BACKGROUND Participation in sport and physical activity is reported to decline during adolescence, particularly for females. However we do not have a clear understanding of changes in the context (i.e., modes and settings) of participation throughout adolescence. This study investigated longitudinal changes in physical activity participation and the specific modes and settings of physical activ...

Most smokers start young. Initiation of cigarette smoking at an earlier age leads to more life-years for tobacco use, makes quitting harder, and increases the risk of serious health consequences. Despite these challenges, research focusing on smoking behavior among adolescent boys in Taiwan is rare. Although the Taiwanese government enacted the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act in 2009, aimed at p...

BACKGROUND Female distance runners are predisposed to thinness for performance reasons and at greater risk for health-related consequences than the general population. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to evaluate the secular trends in thinness among competitive distance runners in Japanese high schools with sex-specific comparison. METHODS Body mass index (BMI) were analysed in 9,881 fem...

In many low-income countries, girls marry early and have children very soon after marriage. Although conveying infant and young child nutrition (IYCN) knowledge to adolescent girls in time is important to ensure the well-being of their children, little is known about the best ways to convey these messages. This study examines the extent of, and sources from which adolescent girls derive IYCN kn...

Adolescent boys must cope with physical changes that hamper their ability to form a positive body image. Sociocultural messages influence the concepts of body image, personal appearance, and weight, encouraging men to develop lean and muscular bodies. The current study examined adolescent boys' body image and its relationship to their subjective well-being (SWB) and the effect of the parent-ado...

BACKGROUND Menarche is a milestone for adolescent girls. The timing of menarche is influenced by genetics, social status and nutritional status (e.g., height, weight and body mass index [BMI]) and impacts future health (e.g., obesity and breast cancer). There have been many studies on trends in age at menarche among adolescent girls in China, but few have investigated associations between growt...

Groups affect cheating in a variety of ways. While it is typically assumed that third party scrutiny decreases cheating, there scarce evidence as to whether members team cheat more or less if their individual actions are disclosed peers. To fill this gap, we run lab-in-the-field experiment with boy and girl scouts during summer camps. Scout troops organized into patrols: these naturally occurri...

Dysmenorrhea or painful menstruation is the most common problem faced by adolescent girls and women. Most adolescents experience primary dysmenorrhea, defined as of sufficient magnitude so to incapacitate day activities. We can correlate it with yoniroga - mainly udavarta vataj yonivyapad. Main symptom pain i.e., main entity vata. Acharya Charak explained that due vegadharan, apana vayu changes...

AMA Fedorowicz A, Pasierbek M, Korlacki W. Atypical mycobacterial cervical lymphadenopathy in a 2-year-old girl. Pediatria Polska - Polish Journal of Paediatrics. 2023. doi:10.5114/polp.2023.128800. APA Fedorowicz, A., Pasierbek, M., & Korlacki, (2023). https://doi.org/10.5114/polp.2023.128800 Chicago Anna, Michal Jerzy and Wojciech Korlacki. "Atypical girl". Harvard MLA Anna et al. girl." Paed...