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'Tough love' keeps teens from binge drinking

Tue, 22 May 2012 18:08:10 -0700
The headlines state that one in ten teens are binge drinkers and graphic photos of them vomiting in the street paint an unflattering picture of a sub-culture out of control.
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Grace Dent: Personally, I'd fire bullying teens from a cannon and relocate the 'feral' kids to Chipping Norton

Tue, 22 May 2012 12:36:27 -0700
To the utter indifference of social nuisances UK-wide, Theresa May has announced changes to Britain's antisocial behaviour policies. Out with the Asbo, in with the Crimbo, the criminal behaviour order. Five individual complaints and you're offski. It's a chirpier, more festive sounding instrument of control. Until yesterday Crimbo was simply a bastardisation of "Christmas", one of those words it ...
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C. diff on Rise in Kids -- and Outside Hospital

Tue, 22 May 2012 22:08:04 -0700
Title: C. diff on Rise in Kids -- and Outside Hospital Category: Health News Created: 5/22/2012 11:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 5/22/2012 12:00:00 AM
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Local family fitness programs aim to combat rise in teen diabetes, prediabetes

Tue, 22 May 2012 06:53:22 -0700
A new study shows alarming statistics about the health of many American teenagers. Since 2000, the rate of teens with diabetes and prediabetes nearly tripled, from 9 percent to 23 percent. In addition, one of four kids ages 12 to 19 have two or more risk factors for heart disease. These numbers mirror data just [...]
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New Study Shows Rise in Teen Diabetes, Heart Disease Risk

Mon, 21 May 2012 20:15:56 -0700
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - A new study shows alarming statistics about the health of many U.S. teenagers. Since 2000, the rate of kids with diabetes and pre-diabetes nearly tripled from 9% to 23%. One of four kids ages 12 to 19 have two or more risk factors for heart disease.
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BYU study: Profanity abounds in books aimed at teens

Tue, 22 May 2012 16:04:52 -0700
PROVO -- Movie, video game and even TV ratings make it easy for parents to monitor their children's media consumption and make sure they are watching age-appropriate shows, but there is no suc…
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Virtual Piggy Appoints Stedman Graham to the Board of Advisors

Tue, 22 May 2012 05:00:00 -0700
Virtual Piggy, Inc. an innovator in safe online youth purchasing today announced the appointment of Mr. Stedman Graham to their Board of Advisors.
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Dark and edgy reading

Sat, 19 May 2012 21:23:20 -0700
Not too many years ago Harry Potter had fans obsessively reading long into the night. Now kids are losing sleep because of The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins.
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New research examines impact of liver disease

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:52:19 -0700
Research being presented at Digestive Disease Week® offers insights into the progression of diseases leading to liver damage, which affect diverse populations, including young people. Studies show that the increasing rates of obesity are putting teens at risk for developing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and are decreasing the availability of healthy livers for organ donations, which are ...
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Erika D. Smith: We won't solve problems confronting our community without a group effort

Sat, 19 May 2012 23:36:53 -0700
One sunny afternoon last week, Darnell "Dynasty" Young, fresh from a wardrobe change that involved black tights and a tight red top, told a crowd of supporters at American Legion Mall that he was dedicating his rally to "all of the bullied kids" who felt so alone that they killed themselves.
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