USA Today
by Liz Salbo
April 11, 2011
Claudia and Joe’s baby girl has been racing to grow up, almost from the moment she was born. Laila sat up on her own at 5 months old and began talking at 7 months and walking by 8½ months.
Girls hit puberty earlier than ever, and doctors aren’t sure why
April 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Metabolic syndrome linked to menstrual, hormonal, insulin irregularities in adolescence
March 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Endocrine Today
Glueck CJ. J Pediatr. 2011;doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.01.018.
March 23, 2011
Oligomenorrhea, polycystic ovary syndrome, sex hormones and insulin levels during adolescence may play a significant role in the genesis of metabolic syndrome and severe obesity in young adulthood, researchers report in a new study.
First period tied to girl’s weight
March 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Overweight or obese girls get their first period months earlier than their normal-weight peers, according to a Danish study.
Reuters Health
By Leigh Krietsch Boerner
NEW YORK | Thu Mar 17, 2011 4:49pm EDT
It’s nothing new that girls are getting younger and younger when they have their first period, but experts worry that the current obesity epidemic could be fueling that trend.
Acne and Stress Connected Through the Brain
February 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Huffington Post
Srinivasan Pillay
Author of “Life Unlocked”, Executive Coach, Speaker, Psychiatrist
Posted: February 7, 2011 08:17 AM
These days, when we think of the brain, it is not hard to understand how it may be connected extensively with other body regions, as it directs so much of our bodies. And while a connection between the brain and heart is easy to imagine, with the heart pumping blood to the brain and the brain having an effect on heart rate, the connection between the brain and skin is not quite so obvious. Even less obvious is the connection between the brain and acne … until we consider an article e-published today in the journal, Gut Pathogens.
Truthiness in Advertising – Gardasil – It has Risks, Dangers, Side Effects
February 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Virginia Hopkins Health Watch
gardasilvaccinehpvWithout Gardasil, I Could be One Less Girl Harmed by Big Pharma
Below is the script of a TV ad for Gardasil, a vaccine for the human papillomavirus
(HP) which may cause cervical cancer. These ads have been widely broadcast and feature hip young skateboarding and drum-playing girls just wanting to be “one less.” The Gardasil ad script is in italic type. My version of the truth, as I think it should be voiced by Merck, the manufacturer, is in normal type.
Behaviour of Urban Indian Adolescent Girls During Menstruation
February 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
AMJ
Australasian Medical Journal
2011
Manish Kumar Goel, Kundan Mittal
Abstract
Background
Adolescence in females signifies the transition from girlhood to womanhood and is marked with the onset of menarche. Indian society is interwoven into a set of traditions, myths and misconceptions, especially regarding menstruation and related issues. The present study was conducted to assess knowledge and psycho-social behavior related to menstruation among adolescent girls in urban Haryana (state), India.
Is your daughter growing up too soon?
January 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
DNA
India
Published: Sunday, Jan 16, 2011, 3:00 IST
By Kareena Gianani | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA
Early puberty in daughters may soon be something more parents will have to be prepared for.
As growing numbers of girls reach puberty even before they’re ten, a frank chat and, in some cases, hormonal intervention, can help young girls deal with the ways their bodies are changing.
Eight-and-a-half-year-old Viveka Chinoy is dealing with changes that her vocabulary doesn’t even include. Recently, her areolae grew in size, followed by slight but definite breast tissue development – enough for her to need a second layer of clothing under her school uniform.
Georgia State University: Research shows brain changes in adolescent males
January 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Finchannel
06/01/2011 14:16
The FINANCIAL — Every parent knows that teenagers, who undergo changes in hormones during puberty, are often fraught with drama.
Now, a Georgia State University scientist has found that those hormones in males may be key to changes in a part of the brain responsible for social behaviors.
High Calorie Comfort Foods Stimulate Addiction Center of Brain
January 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
EmaxHealth
Submitted by Denise Reynolds RD on 2010-12-31
We all know that weight gain occurs from the consumption of calories over what the body needs and/or lack of enough physical activity to burn the calories we do eat. But the reasons behind why we overeat are much more complex. Researchers are actively studying genetics and other factors that contribute to our obesity epidemic. One such area of study involves the brain, and our seemingly addictive behavior toward certain foods.
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