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Indigenous oral health inequalities occur during childhood: Study
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 23 (ANI): A recent study highlights the oral health inequality between indigenous and non-indigenous children across the country.
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Adolescents exercising to gain weight are prone to 'disordered eating'
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 22 (ANI): Maintaining health is a good habit. But a new study has pointed out that some adolescents who indulge in exercises to gain weight are prone to 'so-called muscularity-oriented disordered eating behaviours.'
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Tanning industry uses cheap prices, promos to attract young people
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 18 (ANI): Indoor tanning known to increase the risk of melanoma cancer lags in regulation while marketing strategies used by tanning industries lure adolescents and young adults, suggest a study.
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Parental support essential when autistic adolescents want to learn to driv
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 18 (ANI): Parental support plays a very important role when autistic adolescents want to learn to drive, recent findings suggest.
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Gender affects correlation between depression and weight in children: Stud
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 12 (ANI): A recent study suggests that the probability of a major depressive disorder in children and adolescents with high, low, or normal body mass index differs according to gender.
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MP: Water woes continue in Betul, girls forced to miss out on school
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Betul (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 6 (ANI): With the onset of summer, the water crisis has returned to haunt the people of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh. The situation has worsened as the region has received scanty rainfall so far. The repercussions are so grave that the adolescent g
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NOTE India welcomes Health ministry's tobacco control initiative in school
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication India (NOTE) welcomed the instructions issued by the Union Health Ministry directing educational institutes to designate "Tobacco Monitors" from among students and staff in a bid to boost the implementation of to
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LGBTQ adolescents experiencing weight-based bullying at risk of substance
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jun 03 (ANI): LGBTQ adolescents who experience weight-based bullying have increased risk of substance abuse, recent findings suggest.
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Teens at higher risk of injury, violence during sexual assault: Study
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 31 (ANI): New study has found that teens are at a higher risk of injuries and violence during sexual assaults and there are 'striking similarities' in the types of injuries and violence experienced by adults and adolescent sexual assault victims.
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Cannabis use linked to cognitive abnormalities, impairments in working mem
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 26 (ANI): New researches by Canadian neuroscientists have revealed that cannabis use affects the brain of adolescents and is linked to cognitive abnormalities, impairments in working memory, and inhibitory control.
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Trauma in childhood may lead to adolescent depression, suggests study
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 22 (ANI): Children in poor urban areas who suffered physical and emotional neglect, violence, and sexual abuse are likely to be associated with both adolescent depression and violent behaviour, highlights a new study.
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Both overweight and obese adolescents have similar risks of developing hea
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 21 (ANI): A new study has suggested that overweight and obese adolescents have similar risks of developing heart disorders.
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