adolescent girls

A US study says obesity has a greater impact on the blood pressure of adolescent girls than on that of boys.

(JAMA and Archives Journals) The incidence of melanoma appears higher in non-Hispanic white adolescent girls and young women living in higher socioeconomic neighborhoods than those living in lower socioeconomic areas, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the July print issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Teen and adolescent girls who regularly consume alcohol may be at greater risk for developing benign breast disease in their 20s than their teetotaling counterparts, Harvard researchers report in the May issue of Pediatrics.

Adolescent girls and young women appear to be at the greatest risk for contracting gonorrhea and chlamydia, the CDC says.

University of Manchester researchers have recently found that vitamin D levels are positively associated with muscle strength in adolescent girls.

While vitamin D is often thought of in its capacity as a preventative measure against bone disease, this study is an example of some of the proactive properties of the vitamin.