Teen Pregnancy, Birth Rates Plummet Across D.C. Region
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Teen pregnancy and birth rates have dropped sharply across the Washington region in the past decade, with the District cutting its numbers by more than half to historic lows.
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Laws aimed at forcing teens to get  their parents' permission before getting contraception will do  nothing to scare youngsters off having sex and may in fact  increase rates of teen pregnancy, U.S. researchers reported on  Tuesday.
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England's strategy to reduce teenage pregnancies is working but the pace of decline is not enough to meet its target of halving the rate of conceptions by the end of the decade, scientists said on Friday.
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WASHINGTON - Fewer teens are engaging in sexual activity than in the past, and those that do are more likely to use contraceptives, the government said Friday.
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The article &quot;Report Faults Child Mental Health Care&quot; [Metro in Brief, Sept. 28] misrepresents the focus and findings of a Government Accountability Office study, &quot;DC Child and Family Services Agency: More
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NEW YORK  - Teenagers who are either underweight or obese are likely to have fewer children in adulthood, a study has found.
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Washingtonians are spending an increasing amount of their lives stuck in ever-worsening traffic, according to a national study released this morning that also found that the region maintained
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After falling steadily for more than a decade, the birth rate for American teenagers jumped last year, federal health officials reported yesterday, a sharp reversal in what has been one of the nation's most celebrated social and public health successes.
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NEW YORK  - In discussions with 300 pregnant adolescents, 42 percent expressed fears of not being able to get pregnant. This is remarkable, say doctors from Rhode Island.
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Mirroring national rift within party, many D.C. area households are torn between Clinton, Obama.
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With infant mortality in the District at its highest level since 1999, D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and other leaders announced yesterday that they will expand special support programs for vulnerable mothers and children next year.
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A national health report released Monday shows that progress in the nation&#39;s overall healthiness is slowing dramatically and even declining in some areas -- a trend that&#39;s reflected locally.
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Fewer American teenagers are having sex, and those who do are using contraceptives more often, according to a new survey from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
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In the United States, rates of  invasive cervical cancer declined between 1998 and 2002,  although significant racial, ethnic, and geographic differences  persisted, according to pre-vaccine surveillance data covering  87 percent the population of women.
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A mid Wales county has Britain's lowest birth rate, according to new research. The birth rate in Ceredigion last year was 39.3 babies per 1,000 women of child-bearing age (15 to 44) - below the British average ...
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The slump in home prices in the Washington region is deepening and spreading, according to data compiled for The Washington Post that shows that for the first time, every local county saw a decrease in prices for a significant period of last year.
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In discussions with 300  pregnant adolescents, 42 percent expressed fears of not being  able to get pregnant. This is remarkable, say doctors from  Rhode Island.