12-Step Meetings May Help Teens Beat Alcohol, Drug Abuse
2012-04-16
Programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous seem to work as well in teens as in adults, study findsContinue Reading
Troubled Homes May Fuel Obesity in Girls
2012-04-16
Study found nearly doubled risk in families coping with poverty, drug abuse, other stressContinue Reading
Death From Accidental Injuries Among Kids Drops 30%: CDC
2012-04-16
Biggest decrease seen in car crashes; suffocations among infants, poisoning rates went upContinue Reading
Young Risk-Takers Drawn to Dangerous 'Choking Game'
2012-04-16
Study finds 6% of Oregon eighth graders admitted trying it, two-thirds had played more than onceContinue Reading
Researchers ID Genes That May Determine Mental Illness
2012-04-16
Genetic links to brain size, intelligence also examined in studyContinue Reading
Gay Adults Rejected by Parents Have Worse Health, Study Finds
2012-04-13
Massachusetts survey found most lesbians, gays, bisexuals received emotional support from parentsContinue Reading
Even Young Teens Show Signs of Sun Damage
2012-04-13
Researchers also found results of special photos lined up with other skin cancer risk factorsContinue Reading
Even Preschoolers View the Overweight Negatively
2012-04-13
Young children judged heavier kids more harshly than they did normal-weight kids, study showsContinue Reading
Alternative Therapies Aren't Used as Substitutes for Asthma Meds: Study
2012-04-13
Parents still give kids traditional treatments in addition to less orthodox onesContinue Reading
Even Toddlers Succumb to Peer Pressure, Study Says
2012-04-12
2-year-olds — like chimps — follow the majorityContinue Reading
Parents of Kids With Cancer No More Likely to Break Up
2012-04-12
Danish study found stress of coping with disease did not raise chances of separationContinue Reading
Vitamin D Doesn't Help Kids Do Better in School, Study Finds
2012-04-12
U.K. researchers say vitamin’s possible brain benefits might only hold for adultsContinue Reading
Study Shows New Option for Kids With Tough-to-Treat Leukemia
2012-04-11
Some cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia may not require bone marrow transplant, researchers sayContinue Reading
In Mice, Drug Reverses Symptoms of Condition Linked to Autism
2012-04-11
It works by acting on a neurotransmitter tied to Fragile X syndrome, researchers reportContinue Reading