Mind Matters: Risk factors (Teenage pregnancy) key to rise in violence by teen girls
With respect to a recent surge in voilence among teenage girls, it really depends on the time frame from which data is pulled. FBI national crime statistic data from 2004-05, suggests there has been an increase in violent crimes in both males and females. FBI data from 2001-05 show an increase in juvenile female-perpetrated violent crimes.
Health Quarters of Beverly, a regional nonprofit provider of reproductive health care services for low-income and uninsured women, has elected Patricia Ho of Beverly as president of the board of directors and Cathleen Ward of Rockport as vice president.
In " Families weigh cervical cancer vaccine " [Times, Local News, Jan. 29] Marsha King notes that one of the biggest challenges ahead for the new human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is public and provider education.
Detroit's unprecedented plan to shutter 52 school buildings threatens to derail revitalization plans in pockets of the city where tens of millions of dollars are being invested, The Detroit News reports. The newspaper said it has analyzed construction permits and...
By The Associated Press GREAT FALLS - A private security contractor killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq enjoyed ranching and rodeos, a fondness symbolized by a saddle next to his casket at the funeral here.
The New Mexico Abstinence Education Coalition has opposed my proposed legislation, Senate Bill 124. The coalition's correspondence gives half-truths and ignores widely available, evidence-based research. It does a disservice to our young adults and ignores the reality of teen behavior in New Mexico.
BERLIN (AP)--The U.S. and U.K. ranked at the bottom of a U.N. survey of child welfare in 21 rich countries that assessed everything from infant mortality to whether children ate dinner with their parents or were bullied at school.
Health Quarters of Beverly, a regional nonprofit provider of reproductive health care services for low-income and uninsured women, has elected Patricia Ho of Beverly as president of the board of directors and Cathleen Ward of Rockport as vice president.
In " Families weigh cervical cancer vaccine " [Times, Local News, Jan. 29] Marsha King notes that one of the biggest challenges ahead for the new human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is public and provider education.
Detroit's unprecedented plan to shutter 52 school buildings threatens to derail revitalization plans in pockets of the city where tens of millions of dollars are being invested, The Detroit News reports. The newspaper said it has analyzed construction permits and...
By The Associated Press GREAT FALLS - A private security contractor killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq enjoyed ranching and rodeos, a fondness symbolized by a saddle next to his casket at the funeral here.
The New Mexico Abstinence Education Coalition has opposed my proposed legislation, Senate Bill 124. The coalition's correspondence gives half-truths and ignores widely available, evidence-based research. It does a disservice to our young adults and ignores the reality of teen behavior in New Mexico.
BERLIN (AP)--The U.S. and U.K. ranked at the bottom of a U.N. survey of child welfare in 21 rich countries that assessed everything from infant mortality to whether children ate dinner with their parents or were bullied at school.
