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Study: Smoking Impacts 'Decision-Making' Part of Teens' Brains

by the editors at AOLHealth, Posted Mar 4th 2011

If teens are smoking, they might be making other poor decisions. Credit: Getty Images Teenagers are known to be impulsive, but a new ...Teenagers are known to be impulsive, but a new study suggests that if they smoke cigarettes, they might become even more reckless and less adept at making decisions.
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Report Ranks Best and Worst States for Child Health Care

by Honey Berk, Posted Feb 11th 2011

A child's access to affordable health care varies widely from state-to-state. Credit: Getty A recent analysis of states' performance ...Nationally, 10 percent of children are uninsured, with the rate exceeding 16 percent in three states.
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AAP Announces New Immunization Guidelines for Kids, Teens

by Honey Berk, Posted Feb 1st 2011

This year's immunization guidelines cover a range of conditions such as influenza, pertussis and genital warts. Credit: Justin Sullivan, ...Among the new guidelines is a recommendation that adolescents get a booster dose of meningococcal vaccine.
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Multiple Concussions in High School Athletes Linked to Lasting Health Issues

by the editors at AOLHealth, Posted Jan 27th 2011

Study shows that high school athletes who experience head trauma show signs of "post-concussion syndrome." Credit: Wade Payne, AP ...Repeated concussions suffered by college and professional athletes have been a growing concern in recent years because of their potential long-term impact on the brain. Now a study finds that the damage may begin much earlier -- in high school.
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Do You Go Tanning With Your Kids?

by Brett Singer, Posted Jan 5th 2011

If you go tanning with your kid, are you setting them up for a future of health problems and, perhaps worse, a starring role on "Jersey ...
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Average Child May Get 7 Radiation Scans by Age 18

by Associated Press, Posted Jan 4th 2011

The growth of CT scans in recent decades has led to big increases in the average American's total radiation exposure. Credit: ...The amount of radiation exposure that children will have by the time they are 18 is a worrisome trend.
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New California Law Mandates Whooping Cough Booster Shot for Teens

by Honey Berk, Posted Jan 3rd 2011

Come September, teens won't be allowed in public or private schools without proof of a whooping cough booster shot. Credit: Getty If ...New California law requires kids in grades seven through 12 to get whooping cough vaccine.
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Ohio Child Cancers Confound Parents, Investigators

by Associated Press, Posted Jan 3rd 2011

Tanner Hisey, center, puts icing on Christmas cookies with his sister Siera, right, and half-sister Tyler Smith in their home near Clyde, ...Every time his kids cough, Dave Hisey's mind starts to race. Is it cancer? Is it coming back?
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