By Newsweek 08/13/2020 “… The HPV vaccine is a safe and effective way to prevent six types of cancer in men and women. Around 80 percent of people will get an HPV infection in their lifetime; through HPV vaccination today, we can help protect children from cancers later in life. …” Read the entire article: https://www.newsweek.com/dont-delay-your-childs-vaccinations-especially-now-opinion-1524992 The Boys READ MORE
Category: Physical Health of Boys
Boys whose mothers suffer from depression while pregnant are more likely to be hyperactive and aggressive, study reveals
By Daily Mail 08/10/2020 “… Researchers from Canada also found that children are more likely to develop depression by age 18 if their mothers suffered from prenatal depression. …” Read the entire article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8612487/Male-children-women-suffer-depression-pregnant-likely-hyperactive.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Women who use marijuana during pregnancy are nearly TWICE as likely to give birth to a child with autism, study suggests
By Daily Mail 08/10/2020 “… Pregnant women who smoke cannabis almost double the risk of their baby being born autistic, warns a new study. In the largest ever study of its kind, researchers found that children whose mothers reported using cannabis during pregnancy were at greater risk of autism. …” Read the entire article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-8612191/Autism-twice-common-children-mothers-used-cannabis-pregnancy.html The READ MORE
The American Cancer Society Campaign Aims to Increase HPV Vaccination During Pandemic
By Yahoo 08/03/2020 “… Children and young adults age 13 through 26 who have not been vaccinated, or who haven’t gotten all their doses, should get the vaccine as soon as possible. Both boys and girls can get infected with HPV. HPV vaccination helps protect boys from cancers of the throat, penis, and anus later READ MORE
Almost 50% of Teens Reports Stalking or Harassment by Partner
By Futurity 07/30/2020 “… They found similar rates of perpetration and victimization for boys and girls: 46.5% of boys and 50.6% of girls reported stalking or harassing a partner, and 44.6% of boys and 51.1% of girls reported a partner doing these things to them. …” Read the entire article: https://www.futurity.org/teen-relationships-stalking-harassment-2412632/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
It’s time we act to prevent eating disorders
By NewsTimes 07/30/2020 “… It is because of this gendered stereotype that many teenage boys and men with eating disorders are misdiagnosed in health settings and end up not receiving the proper care needed to recover. …” Read the entire article: https://www.newstimes.com/opinion/article/Opinion-It-s-time-we-act-to-prevent-eating-15443066.php The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Kids’ mental health can struggle during online school. Here’s how teachers are planning ahead.
By Erin Richards – Phys Org 08/03/2020 “… In Randolph, Massachusetts, just outside Boston, Yahaira Lopez is the mom of twin boys headed into fifth grade. One has attention deficit disorder and the other has autism, and both rely heavily on social and emotional supports at school. …” Read the entire article: https://phys.org/news/2020-08-kids-mental-health-struggle-online.html The Boys READ MORE
A Study Finds Sex Differences in the Brain. Does It Matter?
By Wired 07/27/2020 “… Lise Eliot, a professor of neuroscience at Rosalind Franklin University, believes that sex differences in the prevalence of some disorders might be better explained by biases among doctors, or in the diagnostic criteria, rather than by biology. Proponents of sex difference research often note that boys are diagnosed with autism about READ MORE
Medical myths: Does sugar make children hyperactive?
By Tim Newman – Medical News Today 07/21/2020 “… The researchers recruited 35 boys aged 5–7 whose mothers described them as being behaviorally “sugar sensitive.” The children were split into two groups. They all received a placebo, which was aspartame. …” Read the entire article: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/medical-myths-does-sugar-make-children-hyperactive The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
About 60% of American children are not aerobically fit and this can cause long-term health problems: Experts
By MEAWW 07/20/2020 “… The evidence linking genes with aerobic fitness is weak, according to researches. However, sex plays a role, with boys having a higher aerobic score than girls. Social factors have a bearing too. …” Read the entire article: https://meaww.com/nearly-60-american-children-are-not-aerobically-fit-could-cause-long-term-health-effects The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org