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Teens who exercise vigorously have a better quality of sleep than their couch-potato peers, according to a new Swiss study.

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A new program that urges middle-school students to figure out their values regarding sex appears to reduce the likelihood that they will engage in early sexual activity, a study finds.

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Milestones such as marriage and motherhood - or retirement and widowhood - can affect the amount of exercise women get, according to a large new study from Australia.

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A new study shows that one in five U.S. adolescents "lends" or "borrows" diverse prescriptions, with consequences that could be dangerous or even deadly.

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Stress about school and life keeps students awake at night, and stress affects the quality of their sleep far more than alcohol, caffeine or late-night electronics use, a new study shows.

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Feelings of depression could be one reason patients fail to follow their doctors' orders on exercising and eventually become less physically active, a new research review finds.

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More than two-thirds of all emergency department visits for childhood poisoning involve prescription and over-the-counter medications, more than twice the rate of poisonings from consumer products, reports a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Many pregnant women do not get the prenatal care they need. Could financial incentives for patients or health care providers improve outcomes?

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The more time spent doing different types of enjoyable activities, the better a person's health tends to be, according to a new study.

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African-American adolescents have some of the highest rates of HIV infection in the United States, and efforts to educate them about preventing the disease must include the help of their adolescent peers, new research suggests.

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It would make sense that teenage mothers have a lot of psychological stress in their lives, but a new study shows that the distress comes before the pregnancy, not because of it.

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A stable, long-term marriage can be good for your health, but divorce or widowhood leave a lasting scar on the health of middle-aged and older people, according to a new study. Remarriage seems to reduce but not erase the damage done by losing a marriage, and those who remain single after a marriage ends show consistently worse health than those who remarried.

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There is no evidence that giving infants a combination vaccine for diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and hepatitis B along with a form of flu protects them as effectively as separate vaccines.

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Progressive resistance muscle training improves strength in older adults and enhances their ability to do daily tasks such as walking, climbing steps or getting out of a chair.

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Say a deadly campus shooting occurs. It might seem sensible to offer everyone on campus psychological support to prevent psychological repercussions, including PTSD. However, a new review suggests the opposite.

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Seeking out multiple sources of expert advice is one of the best ways for patients to gather information before proceeding with a treatment plan. Don't think of it as an end-run around your doctor: think of it as assembling the best team possible to guide you through some critical, potentially life-altering choices.

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Prohibiting tobacco use at home could reduce adolescent smoking rates, but the practice might be less common in black families than in white families.

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A large new Cochrane review of studies that examined the affect of green tea on cancer prevention has yielded conflicting results.

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No single non-drug method is clearly better for keeping a child calm and cooperative during the start of anesthesia. Having the parent present does not appear to help.

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A new review of existing research says there is little evidence to support mandatory hearing-loss prevention programs at the workplace. Workers could simply wear earplugs and other devices that protect hearing, but even those are not always effective, the review authors found.

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A new review of existing research confirms that a weight-loss drug raises blood pressure, posing a risk to obese patients who hope to reduce hypertension by shedding pounds.

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A Cochrane review found that patients with head and neck cancers who received erythropoietin in combination with radiation had poorer outcomes than those who received radiation treatment alone.

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Would the Cochrane review author recommend salicylate creams to consumers? "I wouldn't waste the money. You might as well rub your skin with a bit of spit."

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Blame it on peer pressure. When college students think that other undergrads drink a lot of alcohol, they drink more themselves. But authors of a new review say that much of that peer influence is the result of incorrect perceptions.

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Reducing children's exposure to a variety of allergens, rather than targeting a single "trigger," might be a better way to avoid asthma, according to a new review of studies.

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A new Cochrane review of nine studies has found that NSAIDs are effective in reducing many cold symptoms. It is important to note, however, that NSAIDs can relieve symptoms of the common cold "“ not prevent or treat the illness.

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A new review of the research on garlic pills was suggestive of benefit, but inconclusive.

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New research suggests that casino workers face a higher risk of heart disease and lung cancer because they work in buildings filled with tobacco smoke.

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New research shines a light on the phenomenon of "cyber bullying," suggesting that nearly 1 in 10 children are bullied through electronic means such as text messages, and girls are more likely to be victims than boys are.

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Analysis of Popular Consumer Decision Aids; ebay, Consumer Reports: Car Buying Guide, U.S. News & World Report: America's Best Colleges, and the FDA's Nutrition Facts Panels reveals keys To developing resources to help patients find and use better healthcare.

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Results from a small study of postmenopausal women suggest that obesity might relate to a reduced volume of gray matter in the brain. However, whether the results have relevance in a woman's day-to-day life is unclear.

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The tobacco industry knows exactly what makes social smokers tick. Now, researchers want to use that once-secret information to help them quit.

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Reducing the number of beds available in public psychiatric hospitals is associated with increased suicide rates "” and community-based mental health care is often not funded at a level sufficient to help.

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In a sign of the challenges facing seniors on Medicare, a new study finds that older Americans are more likely to make poor choices when faced with a wide array of drug-coverage plans.

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Brown, Georgetown, New York and Tulane Universities present Dr. Jessie Gruman, president of the Center for Advancing Health, with honorary degrees for her years of work on behalf of patients.

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By the time they reach ninth grade, most adolescents abandon the physical activities they enjoyed in seventh grade; and the more vigorous the activity, the more likely they are to drop it.

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The key to reducing the leading cause of pediatric emergency room visits could be to educate young patients and their parents about how to manage asthma, according to an updated review of studies. Moreover, such programs could lead to fewer hospitalizations for children.

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Although teen depression poses a widespread problem for which proven treatments exist, few depressed teens receive any care. Why not? The answer depends whether you ask parents or the adolescents themselves.

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A new study of nearly 14,000 U.S. women reveals that those who are in physically abusive relationships are at higher risk for HIV infection.

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For many people, physical conditions can lead to mental health problems that are often ignored and untreated. And in a health-care Catch 22, the drugs that help people manage bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and depression can have serious physical side effects.

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Being overweight "” or simply believing they are overweight "” might predispose some U.S. teens to suicide attempts, according to a new study.

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A new Cochrane Library review confirms that years-long use of a drug called rituximab extends the lifespan of people with one of the milder forms of lymphoma.

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A Cochrane review has concluded that women in labor should have the option of using transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) "” a non-drug method of pain management.

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Although many have touted strategies from travel avoidance to Tamiflu to halt the spread of H1N1 flu or swine flu, a large body of evidence from the Cochrane Library suggests that concentrating on children's hand washing might be the best way to reduce the spread of respiratory illnesses.

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Many Chinese immigrant parents face barriers in getting necessary health care for their sick children, finds a new small study. Language and transportation problems can discourage these parents from seeking care.

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A push for widespread use of electronic health records (EHRs) has become a central part of the national health care debate, but a new study shows that the technology is not equally available to American patients.

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Old standby Zoloft? Late-model Lexapro? New antidepressants might be no more effective than the best existing drugs, according to two new systematic reviews that compared 12 commonly used medications.

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Obese workers with type 2 diabetes report less productivity on the job than their normal-weight co-workers, and diabetes in itself has an effect on work impairment.

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So far, there is a not a clear winner among the types of fillings used to repair childhood cavities, according to a new review. Children with untreated cavities might experience teasing about their appearance or bad breath, and they could have trouble speaking if teeth decay and fall out prematurely.

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A new Cochrane review finds no evidence to support the use of risperidone to treat ADHD in people with intellectual disabilities, even though the review authors say this is a common prescribing pattern.