A new study at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, shows that treatments directed towards parents of obese children can work better than plans directed towards both the parents and the child.

New research explains a direct relationship between blood pressure and body mass index in children.

New findings suggest that yoga may help alleviate the stress of cancer diagnosis and certain treatments, especially in children with cancer and their parents.

Children exposed to second-hand smoke notice a much greater risk of having attention deficit hyperactive disorder, stuttering, and headaches than children who have not been around second-hand smoke.

Children with short attention spans may learn better with the assistance of white noise.

Early separation from their mothers results in long-term anxiety and hyperactivity in mice.

A direct correlation between household income and obesity may exist. The lower the income, the greater the chance of an obese adolescent.

While almost all United States teenagers learn sex education in a formal environment, only about 67 percent have received information about birth control.

Weight gain during first six months of life may influence when a boy reaches puberty.

A new study explains obesity rates to be increasing drastically between the teenage and young adult years.