survey, conducted by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research, show … Read more
It announced the independent review into gender identity services for young people in September. An NHS England spokesperson said this would include “how and when children and young people were referred to specialist services”. Source link
Does your teen constantly lose his stuff? Have trouble remembering to turn in her homework? Get easily distracted? If so, pause before handing over the car keys. That’s the takeaway of mounting research suggesting that young drivers with poor working memory are significantly more likely to have a car accident. Working memory is the … Read more
‘When will we have a vaccine?’ This is probably the most asked question on the planet at present. As scientists and researchers race to find a treatment for the novel coronavirus, we may be getting closer to the answer. A 14-year-od Indian-American girl from Texas has won the 2020 3M Young Scientist Challenge and a … Read more
According to police, the incident took place on Thursday night when the girl, a Class 11 student, was going to the hospital where her father had taken her ailing mother the previous day. File image for representation: Reuters A teenage girl was allegedly gangraped in Orai area in Uttar Pradesh’s Jalaun district while she was … Read more
Vaping nicotine or marijuana can cause long-lasting health problems for your child. So, it’s important to talk with your young or teenage children about the potential dangers of vaping. Here are some helpful tips: Know the facts. Be ready to answer questions your teen may have. Ask for help from your health care provider on … Read more
Sept. 11, 2020 — The parents of a 13-year-old boy in Florida who died from brain-eating amoeba want to warn others about the risk of the waterborne infection. Tanner Lake Wall, 13, became ill after a family vacation last month at a North Florida campground that has a lake and water park. He was … Read more