Adolescents

Pressure builds on Palestinian girls to marry as Gaza sees rise in child marriage rates - UNFPA

The likely cause of the increasing number of child brides seen in the Palestinian territory is the displacement, poverty, and collapse of social, legal, health, and protection systems.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
(ILLUSTRATIVE) A homeless Palestinian bride walks with her mother (R) during her wedding ceremony at a United Nations-run school sheltering displaced Palestinians from the Israeli offensive, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 17, 2014.
Sugary drinks such as soft drinks, energy drinks and sweetened juices may be linked to an increased risk of anxiety among teenagers

Study found: This drink is one of the main causes of anxiety in teenagers

Did you think that only the security situation or social networks cause anxiety? It turns out there are several other things you really did not expect.

|ByWALLA! HEALTH
A boy in distress

Two years into the war: One in every five calls to ERAN is from a child or adolescent

Behind the harsh data lies ongoing anxiety, cut-short childhoods, and parents striving to stay emotionally steady.

|ByWALLA! HEALTH
Nicotine box

Have you seen this box with your children? There’s a chance they’re addicted

No smell, no smoke, and without anyone noticing: Nicotine pouches have become the quiet addiction of teenagers. At Al Sam they warn of the dangerous phenomenon.

|ByWALLA! HEALTH

New minimally invasive system for spinal correction

ApiFix may be able to offer new solution for scoliosis that's less invasive, reducing risk of full-blown surgery.

MAY 19, 2012ByNATASSIA GERRARD/ NOCAMELS
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'Watching TV may lead to bad eating habits'

Study examines associations between TV viewing, eating by school children.

MAY 15, 2012ByAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (AMA)
Overweight brother and sister sitting on a sofa

Teens more vulnerable to concussions than adults

Study shows that in sports, these kinds of injuries mostly affect adolescents' working memory.

MARCH 1, 2012ByUNIVERSITE DE MONTREAL
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Psychology: Adolescents are amazing

Parents and their teenage children are nice people. They just need to know how to understand each other.

JANUARY 7, 2011ByBATYA L. LUDMAN
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Rx for Readers: Pimple pains

It is not recommended that acne patients take high doses of vitamin A.

OCTOBER 22, 2010ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVITCH
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