Teen Health Articles

Weight Loss for Teenage Girls

MedsAvailable — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:48:11 -0600

Teenage obesity is a major problem today not only in the United States but in all over the world. According to experts, more than forty percent of teenagers in the US alone are overweight.

The Emotional Repercussions of Premarital Sex

MedsAvailable — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 08:58:51 -0700

Certainly there are advantages to sex education for teens, but if the education part deals only with reacting to things that are already happening, it may not be as effective with dealing with the problems that come. Is it possible that being pro-active in this area may help your teens much more?

Pregnant in your Teens: What to Do

MedsAvailable — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:41:27 -0700

But what do you do if you are a teenager and you discover you are pregnant? What if you are one of those who want to carry the baby full-term even if everyone else around you tells you not to? How do you go about knowing what to do if, for example, even the baby’s daddy does not want any involvement at all?

Eating Disorders in Teens

MedsAvailable — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 11:46:45 -0600

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by an intense fear of becoming fat, deliberate starvation, and severe weight loss. People with this condition are totally absorbed with becoming thin as a result of a cultural obsession among teenage girls and young women.

Understanding Teen Health Issues

MedsAvailable — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:07:33 -0600

Sadly enough, the self-esteem of teens are highly influenced by skinny, underweight images of girls, and muscular men portrayed in media. Criticisms from the external environment become significant, and for some, they struggle with these each day which is why certain problems like eating disorders arise particularly during adolescence.

Teen Health and Media Consumption

MedsAvailable — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:43:00 -0600

Of course, most parents would read this and think it’s insane. Many kids consume over 60 minutes of media before they even go to school in the morning, and it’s easy to imagine that limiting them to this amount would result in boredom and probably lots of whining.

Detecting Signs of Anorexia in Your Teenage Daughter

MedsAvailable — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:07:35 -0700

The physical symptoms of anorexia are manifested in muscle weakness, brittle bones, amenorrhea (period problems), fainting, low blood pressure, dry skin, hair that falls out, weakness and tiredness, depression and irritability, and withdrawal from close ones.

How Teens Can Trim The Flab

MedsAvailable — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:05:37 -0700

Watch the diet. Increase the intake of fresh fruit and green leafy vegetables, and cut down on the greasy, spicy foods.

Health Tips For Teenage Cheerleaders

MedsAvailable — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:03:52 -0700

For the health of your teenage daughter, it is essential that all practices and events should be held in a proper, safe environment.

Weight Loss Tips For Teens

MedsAvailable — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:01:44 -0700

Firstly, walking is great exercise. If you don’t want to walk alone, try to find a friend who will walk with you.

Exercise Tips For Teen Girls

MedsAvailable — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:56:19 -0700

You can explain to your teenage daughter that there are many rewards to exercising regularly – she will have a positive body image, increased flexibility and stamina, increased strength, higher self-esteem, improved social skills, and decreased levels of stress and depression.

Negative Effects of Too Little Exercise in Teens

MedsAvailable — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:32:47 -0700

As we’ve all heard by now, childhood obesity, which is a direct result of lack of exercise, is a serious problem throughout the world, and it affects teenagers as much as kids of any other age.

Teen Drinking Creates Lasting Health Risks

MedsAvailable — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:30:43 -0700

One study in particular showed that out of kids who start drinking by the age of 14, nearly half develop alcoholism later on in life.

STI is up to Spreading Awareness about STD among Teens

Jeniam — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:51:04 -0700

Though the Chlamydia test is increasing between 1997 and 2007, but the increasing of Chlamydia infection have been steadily rising in Sweden. The experts are not sure about the reason of increasing the rates of Chlamydia.