Healthline Blogs
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January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. Please make it a point to visit the National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC) and learn all you can to protect yourself and women you love!Did you know that every single day there are approximately 30 wo...
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A Gap Year - What is That?
My daughter has a friend whose family is into "gap years" between high school and college and when she first suggested the idea I have to admit I was a bit reluctant, but it was because I did not understand what a "gap year," was. I thought it mea...
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New Sexuality Resource From SIECUS
I thought many of you might be interested in a fairly new website aimed at youth from the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS). The web site, Talk About Sex, is pretty interesting, has a self-test, and a "choos...
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Take Care Down There!
I found a great web site by Planned Parenthood called "Take Care Down There" about sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The site includes some great short videos about STIs, talking to your partner, oral sex and HIV risk, etc...Definitely for o...
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New Resource: STDUniversity.org
STDUniversity.org is the first web site to provide an interactive, personalized recommendation for which STD tests someone should get using answers to questions and the screening guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
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Book Review: When Your Kid Goes to College: A Parents Survival Guide
As promised, here is the first book I can recommend for parents struggling with an empty nest. When Your Kid Goes to College: A Parents Survival Guide (1998), by Carol Barkin is a "support group with a binding" for parents preparing to let their k...
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Working Teens & Performance Reviews
As an old raisin I cannot really remember my first performance review, but for working teens, it is a very teachable moment. If your teen has worked anyplace for a year, they will likely receive a performance review which is a great opportunity to...
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Routine HIV Testing
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently recommended regular, routine testing for the AIDS virus for all Americans ages 13 to 64, which would make HIV testing as common as a cholesterol test.These historic guidelines (endorsed by th...
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Thank You - Grand Rounds 6.16
Thank you Dr. Rich at The Covert Rationing Blog for hosting Grand Rounds 6.16 this week and including a post from Teen Health 411 about coming of age and the Bat Mitzvah.Thanks for this great edition of Grand Rounds and the amazing commentary. Thi...
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Teens Who Work May Be in Danger
There was some bad news from research, done with more than 900 teens done at the University of North Carolina, published in the March issue of Pediatrics. The article suggested that teens aged 14 to 18 who work in retail and service jobs during th...
