Chronically Ill Teens Turn To Internet For Peer Support, Researchers Report
...t sicker, researchers said. "Many of these teens may have never met another kid with cysticfibrosis... but also about everyday teen issues." The teens currently signed on to Hopkins Teen Central are patients atJohns Hopkins Children's Center and live ...Teen Line Panel Of Six High School Students To Address The Issue Of Teens And Tolerance
...t"luncheon, which this year focuses on encouraging teens to cross socio-economicand ethnic boundaries as a ...-- acurrent rotating staff of 90 trained volunteer teens to answer the telephones,and adult mental health professionals who volunteer to provide backup on ea...Nonintrusive Imaging Technique Useful For Identifying Language Regions In Kids' Brains
...five times for eachtrial. In other trials, the six teens were tested using a similar procedure for theirability to generate words from a sequence of five beginning letters. Both theword spelling and the word generation trials were performed at least twice.The images from the trials revealed that the left h...UI Study Finds Social Support May Increase Longevity Of People With Schizophrenia
...rders." Schizophrenia commonly appears in the late teens or early 20s. People with thecondition may have psychotic symptoms such as delusions or hallucinations. Theirrelationships and careers often deteriorate, and the person becomes alienatedfrom others, resulting in increased social isolation and a loss ...Teen Marijuana Use Is Fueled By Change In Attitudes
...al beliefs, and the number of evenings a week that teens hang out withfriends. "Individual differences in s...rs have severalpossible explanations. One is that teens today have had less opportunity tolearn vicariously about the hazards of drugs by observing drug use...Dermatologists Recommend Raising Age for Insurance Coverage for Acne Drugs to Age 40 -- or Beyond
... in the belief thatacne is mostly an affliction of teens and young adults. In some cases, Feldman said, insurance companies may cover tretinoinprescriptions for adults over the cut-off age, but only if their doctor getspre-authorization from the company to issue the prescription. Feldman an...