2 Local Professors’ Research Finds Teens Having “Sex Parties” Is Mostly Just...
By John Ostapkovich PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — It’s a sign of the times, stories of sexual misbehavior by seemingly a whole generation of young people. The good news is, say two local researchers, that it’s...
View ArticleStudents’ Character Counts As A Predictor Of Success
By Dr. Marciene Mattleman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - A new study from the Brookings Institution shows that character skills that improve performance can mean more to success than academic skills. The study...
View ArticleEarlier School Start Times Result In Higher Crash Rates For Teen Drivers
NORFOLK, VA (CBS) – New research out of Virginia has some disturbing news for the parents of teenage drivers. According to the research, which is published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine,...
View ArticlePolice: Delaware Teens Use Paintball Gun In Robbery Attempt
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Four teenagers were arrested in Wilmington after police they say three of them tried to use a paintball gun to rob several people. Wilmington police said Friday that three...
View ArticleStudy: Stress Causes Aging — Even In Teens And Pre-teens
STANFORD, CA (CBS) – As adults, we assume being under constant stress causes premature aging. But does stress also cause aging in younger people? According to new research from Stanford and published...
View ArticleSurvey: E-Cigarettes Surpass Regular Cigs In Teen Use
WASHINGTON (AP) — Electronic cigarettes have surpassed traditional smoking in popularity among teens, the government’s annual drug use survey finds. Even as tobacco smoking by teens dropped to new...
View ArticleGood News Bad News Stats For Teen Substance Abuse
By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Finally some good news regarding teens and substance abuse. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the rates of substance abuse...
View Article3 On Your Side: Teens Flee Facebook
http://media.philadelphia.cbslocal.com/CBSPHL_20150202183338137AA.mp4 By Jim Donovan PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A new survey finds that for the first time Facebook use is declining among teens. As 3 On...
View ArticleThe Specialty Of Adolescent Medicine
By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - The teen years are very difficult. We all can remember what they were like and it seems each year that passes, the struggles get greater for...
View ArticleLocal Teen Playing With Gun Accidentally Shoots And Kills Classmate
http://media.philadelphia.cbslocal.com/CBSPHL_20150311182852290AA.mp4 By Todd Quinones PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Seventeen-year-old James Becker loved basketball and all things sports related. He was shot...
View ArticleStudy: Distracted Driving Among Teens At All-time High
http://media.philadelphia.cbslocal.com/CBSPHL_20150319073201370AA.mp4 PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A new study reveals distracted driving is at an all-time high among younger drivers. The study looked at...
View ArticleMore Pressure During The Fragile Teen Years
By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – I don’t know if you remember being a teen – maybe you have just blocked it out of your mind. It’s a time of growth and there is a great deal...
View ArticleStudy: Silver Screen Depictions Of Alcohol Could Impact Teen Drinking Habits
http://media.philadelphia.cbslocal.com/CBSPHL_20150413074125110AA.mp4 BRISTOL, UK (CBS) – The big screen might have a big impact on teenagers when it comes to drinking. That’s according to researchers...
View ArticleHeadaches May Indicate Eyestrain
KYW Medical Reports are Sponsored by Independence Blue Cross By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor Philadelphia (CBS) – When we talk about eyestrain we often think of people in their forties or...
View ArticleStudy: E-cigarette Use Rising Rapidly Among Teens
http://media.philadelphia.cbslocal.com/CBSPHL_20150427073315417AA.mp4 PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Electronic cigarette use among teens is rising rapidly. A study by the American Academy of Pediatrics reports...
View ArticlePa. Fast Food Restaurant Bans Kids And Teens Unless They Have An Adult With Them
ALTOONA, Pa. (CBS) – A western Pennsylvania McDonald’s isn’t “lovin’ it” when it comes to kids hanging out inside the restaurant. The Altoona McDonald’s is banning kids and teens unless they have an...
View ArticleRenting A Limo For Prom Night
By Amy E. Feldman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Prom season is underway, and you’re probably picturing yourself as the main character in a fairy tale. And given the cost of a limo rental, you’d certainly be...
View ArticleFamily: Delaware Teens Still Critical 6 Weeks After Resort Poisoning
http://media.philadelphia.cbslocal.com/CBSPHL_20150504183933763AA.mp4 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two Delaware teenagers are still in critical condition more than six weeks after a banned pesticide was...
View ArticleAAA Report: Teenage Drivers Up The Risks On The Road
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Teen drivers put everyone else at risk. That’s both the title and the takeaway from a new study released by AAA. According to the data, almost two-thirds of those killed or injured...
View ArticleStudy: Majority Of U.S. Children And Teens Aren’t Drinking Enough Water
http://media.philadelphia.cbslocal.com/CBSPHL_20150612081524547AA.mp4 PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – With the heat ramping up, it’s important to stay hydrated. That’s why the results of a new report will...
View ArticlePolice Ask Parents To Help Enforce Philadelphia’s Curfew
http://media.philadelphia.cbslocal.com/CBSPHL_20150612234852567AA.mp4 By Steve Patterson PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The school year is almost over, and that means more teenagers might be outside later than...
View ArticleTalk To Your Teen About Depression
KYW’s Medical Report Sponsored By Independence Blue Cross By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Teens and depression – it is a relatively common phenomenon but it is an issue...
View ArticleParents Need Permission To Access College Students Medical Records
By Amy E. Feldman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Three teens in Kentucky got a jump start of the behaving irresponsibly in college thing when they got so drunk at a high school graduation party they had to be...
View ArticleReport: Teen Use Of Morning After Pill Increasing
HYATTSVILLE, Md. (CBS) – A new report from the CDC finds the percentage of teen girls who have used the morning after pill has increased by more than ten percent over the past decade. The report says...
View ArticleZeoli Show Log 08.10.15
3pm – Political Adviser Roger Stone cut from Donald Trump’s campaign. 3:05pm – Erick Erikson uninvited Donald Trump to RedState Gathering. 3:10pm – Donald Trump refuses to apologize for his blood...
View ArticleZeoli Show Log 10.07.15
3pm – Ben Carson would have charged Oregon shooter. 3:30pm – Robby Soave, a staff editor at Reason.com, discussed a 12-year-old boy suspended for looking at a girl. 3:45pm – Philadelphia Magazine’s Tom...
View ArticleTeen Drug Use Is Down, Survey Says
By Susan Scutti PHILADELPHIA (CNN) — Today’s teens are less likely to be taking drugs than their predecessors, a survey says. The 2016 Monitoring the Future survey showed a continuing decline in the...
View ArticleIs Your Teen Taking Risks With Their Food Allergies?
KYW’s Medical Reports Sponsored By Independence Blue Cross By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — When it comes to teens and their allergies should you be worried they aren’t...
View ArticleTeen Killed Seconds After Taking Off Seat Belt To Take A Selfie
SPRING, TX (CBS Local) – The parents of a 16-year-old ejected from a car after she removed her seat belt to take a selfie are turning their grief into action. The Details: Kailee Mills was killed in an...
View ArticlePolice: Dad Poses As Teen Daughter, Catches Alleged Child Predator
Follow CBSPHILLY Facebook | Twitter FRESNO, Calif. (CBS Local) – A California father is warning parents about an alleged child predator after he caught the man trying to meet his teenage daughter in a...
View ArticleTeen Develops ‘Wet Lung’ After Vaping For 3 Weeks, Doctors Say
PITTSBURGH, PA (CBS Local) – A teen in Pennsylvania had to be placed on a breathing machine after doctors say she developed “wet lung” from vaping. The Details: Doctors say a teen developed “wet lung”...
View ArticleTeen Contracts Deadly Illness After Working Out Too Much
HOUSTON (CBS Local) – A teen in Texas is lucky to be alive after what he thought was soreness from the gym turned out to be a deadly illness. Seventeen-year-old Jared Shamburger first noticed the pain...
View ArticleStudy Links ADHD To Teens And Their Digital Media Use
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (CBS Local) – A study of teens using high-tech devices has found a link between constant use of digital media and ADHD. According to scientists at USC, teens who are “heavy users”...
View ArticleTeen’s Headache Turns Out To Be Rare, Life-Threatening Illness
Follow CBSPHILLY Facebook | Twitter IOWA CITY, Iowa (CBS Local) – An Iowa teen dealing with headaches is now fighting for his life after doctors discovered he was actually suffering from a rare brain...
View ArticleStudy: Less Sleep Associated With Risky, Suicidal Behavior In Teens
Follow CBSPHILLY Facebook | Twitter (CNN) — The amount a teenager sleeps is associated with how likely they are to engage in risky and suicidal behavior, a new study said. “Fewer hours of sleep on an...
View ArticleVideo Games Impact Kids’ Socialization
By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – We talk about it often – too much time spent playing video games is bad for kids’ mental and social health. I think we are all in agreement...
View ArticlePediatricians’ Rx For Schools: Later Start Times
CHICAGO (AP) — Pediatricians have a new prescription for schools: later start times for teens. Delaying the start of the school day until at least 8:30 a.m. would help curb their lack of sleep, which...
View ArticlePolice Release Sketches Of Teens Wanted In Attack Of 12-Year-Old In Wheelchair
By Steve Beck, Diana Rocco NEWARK, Del. (CBS) — Police in Delaware are searching for two juveniles who attacked and robbed a 12-year-old confined to a wheelchair. Twelve-year-old LeQuan Mackey is...
View ArticlePediatricians Urge Use Of IUDs Or Implants For Teen Girls
CHICAGO (AP) — Teen girls who have sex should use IUDs or hormonal implants — long-acting birth control methods that are effective, safe and easy to use, the nation’s most influential pediatricians’...
View ArticleTrends In Teen Drinking Habits
By Dr. Brian McDonough, Medical Editor PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Yet more evidence to suggest that we need to watch alcohol usage in teens very closely. According to a report in the journal Alcoholism,...
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