Lively Women

October 15th, 2007

Evaluating Excessive and Chronic Sleepiness in Teenagers

I’m sure you remember those days of sleeping 16 hours straight on the weekends and not quite waking up until third or fourth period during the week. If your teen years were anything like mine, your sleep patterns didn’t match up with your required daily schedule. Now, researchers have developed a new tool to measure […]

By Kristen King -- 1 comment

July 11th, 2007

Should 14-Year-Olds Be Allowed to Have Sex Legally?

According to a recent Fox News report, a new law in Indiana makes it legal for teenagers to have sex so long as they’re no more than 4 years apart in age.

Public Law 216 creates a legal defense, nicknamed the “Romeo and Juliet defense,” against charges of sexual misconduct with a minor. The law […]

By Kristen King -- 117 comments

May 2nd, 2007

May 2 Is National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Day

The month of May is overflowing with national health observances, and here at Lively Women, we’re going to talk about them! After all, how can you be lively if you’re not healthy?
Despite educational efforts in schools and communities around the country, teen pregnancy is still a major health problem in the United States, and […]

By Kristen King -- 3 comments

January 18th, 2007

Binge-Drinking College Students and Teens

So maybe I had a completely unique adolescence and undergrad experience, but I’m just sitting here shaking my head at some of the “news” that’s recently been released about the drinking habits of young people in their teens and twenties.
Over at iVillage, the article “Binge Drinking Rampant Among College Students: Liquor also linked to other […]

By Kristen King -- 4 comments