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Health: Advice on Breast cancer

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  • Monday, September 27, 2010
    • | CYP Now
Breast cancer affects thousands of women in the UK but many are still able to live long lives after they have been diagnosed. Breast Cancer Care's Jackie Harris offers advice on how to make teenagers aware of the disease.

Youth workers screen for chlamydia

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  • Tuesday, September 9, 2008
    • | CYP Now
Youth workers are being trained by a West Yorkshire primary care trust to help test 16- to 24-year-olds for chlamdyia in non-NHS settings in an effort to meet national targets.

Quick guide to ... Dehydration

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  • Monday, October 18, 2010
    • | CYP Now
Research has found children who do not drink enough water do not perform as well as they should in school. Dehydration means a child's body lacks enough fluid. It occurs when the normal water content of the body is reduced, upsetting the balance of minerals in the body fluid. Many of the body's cells depend on these minerals being maintained at the correct levels. It can result from not drinking, vomiting, diarrhoea, or any combination of these conditions

Young lack mental health awareness

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  • Tuesday, September 9, 2008
    • | CYP Now
A leading child psychiatrist has urged the government to raise young people's awareness of mental illness, after research showed nearly half of 12- to 18-year-olds cannot name a single mental health condition.

London Borough of Hackney

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  • Monday, July 19, 2010
    • | CYP Now
What did they do? Primary school children across Hackney battled it out last week in the finals of Hackney Personal Bests, a health-based sports programme that teaches young people how diet and nutrition in conjunction with sports can encourage healthy lifestyles.

Quick guide to ... Children's hospices

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  • Tuesday, December 2, 2008
    • | CYP Now
Children's hospices provide specialist care and support to children with life-limiting conditions, from the moment of diagnosis onwards. Most hospices are designed for children under 12, although some have facilities specifically developed to support teenagers and young adults.

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