Youth
-
When Injured Brains Speak
By Daniel R. Morrison and Monica J. Casper Last year in TFW, we wrote about the gendered aspects of traumatic brain injury (TBI), noting stark differences between...
-
Rising Obesity Rates Prompt Call for Serious Policy Changes
In an ambitious 478-page report, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) refutes the idea that obesity is largely the result of a lack of willpower on the...
-
New Study Shows Benefits of Bilingualism in Teens
A new study conducted by the National Institute of Health (NIH) found certain brain functions are enhanced in teens who are fluent in more than...
-
NY Boy Wants to Stay on Girls Field Hockey Squad
A 13-year-old New York boy who played field hockey growing up in Ireland has been told that after two years as a member of the...
-
Judge: Texas Can't Ban Planned Parenthood from Health Program
A federal judge on Monday blocked a Texas rule that would have excluded Planned Parenthood from participating in the state’s women’s health program. U.S. District Judge Lee...
-
I'm Not Your Spicy Latina
By Shantyana C. Lledin I am a Hispanic woman. What I am not is someone who wants to be fetishized for this. I am not...
-
Ex-Liberia President Charles Taylor Guilty of War Crimes
In a historic ruling, a U.N.-backed court on Thursday convicted ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor of war crimes during a conflict that left 50,000 dead. Taylor, 64,...
-
Mortality Rates Still Too High for World's Teens
It’s known as the “youth bulge” – a decrease in child mortality rates leading to the largest generation of adolescents in history: 1.2 billion to...
-
Soccer or Sex? Thai Teens Ponder the Choice
If you are a teen with a sexual urge, what should you do? High school seniors in Thailand were perplexed this year when they were...
-
Artist Creates Zimmerman Portrait with Skittles
A Denver artist has created a portrait of Florida shooting suspect George Zimmerman using more than 12,000 Skittles — the candy that 17-year-old Trayvon Martin...
-
Women's Lower Status Puts Asia's Future at Risk
The Asia Society survey on women’s status in health, education, economic activity and political leadership urges improvements to ensure the region benefits fully from its underused...
-
Afghans March to Protest Violence Against Women
Members of Afghan Young Women for Change staged a protest march in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul Saturday, denouncing violence against women, according to AFP photographs. Some...
-
Tape Shows Teen Being Shocked 31 Times
Andre McCollins is suing the Judge Rotenberg Center for developmentally disabled students, which treated him in part by attaching electrodes to his body and shocking him....
-
Malawi Swears in First Woman President
Last Saturday Joyce Banda was sworn in as president of Malawi, replacing former president Bingu wa Mutharika after his death. She becomes Africa’s second...
-
CA Prosecutors Detain Juvenile Rape Victim to Help Investigation
Prosecutors in Sacramento, CA have taken the unusual step of detaining an alleged teenage rape victim who has a history of running away, saying she...
-
Parents Less Likely to Take Girls Outside to Play
Nearly half of preschoolers don’t venture outside with their parents to play every day, and girls are most likely to suffer, according to a new...
-
How Much is Your Vagina Costing You?
Given the national debate regarding birth control coverage, it’s increasingly clear that many people have no idea how much it costs it to own a...
-
Study Shows Race, Ethnicity Factors in Vitamin Deficiency
Americans may not have the healthiest diets, but most get adequate levels of essential vitamins and nutrients, according to a new report from the Centers...