Q: My 15-year-old son started taking Ritalin for his ADHD when he was 8. Now I hear more kids are trying drugs at younger ages. Is he at greater risk for drug abuse or addiction because he's been taking this medication? - Lynda M., Springfield, Indiana
A: Back about 10 or 12 years ago, some people thought this was a real possibility, but since then...
The use of hookahs - pipes that bubble tobacco smoke through water before you puff - doubled among middle- and high-schoolers in just one year. Now it's on par with cigarette use in school-age kids, a troubling new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report reveals. Fueling the craze: peer pressure, of course, plus the dangerous myth that...
Recently, Nicola Duffy, from Dublin, Ireland, recorded her own close call with a bolt of lightning; so far, the video has shocked over 300,000 viewers on YouTube. Luckily, Nicola is OK, but bolts from the blue can cause severe injuries, or worse.
When applied correctly, however, electrical impulses in the form of electro-stimulation can ease pain,...