Diabetes is a rapidly growing, serious health problem among youngster today.
Above thirteen thousand adolescents are diagnosed for type 1 diabetes, every year in America.
There has also been an increase in the number of teenagers with type 2 diabetes, which was more common among adults above forty and who were overweight.
Clinics are reporting [...]
Obsessive compulsive disorder or OCD starts from adolescence onwards.
OCD is feeling of strong obsessions and compulsions which result in intense discomfort and affects daily functioning.
Obsessions are thoughts which are persistent and recurrent.
They even include unwanted images and impulses which lead to distress and anxiety.
These feelings and thoughts are usually irrational or [...]
Obesity and overweight are the second most major reasons of preventable deaths in America.
Stagnant lifestyle and junk food is to be blamed for more than three hundred thousand deaths per annum.
The sad thing is that this problem is on the rise.
Obesity is a chronic disease which poses serious health risk to the [...]
Physical health problems encountered during adolescence can affect the development of the body, if not treated.
There are few anatomic regions, such as spine, knee and ankle, in adolescents which can get orthopedic problems such as Osgood-Schlatter disease, and Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis.
Osgood-Schlatter disease is caused due to injury or overuse of the knee [...]
Every year more than one million people get eye injuries, out of which ninety percent are preventable if safety eyewear is used.
One hundred and twenty five thousand eye injury cases are caused by household products.
It is a good habit to wash hands regularly, especially after handling household chemicals.
When using detergents and hazardous [...]
Adolescents face many oral health problems which may require them to visit a dentist or any other healthcare professional.
Irregular teeth growth is a common problem and adolescents with braces are a common sight.
Another problem is wisdom teeth extraction or the removal of the third molar.
Dental cavities are yet another common problem in [...]
Since the adolescence is the age where bones are sprout and grow rapidly, well nourished food must be given to the adolescent to facilitate normal growth & development.
The nutritional intake must be monitored regularly and modified depending upon the growing needs.
Teenagers tend to develop eating disorders which affect their nutritional health.
The eating [...]
