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One in 25 US teens has attempted suicideAbout one in 25 US teens has attempted suicide, and one in eight has thought about it, according to a national study based on interviews with thousands of teens. Researchers, whose findings appeared in the journal Jama Psychiatry, More… |
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Bahrain suspends bill to raise adult ageEfforts to increase the age at which children in Bahrain officially become adults have stalled over fears that it could allow teenagers involved in serious crime to escape proper punishment. A senior police official warned MPs yesterday (A More… |
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US job market hurt teens most: studyUS workers suffered many more job losses during the 2007-2009 Great Recession than in downturns over the past 30 years, and fewer than half got another position within six months of the recession's official end, researchers said on Tuesday. & More… |
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Teen obesity 'tied to poor mom-child relationship'Toddlers who have poor relationships with their mother are more likely to pack on extra weight as they grow up, according to a US study. Researchers who followed nearly 1,000 children into their teens found t More… |
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Less salt for teens means healthier adultsIf teens could reduce their daily salt consumption by 3,000 milligrams, they would cut their risk for heart disease and stroke significantly in adulthood, researchers said. Based on results of a computer modeling analysis, researchers proj More… |
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Teens urged to turn down iPods as hearing loss risesTeenagers are being urged to turn down the volume on their iPods after a US study found hearing problems among youngsters have risen by nearly a third in 15 years. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, co More… |
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Special vaccine for Bahraini teensAll 13-year-olds in Bahrain will receive a special dose of a combined diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus (DPT) vaccine with immediate effect, it was announced. The vaccine is being administered to Bahraini and expatriate children, in all g More… |
