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More teenagers are having unprotected sex and they know less about contraception, an international study claims. In the U.S., more than half of the respondents were having unsafe sex with new partners, and the figure had increased by more than a third: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2042063/More-teenagers-unprotected-sex-know-contraception-claims-international-study.html#ixzz1ZAB7RQew Opinions expressed by contributors and commentators do not necessarily reflect the views […]

A recent article in the New York Times explored the rising trend in having video sessions online: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/fashion/therapists-are-seeing-patients-online.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1

According to a recent study, obese teenagers who don’t get enough sleep may have problems with insulin secretion and blood sugar levels: http://www.atlanticdrugs.com/news/sleep-reduces-diabetes-129.html And teens  who don’t sleep enough are more likely to be depressed, to drink sugared soda, to smoke cigarettes and so forth: http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2011/09/teenagers-and-sleep-another-thing-parents-do-wrong.html http://www.frenchtribune.com/teneur/117430-8-hour-sleep-must-teenager And other studies suggests lack of sleep may […]

Eating lots of fruit and vegetables could help protect teenagers from mental health problems, according to an Australian study: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/health/2011-09/22/c_131154044.htm http://www.news-medical.net/news/20110926/Poor-diet-and-mental-health-problems-linked-in-teenagers-Study.aspx

According to new research out of the UK, teenagers who watch films showing actors smoking are more likely to take it up: http://www.nhs.uk/news/2011/09September/Pages/smoking-on-screen-adolescents.aspx However, teenagers can get rid of their smoking habits and avoid life-threatening diseases, says a study published in the journal Pediatrics, which found that encouraging exercise increases the odds to quit smoking […]