Coronavirus: Experts ‘deeply concerned’ about the impact of Covid-19 on children’s physical activity levels

By BBC 01/14/2021 “… In terms of gender disparities, there was a notable fall in activity among boys, who suffered from the stopping of team sport, while girls retained roughly their same activity levels, adapting well to alternative activities such as fitness and  walking.   …” Read the entire article: https://www.bbc.com/sport/55664539

Why we need to educate teenagers about HPV and vaccines

By RTE 01/07/2021 “… Despite the majority listing the ‘news’ as their primary source of information, the survey found only 40% of participants believed boys should receive the HPV vaccine, with the majority (50%), indicating that they didn’t know…” Read the entire article: https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2021/0107/1188195-teenagers-hpv-vaccinations-sexual-health-cancer-education/

Boys born to overweight women are 40 percent more likely to grow up infertile, study finds

By Ian Randall – Daily Mail 01/06/2020 “… The sons of women who were overweight prior to giving birth are around 40 per cent more likely to grow up to be infertile, a study has warned. Researchers from Denmark studied 9,232 adults — of whom around nine per cent were found to suffer from infertility…” READ MORE

Teen Vaping Doubles Risk for Subsequent Tobacco Use

By Consumer HealthDay 01/07/2021 “… Adolescent boys who use electronic cigarettes have an increased risk for subsequently initiating traditional tobacco products, according to a study published online Dec. 8 in Addictive Behaviors. …” Read the entire article: https://consumer.healthday.com/vaping-doubles-risk-of-subsequent-tobacco-use-2649707927.html

The Top 10 Manifestations of ADHD in Boys

By ADDitude 10/16/2020 “… The signature symptoms of ADHD in boys are not hyperactivity and impulsivity. Especially in the adolescent years, they are poor perspective taking, rejection sensitive dysphoria, weak episodic memory, and these other 7 ADHD traits. …” Read the entire article:  https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-in-boys-signs-video/

Don’t Delay Your Child’s Vaccinations, Especially Now

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

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

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 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