Powerful psychotropic drugs are often the next step, even though their combined effects in young children haven’t been ...

Popular drugs for weight loss are now being prescribed to kids as young as 12. It’s been nearly two years since the FDA approved their use in kids, but some are questioning if these drugs are safe for ...

Is the first pill just the beginning? For many children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, a ...

Recent research shows that the share of adolescents who were prescribed weight loss medications tripled nationally between 2020 and 2023. About 75% of weight is determined by genetics, said Dr. Nancy ...

CLARIFIED IN A FEW WEEKS. AS YOUR KIDS HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL, IT’S IMPORTANT TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM AND THAT INCLUDES DRUG SAFETY. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S MARY REGLI SAT DOWN WITH THE DEA, AND ...

Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, is testing the pain drug in kids ages 6 to 16 July 3, 2012— -- The maker of the powerful pain drug OxyContin is beginning to test the medicine in children, ...

Tens of thousands of American children who begin with a prescription for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) ...

Synthetic dyes—which impart a distinctly unnatural hue on a variety of candies, snacks, and drinks—have recently come under renewed scrutiny. Earlier this year, the Food and Drug Administration ...

Kids are surrounded by messages that glamorize drugs, alcohol and tobacco, including song lyrics, movies and television. Peer pressure, older siblings and coming-of-age issues also seem to encourage ...

A DECADE before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. raised the alarm on the overprescribing of psychiatric medications to kids, a small group of researchers and clinicians — including some from New Hampshire — were ...

Weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy are increasingly popular among adults, who have flocked to the new medications as alternatives to the traditional — and often ineffective — advice to “eat ...