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Report Cautions Parents to Beware of Counterfeit Online Pharmacies
The non-profit organization Partnership for Safe Medicines has released a report chronicling how opening U.S. markets to foreign drug importation could exacerbate the problem of fake online pharmacies...
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Study: Teen Pot Use Up, Alcohol Use Down
A national drug survey released this week has found that teenagers are using marijuana at record levels, with one in 15 high school seniors reporting smoking pot daily or almost daily. The study found...
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Studies: Teenagers Exhibiting Fewer Bad Behaviors
An article to be published in this Sunday’s New York Times magazine reports on an emerging trend in the study of behavior among teenagers: a decline in “bad behaviors” like smoking marijuana, using...
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UPDATED: Zinc Shortage Could Endanger Premature Babies
A drug that is crucial to helping doctors feed the smallest premature infants is in dwindling supply because of a shortage of the injectable form of the mineral zinc. More from NBC News: At least...
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Bullies, Bullying Victims More Likely to Display Risky Sexual Behaviors
Teenagers–especially heterosexual teens–who are either bullied or who are both bullies and victims of bullying are more likely to exhibit risky sexual behaviors, a new Boston University study has...
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More Than Half of Teens Think Smoking Pot Is OK
Sixty percent of U.S. high school seniors believe that smoking marijuana poses no health risks, according to newly released survey data from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. CNN.com has more:...
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Parental Exposure to Marijuana May Pose Health Risks to Next Generation
Exposure to marijuana may have effects that last for a generation, even if children are never directly exposed to the drug themselves, according to a new study that was conducted using laboratory rats....
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Low Birth Weight May Impact Ability to Metabolize Drugs
Low birth weight babies, whose organs are often underdeveloped, may face lifelong difficulties in metabolizing medications, which can complicate the treatment of illnesses they might encounter in the...
View Article7-Year-Old Denied Experimental Medication by Drug Company
A 7-year-old Memphis boy who is suffering from heart and kidney failure has been denied an experimental drug that could very well help improve his condition. The drug company, in denying the drug to...
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Pro-Marijuana Tweets Connecting with Kids Multiple Times Daily
As a growing number of states are legalizing marijuana or considering legislation to do so, pot’s public profile is on the rise–and so is its presence on Twitter and other social media sites. A new...
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The AAP Says Medical Marijuana Is ONLY Okay For…
Legalizing marijuana across the U.S. is still an ongoing debate, and the American Academy of Pedatrics continues to oppose using it for medical (and recreational) reasons. However, the AAP is updating...
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