Category: Teen Health
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Teenage Boys And Eating Disorders
Teenage Boys And Eating Disorders Two boys, two mothers and two experts share their experiences and expertise. Eating disorders are not exclusively a female diagnosis. Teenage boys develop eating disorders that are ...
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Heroin in the Suburbs: Parents Need to Know
Heroin makes its mark in the 21st Century By Shalmali Pal Kelli Davis of Reno, Nevada began abusing tobacco and alcohol in her early teens, progressively making her way to illegal drugs. ...
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Overcoming Teenage Obesity
My Life as an Obese Teen By Taylor LeBaron One hot Atlanta day, my middle school class went on a nature walk, picking up trash along the way. I tried to keep ...
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Teenagers And Caffeine
Effects of Caffeine on Teens Your Teen sought advice about the effects of caffeine from Dr. Nneka Holden of Akron Children’s Hospital, Division of Adolescent Medicine. Interview by Lisa Golovan What is caffeine? Caffeine ...
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Are Eating Disorders Different Between Boys and Girls?
What are the differences? by Dr. Ahmed Boachie and Dr. Karin Jasper By Dr. Ahmed Boachie, Director, Eating Disorders Program, Southlake Regional Health Centre and Karin Jasper, Ph.D., Clinical Mental Health Specialist, ...
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Boys and Eating Disorders: Anorexia
Teen 2 by Jacob D. Roth Two summers ago, after a lifetime of negative self-image and isolation, I became overcome with feelings of loneliness, isolation and crippling depression. I did not understand my ...
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