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Drug use in teens increases risk of HIV in adulthood
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 22 (ANI): According to a study, adolescents that are exposed to drug use, mental distress and violence are at risk for HIV in adulthood.
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Bullies have more sex: Study
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 15 (ANI): According to a research, bullies have more sexual partners than their humble counterpart.
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Turns out, booze puts teens at insomnia risk
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 12 (ANI): It may be considered as one of the most common "sleep aids" people employ to help them drift off at night, but according to a recent study, alcohol can actually be a roadblock to good sleep in teenagers.
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"Adolescents and young people need to be recognized as equal stakeholders
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 30 (ANI-NewsVoir): 'Facebook Is The Third Largest Nation On Earth'.
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Government to launch an awareness campaign on anaemia
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 30 (ANI-NewsVoir): The government will soon launch an intensive demand generation campaign to create awareness among people on anaemia, particularly the adolescents.
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Investing in adolescents is good economics: Experts
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 28 (ANI-NewsVoir): "It is easier and cost-effective to bring in healthy behaviors early, rather than changing adolescents at a later stage and spending more on healthcare costs," said Manoj Jhalani, Additional Secretary and Mission Director, National Health Mission (N
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Alcoholic fathers up risk of teen dating violence
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 22 (ANI): Dear parents, please-take-note! Having a parent, especially father, with an alcohol use disorder may increase the risk of physical, sexual, or psychological abuse (or violence) within a dating relationship among adolescents, warns a study.
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Schools should take advantage of ethnic diversity: Experts
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 12 (ANI): Socialising with peers from other ethnicities improve adolescents' grades, finds a new study.
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Rural households at lower risk of inflammatory bowel disease
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 26 (ANI): People, particularly for young children and adolescents, who live in rural areas are at decreased risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a new study.
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DocsApp launches night-time child specialist online consultation
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Adding to the high-quality healthcare services it offers, DocsApp, a chat based healthcare platform that connects patients to specialist doctors in less than 30 minutes, has launched yet another noteworthy service targeted towards infants, children, and adol
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Obesity during pregnancy doubles risk of fatty liver in teens
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], June 10 (ANI): Mothers-to-be, alert! Here's another reason for adapting a healthy lifestyle before and during pregnancy, as a study has warned that newborns, who had obese mothers at the start of pregnancy, were twice as likely to develop non-alcoholic fatty li
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34,000 students in 6 states covered by TLLLF's flagship programme
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): You Are Not Alone, The Live Love Laugh Foundation's flagship programme on mental health for adolescents, which has conducted free of charge in schools around the country, has covered 34,023 students and 6,480 teachers across 276 schools in six states (Ka
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