items tagged with Teenagers
Parenting style important to safe teen driving
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-09-29 09:24:49
A study performed by the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia found that parenting style is very important in the driving style of teenagers. Specifically, teenagers that have their own car are twice as dangerous as teenagers that share a car with a parent.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-09-29 09:24:49
A study performed by the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia found that parenting style is very important in the driving style of teenagers. Specifically, teenagers that have their own car are twice as dangerous as teenagers that share a car with a parent.
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Facebook’s a riot, literally
Written By: David Swan
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-09-14 00:03:44
Fresh from saving two girls from an Adelaide drain, the changing face of Facebook has taken another turn after the website was used to organise a racially-charged riot in NSW last week.
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Written By: David Swan
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-09-14 00:03:44
Fresh from saving two girls from an Adelaide drain, the changing face of Facebook has taken another turn after the website was used to organise a racially-charged riot in NSW last week.
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It's a bird, it's a plane, it's... Facebook?
Written By: David Swan
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Mobile Apps.
2009-09-07 00:47:24
Facebook... Is there anything it can't do? Two girls were rescued from an Adelaide drain last night after alerting friends through their saviour, Facebook.
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Written By: David Swan
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Mobile Apps.
2009-09-07 00:47:24
Facebook... Is there anything it can't do? Two girls were rescued from an Adelaide drain last night after alerting friends through their saviour, Facebook.
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New VicRoads iPhone app crashes into App Store
Written By: David Swan
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Mobile Apps.
2009-09-06 00:19:17
VicRoads today launched a new iPhone application designed to educate younger drivers about the dangers of using their mobile phones while driving. Will it race up the charts, or crash and burn?
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Written By: David Swan
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Mobile Apps.
2009-09-06 00:19:17
VicRoads today launched a new iPhone application designed to educate younger drivers about the dangers of using their mobile phones while driving. Will it race up the charts, or crash and burn?
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Dutch study: Teens, MP3 players, and hearing loss
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-06-29 07:42:11
A study conducted in the Netherlands shows that almost all teenagers (90%) use MP3 devices in the Netherlands. However, only about 7% of adolescents out of 48% that listen to music at high volumes use noise-limiting devices. The Dutch researchers call it risky behavior.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-06-29 07:42:11
A study conducted in the Netherlands shows that almost all teenagers (90%) use MP3 devices in the Netherlands. However, only about 7% of adolescents out of 48% that listen to music at high volumes use noise-limiting devices. The Dutch researchers call it risky behavior.
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Sexting could lead to criminal charges: cyber safety expert
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-06-14 00:48:23
Teenagers need to be much more aware of the legal and potential criminal implications of sexting – sending inappropriate images – of themselves over the Internet to friends, or even placing their photos on social networking sites like Facebook, according to a cyber safety expert.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-06-14 00:48:23
Teenagers need to be much more aware of the legal and potential criminal implications of sexting – sending inappropriate images – of themselves over the Internet to friends, or even placing their photos on social networking sites like Facebook, according to a cyber safety expert.
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Telstra ups funding for foundation
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-09 05:58:45
Telstra’s showing its caring, philanthropic face during Australia’s national e-security awareness week with an announcement today that it is doubling funding to its Telstra Foundation for use in the spotlight on cyber safety program this year.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-09 05:58:45
Telstra’s showing its caring, philanthropic face during Australia’s national e-security awareness week with an announcement today that it is doubling funding to its Telstra Foundation for use in the spotlight on cyber safety program this year.
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Intervene quickly to prevent teen depression
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-06-05 07:45:29
One in 12 U.S. teens are depressed. Three times more will be depressed at some point in their early lives. A large study shows that getting help quickly with cognitive behavioral (CB) prevention is better than traditional methods to combat teen depression.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-06-05 07:45:29
One in 12 U.S. teens are depressed. Three times more will be depressed at some point in their early lives. A large study shows that getting help quickly with cognitive behavioral (CB) prevention is better than traditional methods to combat teen depression.
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Abuse report: Teens sniffing inhalants
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-03-17 07:48:58
Although a lower percentage of U.S. teens are sniffing, or huffing, inhalants in 2007, the number of teenagers who have abused inhalants has remained about the same for the past five years (2002-2007), according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-03-17 07:48:58
Although a lower percentage of U.S. teens are sniffing, or huffing, inhalants in 2007, the number of teenagers who have abused inhalants has remained about the same for the past five years (2002-2007), according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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Habbo survey: Security conscious Aussie teens battle online threats
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-11 05:36:44
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-11 05:36:44
On line bullying and constant attempts to extract personal information for its misuse are part and parcel of life online for Australian teenagers, if the results of a survey of 2,800 teens are a fair representation of what goes on on the Internet.
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Girls get depressed chatting online about love problems
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-02-02 20:40:31
A New York study found that teenage girls get anxious and depressed more often when chatting online excessively about problems with their romantic relationships. Is it a problem with the Internet or a problem that has been present in girls for generations?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-02-02 20:40:31
A New York study found that teenage girls get anxious and depressed more often when chatting online excessively about problems with their romantic relationships. Is it a problem with the Internet or a problem that has been present in girls for generations?
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Troubled kids more likely to have problems as adults
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-01-18 09:16:26
Researchers from the United Kingdom found that children exhibiting behavioral problems, even minor ones, are much more likely to grow up to be adults with various problems involving money, personal relationships, and emotions.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-01-18 09:16:26
Researchers from the United Kingdom found that children exhibiting behavioral problems, even minor ones, are much more likely to grow up to be adults with various problems involving money, personal relationships, and emotions.
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U.S. 2006 teen birth rate in MS over 3X that of NH
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-01-08 07:38:06
According to the CDC report Births: Final Data for 2006, the rate of having babies among Mississippi teenagers is 68.4 per 1,000 females versus 18.7 for teens in New Hampshire, nearly 3.7 times the difference between the highest state and the lowest one.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-01-08 07:38:06
According to the CDC report Births: Final Data for 2006, the rate of having babies among Mississippi teenagers is 68.4 per 1,000 females versus 18.7 for teens in New Hampshire, nearly 3.7 times the difference between the highest state and the lowest one.
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U.S. teen virgin pledges don’t work, study reports
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-12-29 10:18:33
A Johns Hopkins study has found the pledges made by American teenagers to remain virgins until marriage are not effective. In fact, pledged teens are just as likely to have premarital sex as non-pledged ones.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-12-29 10:18:33
A Johns Hopkins study has found the pledges made by American teenagers to remain virgins until marriage are not effective. In fact, pledged teens are just as likely to have premarital sex as non-pledged ones.
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Self-embedding disorder worse than thought in teens
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-12-04 08:26:02
U.S. researchers find that mentally disturbed teenagers use dangerous types of self-injury when confronted with stress. Only recently identified, self-embedding disorder is now thought to be used in more severe ways by teens to inflict injury, along with being more common, especially in girls.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-12-04 08:26:02
U.S. researchers find that mentally disturbed teenagers use dangerous types of self-injury when confronted with stress. Only recently identified, self-embedding disorder is now thought to be used in more severe ways by teens to inflict injury, along with being more common, especially in girls.
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Sex on TV found to be foreplay for teens
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2008-11-19 09:21:30
A U.S. study has found that watching a lot of sex on television, or sexually based TV situations, causes teenagers to more likely be involved in pregnancies.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2008-11-19 09:21:30
A U.S. study has found that watching a lot of sex on television, or sexually based TV situations, causes teenagers to more likely be involved in pregnancies.
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Depression in moms bad news for their children
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-10-18 09:43:10
Depressed mothers, whether they have natural or adopted children, increase the risk of depression in their children, according to a U.S. study. It's not all in the genes.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-10-18 09:43:10
Depressed mothers, whether they have natural or adopted children, increase the risk of depression in their children, according to a U.S. study. It's not all in the genes.
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Ford not taking the mickey on teen driver safety, delivers MyKey
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-08 01:37:35
Think of MyKey as the ultimate car key to “parental control” in 2008, letting you set speed and audio volume limits for teen drivers among other safety features. It’s meant to deliver safer driving, improved fuel efficiency and increased parental peace of mind, while parents get their own key without the limitations.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-08 01:37:35
Think of MyKey as the ultimate car key to “parental control” in 2008, letting you set speed and audio volume limits for teen drivers among other safety features. It’s meant to deliver safer driving, improved fuel efficiency and increased parental peace of mind, while parents get their own key without the limitations.
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Sleepy teens awake still hooked up to tech toys
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-10-05 09:10:35
An Australian study has shown that around 50% of third- and fourth-year high school students do not get enough sleep because they are too busy playing electronic games, watching TV, listening to music, and talking on the telephone. Obvious, yes, but its conclusions are still important!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-10-05 09:10:35
An Australian study has shown that around 50% of third- and fourth-year high school students do not get enough sleep because they are too busy playing electronic games, watching TV, listening to music, and talking on the telephone. Obvious, yes, but its conclusions are still important!
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Australia finds teens aren’t eating fruits and veggies
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-10-03 10:57:57
An Australian government/food industry survey has found that children in Australia eat a lot more fruits and vegetables than teenagers eat. However, the percentages aren't that good in either group.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-10-03 10:57:57
An Australian government/food industry survey has found that children in Australia eat a lot more fruits and vegetables than teenagers eat. However, the percentages aren't that good in either group.
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