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Being ill is no fun, but everyone gets ill from time to time. Are you helpless in the battle against germs or are there things you can do to keep yourself healthy?
Choices you make now, such as starting smoking, or eating junk food by the ton, can also have an impact on your health later. Find out in this section how you can be out there having fun, rather than snivelling on your own in your bed.
Cheers- the lowdown on alcohol
Alcohol is the most easily obtained mind-altering substance available, and there are many teens who have severe drinking problems.
A drinking problem in the family?
Alcoholism is a family disease. But what effect can it have on you to grow up in a household where one or more members have a drinking problem?
Ten reasons why smoking is uncool
Smoking is about as cool as sticking your hand into a food processor. Here are ten reasons why you should never start, or if you have, why you should stop
Stop sweating excessively
Sweating is the body's natural way of cooling you down. But if your sweating is an embarrassment to you, take solace in the fact that there is a lot you can do.
Facts about your bones
You never think about your bones. That is, until something goes seriously wrong with them. But how much do you really know about them?
Teens: prevent flu this winter
Think back to last winter when you had flu twice and colds three times.It doesn't help that you're stuck in a classroom five days a week with thirty or more people – and germs.
The answers
You’re young, bubbly and impatient – and you want real info on a condition on the double. Get the answers to your questions right here on Health24. Check these answers to FAQs.
Tongue-piercing
The sudden popularity of tongue piercing generally raises little more than mild interest and the occasional wince. So why do some doctors want it outlawed?
The choking game
What’s the scariest thing your child could be addicted to? Alcohol, drugs? Think again. There’s a game that’s fatal, and your child could be playing it.
Your body
Right now there’s more hormonal activity in your bloodstream than in the front row of a Christina Aguilera concert.
10 ways to say no to drugs
Teachers and parents often harp on about how teens should say no to drugs. Here are some tips on real things you can say in a situation like that:
Ecstasy can cause Parkinson's
Before you pop those ecstasy tablets, you'd better read this. And if you use plenty of E and sometimes get the shakes, here's your wake-up call.
Teen nutrition tips
As a teenager, you have special diet requirements due to the sudden growth spurt and changes in your body. Now is the time to exchange the junk food for healthier alternatives.
Tips for diabetic teens
These are years that bring change, new friends, new schools, more social events and for diabetic teens, much more responsibility. These tips might help you cope.
Condoms for your teen boy?
Abstinence, condoms, a male pill or a vasectomy. These are the four contraceptive options available to men. But right now, condoms are the only real option for teens.
10 symptoms not to ignore
When you're fourteen or fifteen, health issues often take a back seat in your life. But if you have any of the following symptoms, get your parents to take you to a doctor.
Is your teen sleeping enough?
Is your teenaged child unable to concentrate in class, because of not getting enough sleep? It may be the fault of his/her biological clock.
Sniffing for a high
Most kids buy drugs on the street, right? Wrong - you probably are stocking some right there in your home.
Drink spiking
Going to paint the town red tonight? Think twice about accepting that free drink – it may be spiked.
Dealing with spots
It’s in your teen years, the time you really don’t want to have to deal with spots, that they appear.
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