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Fewer U.S. Teens Having Babies, Binge Drinking: Report

(8/1/2011)

By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay News
July 6, 2011

A new government report on the health and well-being of America's children brings forth some good news: Fewer teens are having babies or engaging in binge drinking, preterm birth rates are dropping and deaths from injury are declining. But, the same report also points to several negative trends. More eighth-graders are using drugs, more children are living in poverty and many kids are in homes where a parent hasn't worked full time in a year.

View the HealthDay News article: http://consumer.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=654662

Keywords: teens, babies, binge drinking, report

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