Health warning as girls overtake boys for binge drinking
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Teenage girls are now binge drinking more frequently than boys, according to a report published yesterday. It is the first time girls have outstripped their male peers in excessive alcohol consumption.
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Parents who forbid their daughters  to date older boys may be on the right track. A study published  on Thursday finds that teenage girls who associate with older  boys are more likely to smoke, drink and use drugs.
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Teenagers are facing a "sexual health crisis" fuelled by alcohol, drugs and risky sexual behaviour, a report warns.
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Itâs true: Men hold their liquor better than women, at least when it comes to how much they can drink before hurting their livers.
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Excessive drinking is worse among teenage girls than boys, says new research by the European School Survey Project. A survey of 2,000 15 and 16 year-olds found 26 per cent of boys and 29 per cent of girls
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NEW YORK  - Parents who believe their young  teen is likely to drink excessively may prompt him or her to  adopt drinking behaviors that mirror those negative  expectations, according to a study from Iowa State University.
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NEW YORK  - Parents who supply alcohol for  their teenagers' parties may be encouraging their children to  binge drink when no adult is watching, a new study suggests.
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[Health India]: London, Nov 29 : A study conducted by Professor Morton Gronbeck, from the Centre for Alcohol Research in Copenhagen, Denmark, has revealed that binge-drinkers are more at risk of developing a beer belly compared to those who drink the same
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Updated methods for calculating alcohol consumption classify many more people as drinking too much.
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A persistent hardcore of pre-teen drinkers are consuming more alcohol than ever before, according to government figures.
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Children who are overweight appear to be at increased risk of cancer later in life, according to an analysis of British records.
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Young women are being warned not to put their lives at risk by taking laxatives in a bid to lose weight.
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Severe alcohol and drug abuse by teenagers, particularly girls, may be easily missed during routine and urgent-care medical visits.
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The percentage of teenage girls who drink alcoholic beverages is rising faster than that of boys, and on average the girls take their first drink at age 13, the American Medical Association said Thursday in reporting the findings of two surveys.
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Teens who drink alcohol could be caught three days later under a high school's new testing policy for students.
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Mouth cancer rates could soar because young people are smoking and drinking more, experts have warned.
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Ads marketing sweet alcoholic drinks have lured alarming numbers teen drinkers especially girls, reported the American Medical Association (AMA) on Thursday.