Fewer US teens smoke, drink than European peers: study

Jun 2, 2012

Fewer teenagers in the United States smoke and drink compared to their European counterparts, but more use drugs, according to a University of Michigan study released Friday. full story

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Dover teens take to the air to keep others smoke free

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Double-jointed teens may be prone to joint pain

Double-jointed teens are more likely than their less flexible peers to develop shoulder, knee or ankle pain, suggests a large, new study from the UK.

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Double-jointed teens may be prone to joint pain

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Skimmed milk 'doesn't stop toddlers getting fat': Children who drink whole milk actually gain fewer pounds

A study found that two-year-olds who drank full-fat milk put on fewer pounds by the age of four than those on low-fat.

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Teens most guilty of underestimating calories in fast food, study reveals

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Teens growing cool on Facebook but warming to Twitter, Pew study finds

Some teens are growing tired of the excessive sharing and "drama" on Facebook and more are turning to sites like Twitter and Instagram to express themselves, according to a new study. "Many teens expressed waning enthusiasm for Facebook," the Pew Research Center said in a study released Tuesday, based on interviews with 800 teens conducted between July and September last...

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Teens Are Getting More Optimistic About Their Financial Future

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Aussies fret more, but drink less: study

A SURVEY of 50,000 Australians has found 1.1 million fewer glasses of alcoholic beverages are being consumed a week compared with 2007.

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Women shun promiscuous peers: study

A new study from Cornell University found that college-aged women often reject and ostracize promiscuous peers and would rather be friends with less sexually active ladies.

nydailynews.com (13 days ago)

Teen drinkers reach for Bud Light, Smirnoff: study

Branding plays a much bigger role in the alcoholic beverages teens choose to drink than it does for adults, according to new research. A study from Johns Hopkins University polled more than 1,000 underage drinkers between 13 and 20 about their alcohol consumption over the previous month and found they favored a relatively small number of brands.

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