Author: The Boys Initiative

December 3, 2012 News Clips New HIV Infections Highest Among Urban Gay, Bisexual Men: CDCThe war against HIV/AIDS is far from over, U.S. health officials said on Thursday, with gay and bisexual men in urban centers accounting for most new infections in the United States. Nearly 29,000 new cases of HIV, the AIDS-causing virus, were attributed READ MORE

December 10, 2012 SPECIAL HOLIDAY COMMENTARYBoy Toys: Pink or Blue for You? Dennis Barbour December 9, 2012 With the holiday season fast approaching the war on boys (as well as on Christmas) is heating up, spurred by a recent decision of the Swedish government to encourage “gender equality” in a number of areas, including toys. In READ MORE

December 17, 2012 News Clips Brain Changes Continue After Child’s Concussion: StudyBrain changes in children who have suffered a concussion continue to occur even after they no longer have symptoms of the injury, according to a new study. The findings highlight the potential benefit of using advanced brain imaging techniques to monitor a child’s recovery.MedlineDecember 12, READ MORE

January 7, 2013 News Clips Economic Conditions at Birth Linked to Behavior in Teen YearsBeing born during a time of chronic unemployment may boost odds of juvenile delinquency, study saysHealth DayDecember 31, 2012 The Great Recess DebateThe American Academy of Pediatrics is jumping into the debate over whether recess is a necessary break or wasted READ MORE

January 14, 2013 News Clips The End of Courtship?Instead of dinner-and-a-movie, which seems as obsolete as a rotary phone, they rendezvous over phone texts, Facebook posts, instant messages and other “non-dates” that are leaving a generation confused about how to land a boyfriend or girlfriend.New York TimesJanuary 11, 2013 Screen time not linked to kids’ READ MORE

January 22, 2013 News Clips Many Young Americans Plan to Own a Gun, Survey FindsMany young Americans say they plan to own a gun later in their lives, a new study reveals. This finding suggests a possible reversal of a trend that pointed to decreasing gun ownership, the researchers said.HealthFinderJanuary 18, 2013 ‘How important are parents?’ READ MORE

January 28, 2013 News Clips Study casts doubt on link between cannabis, teen IQ dropA landmark study suggesting a link between cannabis use and a drop in teenage IQ may not have gone far enough in its research, with any falls in IQ more likely due to lower socioeconomic status than marijuana, according to a READ MORE

February 4, 2013 News Clips The Boys at the BackBoys score as well as or better than girls on most standardized tests, yet they are far less likely to get good grades, take advanced classes or attend college. Why? A study coming out this week in TheJournal of Human Resources gives an important answer. Teachers of classes as READ MORE

February 19, 2013 News Clips 10 Benefits of Having Teen Boys Huffington Post February 16, 2013 Millions of Americans Have an STD, and Half of New infections are Among Young People Healthfinder.gov February 14, 2013 Raising Healthy Boys Means Letting Them Run A Little Wild More and more though, I’ve heard that parents don’t want their kids playing that roughly. READ MORE

February 26, 2013 News Clips Male soccer players more prone to hamstring strainsMen are more likely to strain a hamstring playing college soccer than women, according to a new analysis of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) injury records.Medline PlusFebruary 21, 2013 Girls Have A Genetic Advantage Over Boys When It Comes To LanguageAccording to a new READ MORE