(Reuters Health) – Teens and young women who use diet pills and laxatives for weight control are five to six times more likely to be diagnosed with an eating disorder in the next three years, a U.S. study suggests. Using these medications for weight loss can b... More »
(Reuters Health) – Teens and young adults have a higher likelihood of taking up marijuana if their parents use the drug, a new study suggests. From a survey of nearly 25,000 parent-child pairs, researchers found that parental marijuana use was associated with ... More »
(Reuters Health) – Suicide attempts are rising among black teens in the U.S. even as they fall among youth from other racial and ethnic groups, a study suggests. Researchers examined nationwide survey data from nearly 200,000 high school students collected bet... More »
(Reuters Health) – Teens with chronic illnesses would like to have a say in decisions such as switching to a new medicine, but they often feel left out of the conversation, a small study suggests. Researchers in Wales who interviewed teens being treated for a ... More »
More American and Canadian teens are vaping than ever before, according to a new study, and researchers say the availability of e-cigarettes with more nicotine may partly explain the trend. The study team examined data on smoking and vaping by youth in Canada,... More »
(Reuters Health) – Teen drivers who wisely stow away their cell phones while they’re behind the wheel still need to be aware of another important risk factor for accidents, a small study suggests. Even when not distracted by their phones, adolescents who reach... More »
(Reuters Health) – Last month U.S. regulators said a pill that helps prevent infection with HIV is safe for use by adolescents, and a study suggests most physicians would be willing to prescribe this medicine to teens. So-called pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)... More »
(Reuters Health) – When teens get extra sleep on school nights, they might cut back mostly on sedentary activities like screen time without making major changes to their exercise habits, a small experiment suggests. Researchers asked 18 adolescents who regular... More »
Cigarettes are seen in this illustration photo taken May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Roughly 11 percent of youth aged 13 to 15 around the world use tobacco products like cigarettes and cigars, a glob More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Drunk driving contributes to more than one in four motor vehicle fatalities for children, teens and young adults – More »
A nurse tests a blood sample during a free HIV test at a blood tests party, part of a campaign to prevent HIV infection among male same-sex couples, in Bangkok in this file photo dated September 20, 2014. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha By Madeline Kennedy(Reuters... More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Playing team sports in high school may not influence whether or not teens use heroin or abuse prescription drugs, More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – When parents have a history of depression, teens are at greater risk for developing the disorder themselves, and s More »
A bartender prepares a beer in a bar in central Sydney in this May 11, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz/Files By Madeline Kennedy(Reuters Health) – – Teens who drink heavily are more likely than their peers to have less gray matter, an important brain str... More »
(Reuters Health) – Almost 10 percent of 11th and 12th graders are using e-cigarettes, and other alternative tobacco products are increasingly popular, according to a new study. Young people often use multiple tobacco products at once, the researchers found. “F... More »
