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81. Smokeless Tobacco
    

    Watch any baseball team at game time, and chances are you'll see players using smokeless tobacco. How do you recognize them? Look for a large lump on their cheeks, and watch them continually spit on the ground to rid their mouths of the excess saliva. Sound pleasant? Probably not! Here are some ques

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82. Shun the Sun for Great Skin
    

    Teens, if you want great skin now -- and 10 years from now -- then you need to shun the sun. Sure, you may think, "bronze is beautiful," but research shows just the opposite: The sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays make skin look old and wrinkled years before it should and can lead to skin cancer, even in t

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83. Try a Healing Touch Massage
    

    Imagine having a healing touch massage after a major exam at school. What about a full-time masseuse to give "as needed" massages at your after-school job or after you work out at the gym? Okay, these ideas may seem ideal and a bit pricey. But many experts agree that a healing touch massage can help

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84. In a Bad Mood?
    

    Been in a bad mood lately? Feeling down in the dumps? Maybe everything in your life was perfect. Then suddenly you got an unexpected bad grade on a test and feelings of anxiety, sadness or anger engulfed you like an extreme rogue wave. Relax. It's okay. In most cases, you can chalk up the bad mood t

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85. I Love My Life! Living Strong with a Chronic Illness
    

    Do you live with a chronic illness? Maybe you have asthma, allergies, or migraine headaches. Or perhaps you or your best friend has diabetes, arthritis, or cancer. Each day, thousands of teens across America are diagnosed with chronic illnesses -- long-term health problems they live with 24/7. There

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86. 8 Ezzz Sleep Tips for Teens
    

    Do you get enough sleep to feel great and pay attention in school? If you’re like most teens, chances are you don’t. In sleep studies, researchers found that more than 15 million kids and teens get poor sleep. The teens who got poor sleep were more likely to have family fights and bad headaches. The

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87. Teen Internet Safety Tips
    

    Spend much time surfing the web? If you do, you need to be wary of things that lurk on the dark side of the Internet. Not only are there viruses, hackers and spammers -- online predators and a bunch of evildoers are out there just waiting to pounce on teens in the digital world. You have probably he

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88. I Can’t Talk to My Parents
    

    Ever feel like no matter what you say, or how you say it, your parents never really listen to you? Maybe they treat you like a child. Or, perhaps they act like they're listening and even look you in the eyes, but really don't "hear" anything you say. And if they do hear you, they always disagree, ri

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89. Healthy Snacks for Teens
    

    What's the first thing you do when you get home from school? If you're like most teens, you raid the refrigerator. But snacking on the wrong foods can add unwanted calories and make you even hungrier when mealtime rolls around. Eating snacks low in nutritional value does nothing to make you smarter

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90. The Facts about Puberty (for Guys)
    

    "I'm getting hair in places I've never had hair before ... My voice is changing ... I think I've grown another inch overnight." This happens to every guy (and girl - but differently). It's the time when you physically stop being a boy and begin to transform into a man. It's when hormones in your bod

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