Baylor Teen Health Clinic

02/14/2012

Valentine's Day Reminder: Love is About Respect. It is about loving yourself. Love shouldn’t hurt, make you feel bad or pressured. Happy Valentine Day everyone!

07/05/2011

Do you know that most internet s*x offenders follow a "pattern?" Check out the blog to find out more!

A new study showed that two thirds of internet s*x offenders talked about s*x during the first online chat session with teenagers and young adults. Also, more than half of s*xual predators disguise their identity when chatting with teens. With new internet social media on the rise, it is possible th

06/28/2011

Did you know that vitamin D and calcium could reduce your risk for certain skin cancers? Check out the blog for more information!

Since 1 in 6 children and teenagers are obese, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is trying to ban fast food advertisements from television commercials. As of now, the fast food industry spends over $4.2 billion per year advertising their often very unhealthy meals. A study showed that childre

06/27/2011

How do you feel about fast food ads taking over your television? Check out the blog to find out what doctors have to say about them.

Since 1 in 6 children and teenagers are obese, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is trying to ban fast food advertisements from television commercials. As of now, the fast food industry spends over $4.2 billion per year advertising their often very unhealthy meals. A study showed that childre

06/24/2011

Did you know you can score FREE HIP HOP CONCERT TICKETS if you get tested for HIV? Check out the latest blog post for more info!

Monday June 27th is National HIV Testing Day. In honor of this, 97.9 The Box is sponsoring a Hip-Hop for HIV Awareness program, which gives people free hip-hop concert tickets for getting tested. All you have to do is go to Greenspoint Mall from June 27-3o or July 11-14 and get a FREE HIV test. You

06/22/2011

What's your opinion of s*xting? is it the new form of cheating? Check out the latest blog post! http://www.teenhealthclinic.org/blog/

06/21/2011

Did you know that there is a gel that can help prevent HIV and herpes infections? Check out the latest blog post!

Did you know that there is a gel that can help prevent HIV and herpes? Scientists have developed a tenofovir gel that can reduce the number of HIV infections by 40% and the number of herpes infections by 50% when applied before and after s*x. The gel is currently undergoing investigation for approva

06/17/2011

Did you know that if pregnant women get tested and treated for syphilis, it will cut the number of newborn deaths in half? Check out the latest blog post!

The World Health Organization estimates that 12 million new cases of syphilis occur every year. The bacterial disease is s*xually transmitted and can be passed from a mother to her unborn child. Syphilis could be a considered a silent killer because many people don’t know they have it unless they ge

06/16/2011

Do you know how you can protect yourself from the Houston heat? Check out the latest post on sunscreen!

Some studies have shown that birth control pills containing drospirenone (including Yaz, Beyaz, Ocella, and many more) may carry a higher risk of blood clot formation. Numerous lawsuits have been filed against the use of these pills. The FDA is currently evaluating the studies to determine the true

06/15/2011

Check out the blog for the latest updates on the birth control pill lawsuits!

Some studies have shown that birth control pills containing drospirenone (including Yaz, Beyaz, Ocella, and many more) may carry a higher risk of blood clot formation. Numerous lawsuits have been filed against the use of these pills. The FDA is currently evaluating the studies to determine the true

06/13/2011

Is it possible for stem cells to cure HIV? Check out the latest blog post!

A man who was diagnosed with HIV in 1995 now claims to be “cured” after receiving a bone marrow stem cell transplant from somebody with an immunity to the disease. It is estimated that about 20% of Caucasians have some genetic protection against HIV. There are still a lot of questions about whethe

06/10/2011

Check out the latest study on abstinence! http://www.teenhealthclinic.org/blog/

Abstinence from all s*xual activity is the best method to prevent STDs and unwanted pregnancies. Many s*xual education programs encourage students to wait to have s*x, but studies show that delaying s*xual activity doesn’t necessarily reduce s*xual risk-taking. No matter what age you decide to have