Joey Fishell of San Diego has made the roster of a youth hockey team that travels throughout the region for competitions.
Shelby Gorman of Escondido went to her senior prom wearing a strapless dress that rose to the middle of her thighs.
And Hollie Johnson of El Cajon has found greater self-confidence, an asset central to her relationship with her boyfriend.
As the number of adolescents who are overweight or obese rises, some of them are choosing weight loss surgery, also known as bariatric surgery. Not all experts agree that such surgery is a safe option for young people who are still developing, yet research indicates that the surgeries seem to be safe.
You’ve heard it before: Eat a healthy diet, exercise and don’t smoke and you’ll add years to your life. In fact, one study found that more than half of all deaths from chronic diseases among women could be avoided by following these common sense strategies.
Here are 10 important-and-easy-to-incorporate tips from doctors for keeping you healthy - mind, body and spirit.
Continuing our ‘top tips’ series, Consultant Respiratory Physician and Sleep Specialist, Dr John Faul gives his advice on the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders
Top Tip 1: Obtain a good history
Since sleep medicine patients are, by definition, unaware of their sleep patterns, valuable information can be gleaned from bed partners or room mates: Is there snoring? Is there gasping, snorting or choking at night? Have there been episodes of sleep walking or collapse? Is daytime sleepiness present?
Two new studies link fructose, the kind of sugar in soft drinks and many sweetened foods, to high blood pressure, which is a major risk factor for heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases.
AN INCREASE in the proportion of extremely overweight boys has prompted experts to warn against complacency over children's diet and exercise.
Compared with 1995, there was no increase in the proportion of boys who were simply overweight in 2007-08, according to the results released yesterday by the quarterly Australian Social Trends report of the Bureau of Statistics.
