Children who watch a lot of fast-food ads tend to eat a lot of that same fast food—especially if those ads promise toys. Researchers from Dartmouth University asked 100 families with young kids (ages 3...

The more teens—especially girls—weigh themselves, the more likely they'll have a negative perception of their bodies, according to a new study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Beh...

Video games have their critics. They've been linked to violence and isolation; and lots of folks believe they're simply a waste of time. However, some scientists believe games actually might be good for you&#...

More than 22 million people—10 percent of Americans—use marijuana, according to data from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. That's twice as many who used the drug 10 years ago....

Nearly six in 10 Americans believe that marijuana should be legalized, according to a new poll by Gallup. Support for decriminalizing the drug has grown steadily. When the question was first asked in 1969, only...

The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending that the U.S. government raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products and e-cigarettes to be raised to 21. The dangers of tobacco use are well-documented...

American kids consume a tremendous amount of sugar these days, and many nutritional experts blame that consumption on a whole host of ills from obesity to hyperactivity, but would cutting out some of that sug...

It's now official: High school's kind of a drag. Such are the findings of a new study out of Yale University. Researchers took the emotional pulse of approximately 22,000 students nationwide, asking them how...

"Twister," the "Super Soaker" and the puppet were inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame recently. They were selected from 12 finalists that included the coloring book, American Girl dolls and Teenage Muta...

Activision Blizzard recently bought King Digital, the company behind the addictive "Candy Crush" video game, for $5.9 billion. That's $2 billion more than Disney spent to buy either Marvel or Lucasfilm. (New Yo...