Obesity associated with lower academic attainment in teenage girls
Obesity in adolescent girls is associated with lower academic attainment levels throughout their teenage years, a new study has shown.
The research conducted by the Universities of Strathclyde, Dundee, Georgia and Bristol is the most...
Social connections key to happiness for “at-risk” teens
An RMIT University report on the happiness of disadvantaged Australian teenagers has emphasised the vital role of family and friends in mental wellbeing.
The research examined the happiness of more than 23,000 "at-risk" Australian youth.
While...
Social connections key to happiness for "at-risk" teens
An RMIT University report on the happiness of disadvantaged Australian teenagers has emphasised the vital role of family and friends in mental wellbeing.
The research examined the happiness of more than 23,000 "at-risk" Australian youth.
While...
Caesarean rates higher in private hospitals
Where a woman gives birth - in a public or private hospital - is a key determinant of whether she has a caesarean section or not, according to findings from three consecutives surveys of...
Text-Messaging Program Good Option for Keeping Teen Girls Healthy
Megan Ranney, MD, MPH, an emergency medicine attending physician at Hasbro Children’s Hospital, recently led a study that found a text-message program may be an effective violence prevention tool for at-risk teen girls. The...
Negative effects of joining a gang last long after gang membership ends
Imagine two children, both with the exact same risk factors for joining a gang. As teenagers, one joins a gang, the other doesn’t. Even though the first teen eventually leaves the gang, years later...
Nicotine patches do not appear to help pregnant smokers to quit
Nicotine patches do not appear to help pregnant smokers to quit.
Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes and may have long lasting effects in offspring.
In England, 26% of women...
Gestational diabetes may raise risk for heart disease in midlife
Pregnant women may face an increased risk of early heart disease when they develop gestational diabetes, according to research in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Gestational diabetes, which develops only during pregnancy and...
Midwives get set to prescribe medications
For midwife Daniel Evans, receiving a prescriber number and a script pad with which to prescribe medication, is recognition of the important role the midwife plays in society.
A Newcastle-based midwife with ten years experience,...
Electronic Media Use linked to poor outcomes for children
Using electronic media can be a sedentary behaviour and sedentary behaviour is associated with adverse health outcomes and may be detrimental at a very young age. Two new studies have provided further evidence of...
