Poor adolescent health linked to negative education, employment outcomes
Systematic review and meta-analysis of 27 studies suggested that poor health in adolescence was associated with decreased education and employment ...
Tag: adolescent medicine
IUDs safe in population at high risk for STIs
1. In a study population at high-risk for sexually transmitted infections, the rate of pelvic inflammatory disease following intrauterine device ...
Stronger alcohol policies linked to decreased youth drinking
1. Stronger population-wide and youth-targeted alcohol policies were associated with reduced likelihood of youth alcohol consumption. 2. Adult alcohol consumption ...
Exposure to alcohol in movies linked to drinking among teens
Adolescents in the United Kingdom who were exposed to the most alcohol usage in films were more likely to drink ...
AAP opposes school-based drug testing of adolescents
1. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) opposes the use of in-school drug testing as a means to reduce substance ...
Exposure to maternal depression linked to adolescent risk behaviors
1. Children exposed to maternal depression during middle childhood were more likely to engage in both violent and non-violent health ...
Colleges can support students with chronic medical conditions
1. Private and public US 4-year colleges are capable of managing the increased primary care needs of youth with chronic ...
Parental smoking associated with smoking behavior in adolescence
Image: PD 1. Adolescents exposed to parents who smoked in any form had greater probability of being regular smokers themselves. ...
Sexting linked to other sexual behaviors among teens
Image: PD 1. Adolescents who reportedly engaged in sexting were 4 to 7 times more likely to engage in other ...