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Two teenagers from Albany, Ore., recently were suspended for wearing crucifixes to school because the school believed they were related...
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Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that made abortion legal across the United States, is 35 years old—twice as old as some of the advocates...
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Several polls suggest youth today are more willing to cheat than their parents were, and they’re less likely to think there’s much...
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College can be stressful. Is it any wonder college kids are stressed out much of the time?
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Once upon a time, giving birth to a precious baby was gift enough. These days, though, some new moms also are getting extra perks for...
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Breakfast: It’s grrrrreat! At least that’s what researchers discovered when they examined what kind of bearing the day’s first meal...
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The newest pick-me-up for teen girls? Breast augmentation. Cosmetic surgeons are reporting they’re seeing more girls ages 18-21 ask...
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American kids take antipsychotic meds at more than six times the rate of children in the United Kingdom. Experts say many of the kids taking these meds on both sides of the pond probably don’t need them.
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We know auto accidents are the No. 1 killer of teens. A recent study suggests why. According to the study, sponsored by State Farm Insurance and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 75 percent of teens...
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France is highly concerned about folks who don’t eat enough. In fact, part of France’s parliament recently passed a bill that would make it illegal to advocate extreme skinniness. A thin excuse for a law, you might say, but lawmakers say fashion magazines, advertisers and Web sites are a threat to public health, pushing people into anorexia and bulimia. The bill drew special attention to Web sites that tell readers how to live on, say, an apple a day, and nothing else.
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Speaking of depression, a study by the White House Office of National Drug Policy discovered pot-smoking teens are more than twice as likely to battle dark thoughts. Moreover, depressed users were more...
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About one out of every 12 adolescents experienced what is termed as major depression last year, according to a study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. About half of those polled said their depression impaired their ability to function normally. Girls appeared to be far more prone to suffer depression, with nearly 13 percent of females reporting heavy-duty depression, compared to 4.5 percent of males.
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Antidepressants, such as Prozac and Zoloft, are among the nation’s most prescribed drugs, and some users have been on them since they were children. Which, for some patients and doctors, brings up an interesting...
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Under the heading, “Let’s hope they don’t decide to unionize,” The typical mom should earn about $69,135 a year, according to a recent study. The pay grade is based on time moms spend cleaning (maids make about $11.30 an hour in New York City), cooking (head cooks make $42.52 an hour), caring for kids ($14.70 for nannies), shopping (mystery shoppers make $21 an hour) and chauffeuring ($15.20 hourly rate for cabbies). Plus, most folks get, like, a day off every now and then, right?
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