Alcohol advertisements can lead teens to drink, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics. If the teen already drinks, such ads can encourage the habit. "It's very strong evidence that underage dri...

Many people get much of their news from Facebook these days, which is great when the news is true. Unfortunately, much of the news making the rounds on the popular social network are hoaxes. Now, Facebook is ta...

Pizza may be good, but it's also a leading cause for weight gain among kids, according to a study published in Pediatrics. Researchers say pizza can account for more than 20 percent of a children's total cal...

Alex Malarkey, 16, has admitted he never went to heaven, contrary to the claims laid out in a best-selling book written by him and his father, Tyndale has taken the book out of print. "This was the first t...

It's been more than a decade since the release of Mean Girls, an influential high school comedy that helped make pre-tabloid Lindsay Lohan a star. Most kids today probably never have heard of the movie, much ...

In general, kids would rather have a pizza slice than a carrot stick; for years, schools have tried to figure out ways to get their elementary-age charges to eat more fruits and veggies. We've seen them institu...

We all know mothers can make a world of difference in their children's lives, but if a mother is suffering from depression that impact can be pretty negative. If a mom dealt with depression when her kids wer...

About half of youth ages 15 to 17 who died in car crashes were killed in cars more than a decade old, according to a study reported in the journal Injury Prevention. Furthermore, about a third of fatalities inv...

Some believe Urban Outfitters is idealizing unhealthy weight habits among girls and women, thanks to an ad that seemed to promote the notorious thigh gap. The ad, which featured a woman with skinny legs in b...

Young adults aren't saving much…but they're not all that worried about it. So says analysis from the online company LearnVest, which examined the spending habits and levels of confidence of 100,000 of its...