Teen Health

Does sex ed keep girls from becoming teen moms?

9 Feb 2012

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study, states with more comprehensive sex education programs had lower teen birth rates -- but the effect seemed to be due more to political, religious and social differences between those states than the sex ed itself. That doesn't mean sex ed never helps prevent pregnancy, researchers said. But attitudes of family and friends, and whether teens have access ...

Teen weight loss program shows some benefit

9 Feb 2012

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A low-key, long term approach to teen weight loss produced modest benefits in a clinical trial, Australian researchers report, though a version of the program that added texts and emails didn't help kids slim down any further. The study, by Binh Nguyen at the University of Sydney and colleagues, included 151 teenagers in a 24-month program called Loozit, based on ...

Teen pregnancy rates in US drop to 40-year low, study shows

9 Feb 2012

Teen pregnancies in the US have dropped to a 40-year low, although numbers of black and hispanic teen pregnancies remained markedly higher that those of white teens, according to new research. read more