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HOW TO HELP YOUR TIRED TEEN GET BETTER SLEEP

Two sleep experts offer advice for parents and caregivers of teenage children who can’t seem to get enough sleep. Sleep problems among teenagers are common: While most teens need 8 to 10 hours of sleep per night, research shows that the vast majority of US teenagers get far less. Sleep deprivation among teens can threaten...

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Teenaged girls did not engage in riskier sexual behavior after HPV vaccination introduced in school

Despite fears to the contrary, sexual behaviors of adolescent girls stayed the same or became safer after publicly funded school-based HPV vaccinations were introduced in British Columbia (BC), according to new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) Some groups have been concerned that HPV vaccination could encourage early sexual activity, unprotected sex, and...