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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Teenagers and preteens endure significant levels of different types of abuse in dating relationships -- particularly among those who become sexually active at a young age -- and most parents are unaware of what is going on in those relationships, a survey released Tuesday said.

FRIDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) -- Teach parents how to talk about sex with their teen, and they will tackle this tough subject more readily and often, a new study says.

FRIDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- Children who are frequent self-cutters are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior, a new study says.

People who have cut themselves at least three times used condoms less often during sex, were more likely to share cutting instruments and had less self-restraint in general than teens who only cut themselves once or twice, according to the report in the June issue of the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics.

MONDAY, April 14 (EmpowHer's HealthDay News) -- Teen pregnancy rates in the United States declined from 1990 to 2004, as did the number of abortions, while the number of pregnancies among unmarried women increased slightly during that period. Those findings are contained in a report -- "Estimated Pregnancy Rates by Outcome for the United States, 1990-2004" -- released Monday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.

MONDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Parents' drinking directly influences teen drinking and also has an indirect effect through teen perceptions of parenting, especially monitoring and disciplines, a new study says.