The best advice Dr. Francisco Medina, Director of Pediatric Emergency Services and Chief of Pediatrics at Homestead Hospital, can give parents is that they be aware of what their children are doing and, if it’s necessary help them quickly. “Watch if your child of your teenager is moving out of the scene, not talking or…...

Spondylolisthesis in young athletes can be developed into two ways: kids who were born with a missing pars interarticularis and athletes who practice a lot baseball, golf and gymnastic. Dr. Georgiy Brusovanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, explains when the symptoms appear in life...

Some of the misconducts of Florida teens are having sex before age 13, not eating vegetables, not going to school, not being physically active for at least a day per week, and watching more than 3 hours of TV daily. Edward J. Hudak Jr., Chief of Police at the Coral Gables Police Department, says these…...

Dr. Paula Levine, Psychologist and Founding Director of the Miami Counseling Resource Center, explains disordered eating is when you, for example, do not have breakfast to save calories until lunch or dinner, even though nutritionists say it is good to start your day with breakfast. She also says another example of disordered eating is having…...

Anorexia, bulimia and binge eating are the most common eating disorders, explains Dr. Bertha Tavarez, Clinical Director at Clementine South Miami. The expert says in cases of anorexia, people see an extreme fear of weight gain and negative body image, so they restrict the calories that are not meeting their needs. In cases of bulimia,…...

Terry Ochoa, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, says the foods college students choose tend to be fried or high in refined sugars, "All of this goes into the system and the liver converts it into what it needs to, and many times it is triglycerides." She explains if you have an overabundance of…...

Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist at Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, gives some tips to teens so they can protect themselves from lower back pain. One of them is trying to not carry heavy backpacks for school, because it is bad for posture. Instead they can try using rolling suitcases. They also have to…...

There are several anorexia signs: extremely restricted eating, extreme thinness, relentless pursuit of thinness, intense fear of gaining weight and distorted body image. Dr. Bertha Tavarez, Clinical Director at Clementine South Miami, says most of teens want to change their bodies because they think this makes them more popular. She advises parents to be alert…...