Teens and Sleep – Unlikely Partners
Got teens? Bet they groan and moan in the morning, too exhausted to speak. When our teenagers don’t get the sleep they need, their drowsiness leads to traffic accidents, poor grades, and stronger, more...
View ArticleAcne and Bacteria – Best of Friends
Acne is a skin condition that causes pimples, zits, whiteheads, blackheads, cysts, pus-filled lesions and, oy, if you’ve ever struggled with it, you know that it’s physically and emotionally painful....
View Article5 Summer Books for Strong Daughters
Imagine your daughter relaxing on a hammock, no TV, iPod, cell phone, or laptop anywhere to be seen. Now picture her reading a book without vampires or princesses or Miley Cyrus —a book that empowers...
View ArticleTeens, Vaccines, and Media
How do I communicate with teens? This question hounds most providers as well as parents and teachers. Thanks to excellent research by the Kaiser Family Foundation and PEW Research Center, we know some...
View ArticleTwilight Love Bites… Ouch!
The Twilight Series: It’s the rage among teens. It’s a love story with hip, modern-day vampires. Love the books, love the movies, but do NOT love the Twilight trend that is emerging among teen...
View ArticleTeens Score High On Tests and Sex!
We were scanning headlines the other day and ran across this one on Time.com: Teen Sex Not Always Bad For Grades. What a relief! As parents, this is what concerns us about our teens having sex....
View ArticleHCV+ Teen Tells It
My name is Sabina, I live in San Diego, and I’m 15 years old. I have had hepatitis C (HCV) for about 13 years now and I have just recently decided to get rid of it and started treatment. On MLK day I’m...
View ArticleTeen Health? Don’t Ignore It!
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases is working on raising awareness about teen health. They did a survey to find out what the thinking is among healthcare providers, teens, and their...
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