Struggling Indian kids have heard their government’s promises, but they haven’t seen much action –- so they’re taking matters into their own little hands. More than 65 million people reside…
Are you a little kid trapped in an adult’s body (and by body, we mean life)? Meet your new friend, Sugru. – And here are some other, more Pinterest-y ways…
Despite an increase in diagnoses, plenty of stigma still surrounds attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. Adults with ADHD (or parents of children with the disorder) are often somehow blamed…
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A huge majority considers the MMR vaccine safe for children. The emerging Democratic domestic policy agenda focuses on parents. And Hillary Clinton’s advantage is hiding in plain sight. This is…
That is a consistent and promising decline, and yet it still means 8,165 African-American HIV patients lost their lives in 2012, a marked disparity that accounts for nearly half of…
The White House budget, released on Monday, cuts $50 million from the Department of Health and Human Services’ 317 Program. The 317 Program provides vaccines at no cost to underinsured…
An estimated 43.7 million American adults — 18.6 percent of all adults in the U.S. — suffer from a mental illness. But only 13.4 percent of U.S. adults get any…
As social media use has surged, so too has research on its addictive potential and negative psychological impacts . – “Such ‘addictions’ can result in academic failure, sleep deprivations, social…
Romina, a teen who created an online video, gained national attention when she said: “If your boyfriend hits you or beats you up, stay with him. He loves you.” Now,…
BY LISA RAPAPORT Mon Jan 26, 2015 12:32am EST (Reuters Health) – Twenty-somethings who were born prematurely are less likely to move in with a lover or have sex than…
The report is based on a survey of 1,000 adults living in the U.S. – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and…
The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state may continue to force a teenager to undergo chemotherapy treatments that could save her life. The court said that attorneys for…