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  • New Study: Teen Driver Deaths Increase in 2011

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • February 15, 2012
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    A report released by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) reveals that the number of 16- and 17-year-old driver deaths in passenger vehicles increased slightly for the first six months of 2011, based on preliminary data supplied by all 50 ...

  • U.S. Teen Pregnancy Rate Declines, at Lowest Rate Since 1972

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • February 8, 2012
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    The U.S. teen pregnancy rate has declined 42% from its peak in 1990 and is now at a nearly 40-year low, according to new data from the Guttmacher Institute. These new data track teen pregnancy through 2008. In addition to the overall national decline...

  • Boys Should Get HPV Shot, New Guidelines Urge

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • February 1, 2012
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    The nation's largest pediatrician group today released its new schedule of recommended childhood vaccinations. It made three major changes to its previous recommendations, after a federal advisory panel of experts reviewed recent evidence from vaccin...

  • Study: Many Teen Moms Surprised They Got Pregnant

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • January 20, 2012
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    A new government study suggests a lot of teenage girls are clueless about their chances of getting pregnant.
    In a survey of thousands of teenage mothers who had unintended pregnancies, about a third said they didn't use birth control because they di...

  • 7 Teens Charged in Beating Posted on YouTube

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • January 18, 2012
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    Seven teens were charged early Wednesday in the attack and robbery of a teenager that was caught on tape and posted on YouTube.
    Six boys and a 15-year-old girl are accused of participating in the beating and robbery of a 17-year-old male at about 4 ...

  • National Anti-Hazing Campaign Launched

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • January 18, 2012
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    The parents of a Florida A&M University drum major beaten to death in November joined other advocates Tuesday to kick off a national anti-hazing campaign.
    Flanked by politicians, ministers and university presidents, Pam and Robert Champion Sr. e...

  • 12 Girls at New York High School Mystery Illness Now Has a Diagnosis

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • January 17, 2012
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    The day after the TODAY show reported on the baffling case of 12 teenage girls at one school who mysteriously fell ill with Tourette's-like symptoms of tics and verbal outbursts, a doctor who is treating some of the girls has come forward to offer an e...

  • Teen a Rising Star Despite Battle with Tourette's Syndrome

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • January 10, 2012
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    Jamie Grace is not a Disney teen star. But she is definitely creating a lot of buzz.
    A native of Atlanta, Georgia, 19-year-old Jamie is a rising web sensation. Her song “Hold Me” with singer TobyMac has been nominated for the 2012 Grammy...

  • Study: Teens Buy Fewer Sugary Drinks

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • December 19, 2011
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    Signs that bring attention to the number of calories in sugary beverages have the power to dissuade teens from buying them, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health.
    Previous research has shown that the average Ame...

  • Study: Nearly 1 in 3 will be Arrested by Age 23

    • Posted by Mommy Brown
    • December 19, 2011
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    Nearly one in three people will be arrested by the time they are 23, a study to be published today in Pediatrics found.
    "Arrest is a pretty common experience," says Robert Brame, a criminologist at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte and prin...