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Staying In Touch with College Kids Can Improve Their Health

May 17th, 2013
Staying In Touch with College Kids Can Improve Their Health Most moms and dads don't want to be known as "helicopter parents" when their kids go away to college. Still, a new study ...

Can Breastfeeding Protect from ADHD?

May 15th, 2013
Can Breastfeeding Protect from ADHD?While it has been known that breastfeeding enhances child development and protects from disease, a new study now suggests breastfeeding can also convey positive mental development for infants. Specifically, breastfeeding may ...

Most Suicidal Youth Seen by MDs in Year Before Death

May 12th, 2013
Most Suicidal Youth Seen by MDs in Year Before DeathMore than 80 percent of youth who die by suicide had some form of contact with the health care system in the ...

Parents’ Addictions Tied to Adult Children’s Depression

May 10th, 2013
Drug, Alcohol Addiction in Parents Linked to Adult Children's DepressionParents who are addicted to drugs or alcohol are more than twice as likely to have children who develop depression in adulthood, according to a report ...

Study Finds 1 in 5 Suicidal Teens Have Guns in their Homes

May 7th, 2013
Study Finds That 1 in 5 Suicidal Teens Have Guns in their Homes  A new study reports that nearly 20 percent of suicidal children and teens have guns in their homes. What's more, 15 ...

Teen Girls Who Exercise Less Likely to be Violent

May 6th, 2013
Teen Girls Who Exercise Less Likely to be Violent  A new study shows that girls in high school who exercise regularly are at a lower risk of fighting or being in a gang. For the ...

Childhood Adversity Affects Several Generations

May 6th, 2013
Childhood Adversity Affects Several GenerationsEarly childhood adversity -- such as maltreatment, exposure to domestic violence, or living with another person with serious mental illness -- may carry heavy consequences from generation to generation, ...

New Studies Support Environmental Link to Autism

May 5th, 2013
New Studies Support Environmental Link to AutismSeveral new studies presented at the International Society for Autism Research annual conference back up the notion that environmental factors before birth may play an important role ...

Extremes in Birth Weight Tied to Greater Risk of Autism

May 5th, 2013
Extremes in Birth Weight Tied to Greater Risk of Autism  A new study reports that babies whose growth in the womb is at either end of the extreme -- either very small ...

How Would High Blood Pressure Benefit Teens’ Adjustment, Quality of Life?

May 4th, 2013
Teens With High Blood Pressure Appear to Enjoy Better Quality of Life  In what may seem an unusual finding, teens with high blood pressure appear to be better psychologically adjusted and enjoy a higher ...