Karen Rowan

Kids with 'minor' head bumps are more likely to undergo CT scans because of parents, a new study finds.

What's the best way for adults who know the family of a child with autism to offer support to parents?

Just seeing the star on TV makes kids eat more of the endorsed product.

Whether older people describe their own age group as "spry" or "decrepit" may affect their chances of recovering from a disability, a new study finds.

Children whose parents divorce are more than twice as likely to suffer a stroke at some point during their lives than other children, according to a new study.

Changes in the current health care system are needed to address the growing problem of mental health conditions among baby boomers, a new report says.

Teens with severe acne have double the risk of having mental health problems of other teens.

New York City was the site of 58 percent of all cases.

After plateauing for a few years, the U.S. infant mortality rate is dropping again.

Kids eat more when they're using big plates, a new study says. Alas, the effect was not seen when it came to eating vegetables.

Men who are overweight weight or obese are more likely to have a low sperm count, or no viable sperm, than men of normal weight, a new study says.

When it comes to eating red meat, cooking method may make a big difference in how meals affect prostate cancer risk. And grilling isn't the worst thing to do, researchers said.

Not getting enough sleep isn't good for the swimmers, a new study from Denmark says.

Men might be able to protect against pregnancy by slathering on a gel.

Both pregnant and nonpregnant women who said they binge drink reported doing so about three times a month, on average, and having about six drinks per occasion.

Scientists had hoped to find genes that played large roles in autism, but that search has been frustrating, researchers said.

While fruits and sweet beverages generally contain both sugars, sweetened beverages generally contain a higher ratio of fructose to glucose than other foods.

The study shows there is something amiss in what appears to be normal breast tissue in women with a certain mutation.

By staying awake all night, we burn more calories than scientists thought we would.

In the U.S., women's life expectancies ranged from 86 to 74.

Most women don't know that IUDs can be used after sex to prevent pregnancy, researchers say.

People living in apartment buildings may breathe in tobacco smoke even if they don't know it, a new study suggests.

Several supplements advertised as sexual enhancements contain hidden drugs, the FDA said today.