Category Archives: News

Teenage Pregnancy Hoax

Posted on February 3, 2012 by admin

With teen pregnancy being so popular these days, there has to be be a way to minimize the number. There is usually sex education in schools, but I guess more needs to be done. One High School student had an … Continue reading →

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New Program For Teens to Quit Smoking

Posted on December 9, 2011 by admin

The National Cancer Institute has developed a brand new program targeting teenagers who smoke. The website, teen.smokefree.gov will be combined with a text messaging program and mobile phone apps. The goal is pretty simple: get more teens to quit smoking before … Continue reading →

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Retail HCG diet drugs are frauds, FDA warns

Posted on January 27, 2011 by admin

Retail versions of a popular weight-loss aid that contain trace amounts of a pregnancy hormone are a fraud and are being sold illegally, a top Food and Drug Administration official said. The FDA’s stance comes after months of hype about … Continue reading →

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Ohio is latest U.S. state switching drugs for executions

Posted on January 27, 2011 by admin

(Reuters) – Ohio is the latest state in the U.S. to switch drugs for executions, after a U.S. company bowed to European Union pressure and stopped making a preferred drug. U.S. states that allow the death penalty are scrambling to … Continue reading →

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Too many drugs for teen mental patients?

Posted on January 27, 2011 by admin

A new paper in the Wisconsin Medical Journal questions how frequently juveniles are being prescribed psychiatric medications in the state. The researcher, a child psychologist at Rogers Memorial Hospital in West Allis, reviewed 200 admissions to a state mental health facility … Continue reading →

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