I’m Dr. Cindy Haines of HealthDay TV… making news this week… The importance of knowing your breast cancer risk Why yelling at your teen doesn’t work…And how some social media seems to be pushing kids to try alcohol.First this week, a new survey suggests women may not have a clear sense of their risk for breast cancer.Researchers gathered data from nearly 10-thousand women who were getting mammograms…some as young as 35 and as old as 70. All were asked to estimate their personal risk of developing cancer.The majority, some 91-percent…missed the mark. 44-point-7 percent underestimated their risk. 45-point-9 percent overestimated. Just 9-point- 4 percent got it right.The researchers say it’s important to know your risk in order to decide on the best screening schedule. Also this week…some harsh reality for parents yelling won’t change a teen’s bad behavior.Using data from nearly 1-thousand families with teens…researchers tracked what they describe as “harsh verbal discipline”…everything from yelling and screaming to insulting a child in an attempt to humiliate him or her into better behavior.The kids subjected to the harsher verbal discipline at age 13 were more prone to depression, more likely to act out at school, lie, steal and fight. The verbal discipline effectively increased the bad behavior.Finally, if your teen is hooked on social media… he or she may be enticed to experiment in risky behavior.According to a new study, teenagers who see friends smoking and drinking alcohol in photos online… are more likely to drink and smoke in real life.The researchers surveyed more than 15-hundred high school Sophomores starting in the fall of 2010. All were asked about their online and off line friendships, as well as their experience with cigarettes and alcohol. The size of a teen
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