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Overly critical parenting linked to longer-lasting ADHD in kids

by Ariana Eunjung Cha February 10, 2016February 24, 2016

A study aims to provide some insight into the perplexing question of why the symptoms go away in the teen years for some but not others.

by JoNel Aleccia January 26, 2016February 24, 2016

Overall, 888 people in 39 states have been sickened by the outbreak that began in July.

by LAURAN NEERGAARD January 26, 2016February 24, 2016

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that health workers ask about certain symptoms even if patients don’t mention them.

by Melissa Healy January 25, 2016February 20, 2018

Governments should consider taxing unhealthy foods such as those high in fats and sugar, the report says.

by Lena H. Sun January 11, 2016February 20, 2018

Congress and the task force that issued recommendations Monday are duking it out over at what age and how often screening should occur.

by Ariana Eunjung Cha January 7, 2016

The latest recommendations take a big-picture approach that emphasizes adopting a pattern of healthy eating.

by BRADY Dennis January 5, 2016February 24, 2016

Public health officials worry the products threaten decades of progress in combating youth tobacco use and could cultivate more regular smokers.

by LINDSEY TANNER December 28, 2015February 20, 2018

A possible plateau in childhood obesity rates and declines in air pollution are among factors that may have helped lower cases in kids.

by Ariana Eunjung Cha October 28, 2015February 24, 2016

While the study is very preliminary because of its small size, it has important implications for how we think about the ills of sugars.

by Ariana Eunjung Cha October 14, 2015February 24, 2016

Some 23,000 people end up in the ER each year with problems after ingesting the nutritional products.