NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - Teen age singing star Taylor Swift, who swept the top Country Music Association awards this week, also garnered the CMA's International Artist Achievement Award during a rehearsal for Wednesday's show.Before taking the Entertainer of the Year prize and awards in three other categories, the 19-year-old Swift was surprised backstage by the duo of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn,...
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a study published on Monday, one-fourth of US teenagers aged 16 and 17 have admitted to sending text messages while driving and over 40 percent have had a cellphone conversation while behind the wheel.Twenty-six percent of teenagers aged 16 and 17 have texted while driving, according to the survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project -- about the same rate as found in separate studies conducted...
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related to school pressure and family finances has a greater impact on young people than parents believe, according to a new national survey released by the American Psychological Association (APA). Building on past research indicating that stress is a top health concern for U.S. teens between 9th and 12th grade(1), psychologists say that if they don't learn healthy ways to manage that stress now,...
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being treated in hospital for serious head injuries after he was attacked by two groups of men in Somerset.The victim was assaulted near the Cornhill in North Street, Wellington, and then a few minutes later near the Fire Station in North Street.Police want to speak to five men - in their late teens to early 20s - who were in North Street beforehand.The offender is described as a white man, aged in...
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, teen models Jourdan, left, and Chanel are shown on the cover of the November 2009 issue. (AP Photo/Teen Vogue)editor-in-chief Amy Astley said the magazine didn’t know about Dunn’s pregnancy until after the photo shoot. But she said that editors didn’t consider pulling the cover Dunn shares with fellow model Chanel Iman.readers (with an average age of 18) are mature enough to be exposed to,” Astley...
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Depression in adolescents, a problem 1 in 5 teens experiences before age 18, could be reduced or even prevented by something relatively simple yet often ignored by late-night tweeting or texting teens - sleep.Few teenagers get the recommended nine hours of nightly sleep for people their age, staying up well past a reasonable bedtime e-mailing, e-chatting or doing homework. And in the morning, they...
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Teenagers ages 15 through 19 now comprise nearly 40% of Mississippi's sexually transmitted infection cases, thecases among teens increased 25% over the last five years, and numbers of cases in 2008 were close to the 2007 total. From 2007 to 2008, the number of HIV/AIDS cases among 15- to 24-year-olds increased from 131 to 160, while the number of syphilis cases rose from 52 to 63. Teens ages 15 through...
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Sexually Transmitted Infections Common In Teen Girls; Many Infected Soon After Sexual DebutIn a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, scientists found roughly one in four girls ages 14 to 19 had one of five common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and many were infected soon after their first sexual experience.The study, "Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Female...
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Melbourne, Nov 10 (ANI): The 'Twilight' series, by American author Stephanie Meyer, are fast replacing Harry Potter in popularity among Aussie kids.A survey carried out on 2692 Australians aged 12-18 found that 55 percent would rather read a Twilight book than one about the Hogwarts' wiz kid, and half said they would rather watch a Twilight film over a Potter movie, reports News.com.au.Children are...
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seven-year ongoing study examining over 20,000 Canadian grade 9 students shows most already have at least one major risk factor for heart disease and, Dr. Brian McCrindle told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. "This study is further evidence of an accelerating decline in the heart health of Canada's teens,"...
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