Jim Liebelt

A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies.

A new study finds obesity rates among children from infancy through age 18 have increased steadily since 1999, and numbers of kids with the...

A new study by the National Center for Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the suicide rate for girls...

Sleep-deprived teens are more likely to engage in risky behavior, including vehicle-related risks, than those who get enough rest, according to a...

Parents say their teenage daughters have higher levels of stress than their teen sons, citing causes such as college prep tests and poor body...

A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies.

Snapchat has surpassed Instagram as the social media app of choice among teenagers, according to a study done by Piper Jaffray.

There are concerns today that millions of Americans with student loans may never repay them. 43% of students loan holders aren't making payments or...

According to a new CDC report, e-cigarettes are now the most commonly used tobacco product among youth. Use among high school students in 2015 was...

Teen birth and pregnancy abortion rates in the United States all reached new historic lows in 2011, according to two new analyses from the...

A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies.

Researchers have found that in mid-adolescence, girls start drinking alcohol earlier than boys. After age 19, boys went on to drink more than...

The American College of Pediatricians has released an in-depth report stating that the move to indoctrinate children with the idea that they can...

A South Carolina mom who let her 9-year-old nephew walk her 3-year-old son to the McDonald's less than a quarter mile away has been arrested and...

According to a recent study, fatigue was shown to increase the risk of shoulder and elbow injuries in adolescent baseball pitchers.

A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies.

Teens and young adults still tune in to TV — but they watch considerably more video on YouTube, Netflix and other Internet sources, according to a...

Adolescents who are repeatedly exposed to large amounts of the stimulant amphetamine might be at risk of developing long-term brain changes,...