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• 1 in 4 College Students Really Stressed Out by 2016 Election: Survey

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• Adult Support Can Make the Difference for Boys From Tough Neighborhoods

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• After Pot Legalized, Colorado's Teens Moved From Smoking to Edibles, 'Dabbing'

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• All That Social Media May Boost Loneliness, Not Banish It

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• All That Twitter, Snapchat May Not Be Bad for Teens

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• Almost All U.S. Teens Falling Short on Sleep, Exercise

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• Almost Half of Global Cases of Childhood Cancer Go Undiagnosed

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• Alzheimer's Genes Might Show Effects in Your 20s

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• Anti-Addiction Meds Can Help Teen Opioid Abusers, Too

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• As Finals Draw Near, College Kids' Diets Worsen

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• Asthma Often Goes Undetected in Urban Teens, Study Finds

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• Backpacks Shouldn't Be a Back-to-School Burden on Health

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• Being Bullied May Alter the Teen Brain

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• Binge Drinkers' Social Media Posts Can Haunt Them

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• Blood Donation by Teen Girls May Raise Anemia Risk

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• Brain Condition CTE Seen in H.S. Football Players: Study

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• Can Too Much Screen Time Dumb Down Your Kid?

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• Cancer Screenings: Key to Early Detection

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• Colleges Strain to Keep Up With Students' Mental Health Concerns

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• Connected Teens Become Healthier Adults

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• Cost Puts Sports, Art Programs Out of Reach for Many Families

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• Could Soaps, Shampoos Be Pushing Girls Into Early Puberty?

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• Countries That Ban Spanking See Less Teen Violence: Study

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• CPR Less Likely for Black Kids in Poor Neighborhoods: Study

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• Crash Risk Much Higher for Teen Drivers With ADHD

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• Deadly Meningitis B Targets College Students

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• Death Rates for Young Americans Drop, But Still Too High

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• Depression Is a Risk for Teens, Adults With Epilepsy

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• Diet Sodas May Not Help Kids Cut Calories

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• Disabling Hip Ailment Is Another Health Risk for Obese Kids

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• Does Fish Oil Help Control Asthma? Not So Much, Study Finds

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• Does Social Media Push Teens to Depression? New Study Says No

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• Does Taking Screens Away Help Sleep-Deprived Teens?

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• Don't Blame Technology for Young People's Mood Problems: Study

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• Don't Open Medical Pot Dispensaries Near Schools: Poll

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• Drug Experimentation and Summer a Dangerous Duo

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• Encourage Your Teen to Work Out for Better Learning

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• Extreme Dieting in Teens Often Intensifies in Adulthood

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• 'Failure to Launch': Poll Finds Many Older Teens Still Too Reliant on Parents

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• Family Meals Make for Teens Who Eat Healthy

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• Family, School Support May Help Stop Bullies in Their Tracks

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• Fatal Drug ODs Surging Among Young Americans

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• Fewer Boys Are Suffering Head Injuries, But Rate Rises for Girls

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• For College Students, 'Hookup Sex' More Intimate Than Thought

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• For Kids, Obesity and Mental Health Woes Often Go Hand-in-Hand

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• Good Sleep a Must for Teens With ADHD

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• Good Sleep Helps Kids Become Slimmer, Healthier Teens: Study

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• Gun Violence Among U.S. Youth Has High Price Tag

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• Have You Been Screened for Cervical Cancer?

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• He Lost His Son at Sandy Hook -- Now He Wants You to Know the Warning Signs

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• Head Blows Without Concussion May Not Damage Brain, Study Claims

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• Head Off the Blues When Your Teen Heads to College

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• Health Cautions for Young Male Athletes

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• Health Tip: Help Relieve Menstrual Pain

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• Health Tip: Parenting Adopted Teens

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• Healthy Sleep Habits for Kids Pay Off

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• Heavy Teen Boys May Face Higher Heart Disease Risk as Adults

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• Helping Kids Develop Good Study Habits

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• Here's How Too Much Social Media Can Harm Girls

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• Hookah Smoke Can Contain More Toxins Than Cigarettes, Experts Warn

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• How Kids Benefit From Doing Chores

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• How Long Will Your Teen Live? Personality Might Tell

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• How to Get Your College Years Off to a Healthy Start

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• How to Help Your Kids Achieve a Healthy Weight

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• How to Help Your Teen Use Social Media Safely

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• How to Protect Your Kids From Drowning

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• HPV Test May Be Better Than Pap Test at Detecting Cervical Precancer

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• Inactive Lifestyle Begins as Early as Age 7: Study

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• Is Your Child Depressed or Suicidal? Here Are the Warning Signs

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• Is Your Daughter, the Athlete, Eating Enough?

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• Is Your Pelvic Pain a Sign of Endometriosis?

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• Junk Food Ads Target Minority Kids: Study

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• Just Witnessing School Violence Can Leave Psychic Scars

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• Juul Drawing Lots of Teen Followers on Twitter

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• Keeping Your Teen Driver Safe

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• Kids Can Get 'Stuck' on Traumatic Event, Leading to PTSD

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• Kids' Concussion Symptoms May Persist for a Year

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• Kids Getting Too Many Opioids After Tonsillectomy

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• Kids of Opioid-Using Parents May Be More Likely to Attempt Suicide

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• Later Bedtimes Could Mean Wider Waistlines for Teen Girls

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• Later School Start Time Pays Off With More Attentive Students

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• Legalizing Marijuana Not a Trigger for Teen Toking

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• Lesbian, Gay Youth at Higher Risk for Self-Harm

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• Looks Like Guys Are More Prone to Pack on the 'Freshman 15'

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• Lots of Teens Are Breathing in Others' Vaping Fumes

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• Lots of Time on Social Media Linked to Anxiety, Depression in Teens

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• Many Lesbian, Gay Teens Still Face Rejection by Parents

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• Many Parents Conflicted About Opioids for Their Teens' Pain

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• Many Teens Don't Know They Are Vaping Nicotine

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• Many Teens, Young Adults Don't Get Private Time With Doctors

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• Many Young Drug Abusers Not Tested for Hepatitis C, Study Finds

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• Many Young Juul Users May Not Know They're Addicted

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• Many Young Men Putting Health at Risk to Bulk Up

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• Marijuana Use by U.S. Teens Has Jumped 10-fold Since 1990s

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• Mental Health Woes Are Rising in Young Americans -- Is Social Media to Blame?

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• Military Tourniquets Might Save Kids' Lives During School Shootings

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• Millennials' Odds for Depression Rise With Social Media Use

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• More College Students Seeking Mental Health Care

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• More Evidence HPV Vaccine Cuts Cervical Cancer Rate

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• More Evidence Pot May Damage the Teen Brain

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• More Evidence That E-Cig Use Leads to Smoking

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• More Gun Owners, Higher Risk of Youth Suicides?

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• More Needs to be Done to Keep Teen Drivers Safe, Pediatricians Say

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• More Sleep in Seattle: Later Start to School Brings Kids Better Grades

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• More Teens Try Pot Before Booze, Cigarettes

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• More Than 600,000 Opioid Abusers Raising Kids in U.S.

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• More U.S. Kids Dying From Guns, Car Accidents

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• More U.S. Teen Girls Are Victims of Suicide Than Thought, Study Finds

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• More U.S. Teens, Kids Seeking Mental Health Care in ERs

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• Most Americans in the Dark About Cancer-Causing HPV, Survey Finds

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• Most Parents Want Age Limits on Football Tackling

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• Movie Violence Doesn't Make Kids Violent, Study Finds

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• Murder of Family, Friends Takes Highest Toll on Black Teens

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• New Evidence Pot May Harm the Teen Brain

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• Newer Diabetes Drug Shows Promise in Kids, Teens

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• Obese Teen Boys More Prone to Heart Attacks in Middle Age

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• Obesity a Heartbreaker for Kids

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• Obesity a Painful Reality for 1 in 6 U.S. Youths

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• Open Communication Helps Teens Manage Type 1 Diabetes

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• Opioid Overdose Deaths Triple Among Teens, Kids

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• Overdose Attempts Skyrocket Among Teens, Young Adults: Study

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• Parents Often Unaware of Kids' Suicidal Thoughts

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• Parents Teach Firstborns About Sex, But Not Their Later Kids

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• Parents, Don't Be So Quick to Jump to an ADHD Diagnosis

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• Pediatricians Push for Laws to Prevent Teen Vaping

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• Perfect Teeth Won't Guarantee a Perfect Life

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• Pot Poisonings Among Kids, Teens Double After Medical Marijuana Law Passed

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• Raising Legal Smoking Age to 21 Works

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• Risk of Psychosis Varies With ADHD Meds, But Still Small: Study

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• School Bullying's Impact Can Last a Lifetime: Study

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• Severe 'Mono' Infection May Raise Risk for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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• Sexting May Be Less Common Among Teens Than You Think

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• Sharp Rise Seen in Kids' ER Visits for Mental Health Woes

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• Sleep, Don't Cram, Before Finals for Better Grades

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• Sleep-Deprived Teens More Prone to Unsafe Sex: Study

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• Smoked, Vaped, Eaten: U.S. Teens Use Pot in Many Ways

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• Still Too Few Teens Getting the HPV Vaccine

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• Study Points to Herd Immunity Against HPV in Unvaccinated U.S. Adults

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• Suicide Rates Soaring Among Black Teens

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• Suicides Increase Among U.S. Kids, But More in Girls Than Boys

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• TB Cases Drop Among the Young, But Racial Disparities Persist

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• Team Sports Could Help Traumatized Kids Grow Into Healthy Adults

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• Teen Drivers, Passengers Need to Be Safety-Conscious

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• Teen Girls' Online Sex Experiences Set Up Offline Dangers

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• Teen Pot Use Fell in States That Legalized Medical Marijuana: Study

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• Teen Pot-Smoking Drops in Washington State After Legalization

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• Teen Sexting Can Be Warning Sign of Other Risky Behaviors

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• Teenage Obesity May Raise Pancreatic Cancer Risk Years Later

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• Teens Are Getting Hooked on Leftover Prescription Meds

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• Teens at High-Performing Schools Less Likely to Use Pot

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• Teens' Opioid Abuse May Be Gateway to Heroin

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• Teens Who Hurt Themselves More Likely to Hurt Others

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• The 'Choking Game,' the 'Bird Box Challenge': Which Kids Are Most at Risk?

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• The Real Reasons Parents Refuse HPV Vaccination

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• The Reality of Watching Reality TV

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• Time Change Tougher for Kids With Mental Health Issues

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• Too Few Women Are Getting Cervical Cancer Screening

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• Too Much Social Media a Depression Risk for Teens

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• U.S. Teen Opioid Deaths Soaring

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• U.S. Youth Suicide Rate Reaches 20-Year High

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• Untangling the Ties Between Troubled Teens and Pot Use

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• Use of 'Zombie' Drug Rare Among High School Seniors: Study

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Just as Successful for Teens With Down Syndrome

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• Weight-Loss Surgery May Work Even Better During Teen Years

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• When E-Cig Makers Offer Promotional Items, More Teens Likely to Vape

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• Where Marijuana Is Legal, Many Teens Drive While High