Female adolescent athletes' awareness of the connection between menstrual status and bone health.

Study Objective: The aims of this study are to determine among female high school track athletes: (1) knowledge of the association between menstrual irregularity and bone health; (2) attitudes toward amenorrhea, specifically if amenorrhea is seen as a sign of athletic success; (3) the association between knowledge and attitudes based on athlete menstrual status.

Design: Cross-sectional survey.

Setting: Five public high schools in Texas.

Caring for incarcerated youth.

Purpose Of Review: Incarcerated youth are an unusually high-risk cohort with numerous unmet medical and psychiatric needs. Frequently seen medical conditions including sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy, and psychiatric illness are reviewed along with recommended standards of care for this population.

Recent Findings: The recent realization that two-thirds of juvenile detainees have a psychiatric disorder has sparked renewed interest in screening and treating these high-risk adolescents.

Folk and traditional medicine use by a subset of Hispanic adolescents.

Unlabelled: Rates of Folk and Traditional Medicine (FTM) use are high among Hispanic adults. No data have been published on FTM use among the rapidly growing Hispanic adolescent population.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of and personal factors associated with FTM use among Mexican-American adolescents.

The epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections in adolescents.

This article addresses the epidemiology of several common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in adolescents. Chlamydia is a common occurrence in adolescents, more so than is gonorrhea, but both are of particular concern because they may cause pelvic inflammatory disease. Many experts recommend screening for chlamydia in sexually active adolescents, particularly females.