]> http://www.healthedia.com/tags/adolescents Blog Articles Tagged with 'adolescents' at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/924341?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents Kerri will certainly like this tool, GlucoBoy that represents the power of a good idea in chronic disease management.The Glucoboy is the first blood glucose meter that has been designed specially for kids, adolescents and the young at heart.By itself... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/924341?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:17:36 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/924153?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents The trickle of incriminating evidence against Dr. Joseph Biederman, a Harvard world-renowned child psychiatrist known for his advocacy of pediatric bipolar disorder, has turned into a torrent of emails and internal documents. The New York ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/924153?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:50:51 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/sharpbrains/924379?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents Like all psychiatric disorders, ADHD is diagnosed based on the presence of particular behavioral symptoms that are judged to cause significant impairment in an individual's functioning, and not on the results of a specific test. In fact, recently pub... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/sharpbrains/924379?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:11:23 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/924157?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents On Thursday, BrainBlogger posted an interesting entry that delves into the research regarding celebrity worship, which includes probably a lot more Americans than most people realize. Much research has been conducted about who engages in celeb... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/924157?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:28:04 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923712?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents There s an even more tragic story behind the news of people traveling from around the country to drop off their unwanted children in Nebraska, since they enacted a law a few weeks ago that allowed any child under 18 years of age to be handed over t... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923712?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:36:28 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/923959?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents November 20, 2008 (EurekAlert) - The body's immune system hates strangers. When its security patrol spots a foreign cell, it annihilates it.This is the problem when people with type 1 diabetes undergo human islet cell transplantation. The islet cells... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/923959?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:02:25 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/923962?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents November 19, 2008 (EurekAlert) - One of the most reliable indicators to predict that a person will develop type 2 diabetes is the presence of insulin resistance. Insulin is produced in the pancreas and is the hormone responsible for ensuring that glu... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/923962?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:41:47 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/923319?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents From the years 2002 to 2005, use of prescription medications for ADD/ADHD rose by 40 percent according to a recent study. A recent study looked at the growing use of prescription drugs among children with a variety of chronic illnesses, including ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/923319?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:00:33 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/addiction-and-recovery-news/923169?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents Unfortunately, access to longer term treatment is often limited to those who can afford to pay out of pocket, but it looks like long term treatment may be making a comeback:In fact, data suggest 30 days aren't nearly enough.Research published in 1999... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/addiction-and-recovery-news/923169?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:24:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/923115?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents It s a well-established fact in the medical community that treating ADD/ADHD in teens is more difficult when they re also being treated for substance abuse.That s why the results of a recent study are encouraging. It shows that the prescripti... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/add-adhd-blog/923115?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:46:23 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-butterys/923023?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents Adolescents who have high levels of exposure to television programs that contain sexual content are twice as likely to be involved in a pregnancy over the following three years as their peers who watch few such shows, according to a new RAND Corporat... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-butterys/923023?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:55:22 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/923184?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents November 11, 2008 (Newswise) - Many children love sending and receiving text messages through their cell phones sometimes to the great annoyance of their parents.But now a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggests th... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/923184?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:11:13 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/923525?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents November 11, 2008 (Newswise) - Many children love sending and receiving text messages through their cell phones ??? sometimes to the great annoyance of their parents.But now a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggests th... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/923525?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:11:13 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/allergy-and-asthma-source/922816?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents From MedscapeNews Author: Laurie Barclay, MDCME Author: Penny Murata, MD October 14, 2008 The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued updated guidelines for routine use of influenza vaccine in children and adolescents in the 2008 to 2009 ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/allergy-and-asthma-source/922816?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:26:39 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/daily-diabetic/922696?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents I am excited to tell you about an exciting event hosted by Gary Hall Jr., a ten-time Olympic medal winner. As you may know, Hall is an ambassador of the Inspired by Diabetes program, a global campaign asking people moved by the triumphs and challenge... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/daily-diabetic/922696?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:12:21 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/922679?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents Let s End Adolescence writes Newt Gingrich in the October 30th Business Week. Adolecense, argues Gingrich, is a 19th century invention and, indeed, a social experiment that has largely failed. Why keep supporting a system for delaying adul... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/922679?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:00:27 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/palo-alto-medical-foundation/922042?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents More than 21 million people have diabetes. A third of those people do not even know that they have it. There are two main types of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes usually occurs during childhood or adolescence. Type 2 diabetes, which is the most common for... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/palo-alto-medical-foundation/922042?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:00:56 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/921745?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents October 31, 2008 (Press Release) - Whether your tastes tend toward bright lights and big cities, quiet contemplation or off-road racing, groups around the U.S. are gearing up to celebrate World Diabetes Day and raise awareness of the growing threat o... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/921745?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:19:21 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/922357?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents October 31, 2008 (Press Release) - Whether your tastes tend toward bright lights and big cities, quiet contemplation or off-road racing, groups around the U.S. are gearing up to celebrate World Diabetes Day and raise awareness of the growing threat o... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/922357?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:19:21 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/paging-drgupta/921001?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents By Saundra YoungCNN Medical Senior ProducerThe statistics are staggering. One in three of America s children carry this heavy burden: being overweight or obese.In case you were wondering just how serious this problem is, Acting Surgeon General Dr. ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/paging-drgupta/921001?rsstype=tag&tag=adolescents Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:57:54 -0400