Sexualisation 'harms' young girls
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Sexualised images of girls in advertising and the media harms their mental and physical health, experts warn.
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TV programmes and teenage magazines can help schools promote sex education, a study says.
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Models younger than 16 should be banned from catwalks during London Fashion Week over fears that some girls are developing eating disorders because of their work in the industry, fashion experts have recommended.
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Female sex hormones in the womb may influence neurodevelopment and later risk for anorexia, a new study suggests.
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At least one in 10 girls in England is infected by a virus which can cause cervical cancer by the age of 16, research suggests.
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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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WEBSITES which fail to protect children from paedophiles could be 'named and shamed' in a campaign on Internet safety.   The head of an agency set up to protect young people online warned that he might take legal action against companies that did not improve security on their sites.
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Measures to protect female patients from being sexually abused by doctors should be strengthened, a report says.
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Teenagers who watch a lot of television  with sexual content are twice as likely to engage in  intercourse than those who watch few such programs, according  to a study published on Tuesday.
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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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A major investigation is under way into the sexual abuse of as many as 20 girls in Oldham, some as young as 12.
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Childhood obesity in the United States appears to be causing girls to reach puberty at an earlier age, for reasons that are not clear, a study said on Monday.
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The legal case of a girl with special educational needs could prompt a rethink of the use of restraint in schools.
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At least 10% of girls in England have been infected by the age of 16 with human papilloma virus, which can cause genital warts and cervical cancer.
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Critics of the government's plan say it encourages early sexual activity, undermines parents, and is tantamount to abortion.
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Children using hugely popular social  networking Web sites such as MySpace.com and Bebo.com face  bullying, unsuitable advertising and pornography, a report by a  UK consumer watchdog magazine said on Thursday.
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HOW to deal with paedophiles is one of the most difficult issues confronting any society.   The protection of children must be one of the priorities of any government.