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4:00 video 93% of Americans agree that sex education should be taught in schools, but what's the best approach to get teens to practice safe sex? Read More: Sex Education Delays Teens' Sexual Activity http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03... "Teens who receive formal sex education wait longer to have sex, a new study finds - and when they do get around to doing the deed, they're more likely than teens who haven't had sex ed to use contraception." Sex Education in the U.S. is Screwing Our Kids http://www.salon.com/2014/12/01/why_s... "Government-funded abstinence programs and a lack of instructor training are failing the country's teens." Teaching Good Sex http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/mag... "Across the country, the approach ranges from abstinence until marriage is the only acceptable choice, contraceptives don't work and premarital sex is physically and emotionally harmful, to abstinence is usually best, but if you must have sex, here are some ways to protect yourself from pregnancy and disease."

Science behind drug abuse; website for teens.  Includes pages on drug facts, blog, national drug facts week event, educator and parent pages, as well as teen prescription drug abuse.

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Most teens get between two and four colds a year. They may also get the flu if they're not vaccinated. The following activities will help your students learn the importance of protecting themselves from colds and flu so they can avoid missing class time.

TeensHealth- all about flu, prevention, treatment, when to get help

The 18-year-olds from Gloucester, U.K. are two of the five children born to their Caucasian father and "half-Jamaican" mother, World Wide Features reports. While their other siblings have a blend of features from their parents, Lucy and Maria are opposites: Lucy has fair skin and red hair, while Maria has caramel skin and dark hair.