Washington: More than 15 years ago, many states and tobacco manufacturers established restrictions to prevent youth exposure to the marketing of nicotine products.

Washington: Although people live longer today than they did 50 years ago, people who were overweight and obese as teenagers aren’t experiencing the same gains as other segments of the population, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).

Columbus: A new study shows that teenagers can be persuaded to cut back on sugary soft drinks – especially with a little help from their friends.

Washington: Fast food giants attempts at depicting healthier kids’ meals frequently goes unnoticed by children ages three to seven years old according to a new study by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center.

Maywood: Under new guidelines from the Institute of Medicine, the estimated number of children who are at risk for having insufficient or deficient levels of vitamin D is drastically reduced from previous estimates, according to a Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine study.

La jolla: A team of scientists, led by Stuart Lipton professor recently discovered why cerebellar granule cell neurons in patients suffering from ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) were unable to repair DNA damage and thus died.