Teens experimenting with steroids earlier: survey
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NEW YORK  - Adolescents are using muscle-building steroids at an earlier age, but most stop using these drugs as they grow older, according to more than 2,500 youth who were surveyed in 1999 and again in 2004.
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About 3.1 million Americans ages 12 to 25 -- about 5 percent of that age group -- have at some time used an over-the-counter cough and cold medication to get high, a U.S. government survey to be released on Thursday said.
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NEW YORK  - Getting teenagers more active   in school life may lower the odds that they will smoke, drink,   use drugs or have sex, a new study suggests.
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WASHINGTON   It&#39;s not just a cliche: Sex and drugs often do go together, says a survey of US teenagers.
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New York  - Among teens in one Los Angles  public school, 60 percent reported dieting at some point in  their lives -- primarily before the age of 14 -- and many said  they skipped meals or vomited to control their weight.
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Two powerlifters from Azerbaijan tested positive for steroids in initial drug tests and are banned for life from the Paralympics. Sara Abbazova, in the 165-pound class, tested positive for the steroid nandrolone
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NEW YORK  - The more time young men spend engaging in high-impact physical exercise, the greater their bone mineral density, a new study of medical students shows.
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Sylvester Stallone says he used human growth hormone, though not steroids, to get in shape for âRambo,â which opened on Friday, and defends its use in an article on Time magazineâs Web site . Mr. Stallone, 61, says he gained 41 pounds to play Rambo by using prescription testosterone. âEveryone over 40 years old would be wise to investigate it because it increases the quality of your life,â he says. âMark my words. In 10 years it will be over the counter.â HGH and other performance-enhancing substances have become a matter of concern to sports officials, who are fighting their use among athletes.
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In the midst of the rise of the reality makeover show, recent statistics have shown that U.S. teenagers are increasingly turning to adult cosmetic procedures such as Botox injections and liposuction.
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MONDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- The bone loss experienced by teenagers who use Depo-Provera for birth control appears to be reversible.
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Among teens in one Los Angles public school, 60 percent reported dieting at some point in their lives -- primarily before the age of 14 -- and many said
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YOUNG Americans are less sexually active now than their counterparts of the mid-1990s and are using contraceptives more regularly, a study out this week found.
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Surveys show teen girls now equal or outpace teen boys in alcohol consumption, drug use, smoking.
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Baseball players may not be the only animals looking to gain an advantage by using steroids.
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WASHINGTON It&#39;s not just a cliché: Sex and drugs often do go together. A survey of US teenagers shows that youths who say that at least half their friends are having sex are more likely to report having tried marijuana, alcohol and cigarettes.
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New York Yankees slugger Jason Giambi injected himself with human growth hormone in 2003 and also used steroids for at least three seasons, according to his grand jury testimony reviewed by the San Francisco Chronicle.
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US teenagers are waiting longer to engage in sexual intercourse and an overwhelming majority of those who are sexually active report using contraception, according to a comprehensive, well-respected government survey.