SAN ANTONIO — The school year is underway and that means kids' brains are back to the books after weeks of summer vacation. Some of those summer hours might have been spent in front of TVs, tablets or ...

More screen time among children and teens is linked to higher risks of heart and metabolic problems, particularly when combined with insufficient sleep. Danish researchers discovered a measurable rise ...

South Carolina's Department of Education is asking for nearly $18 million to tell kids why they can't – and shouldn't – use ...

Generally, noises over 85 decibels can cause hearing damage, particularly with prolonged exposure. The World Health Organization recommends that children keep listening volumes on devices below 75 ...

Screen time doesn't just affect mental health. It may also take a toll on the physical health of children and teens, according to new research. Published in the Journal of the American Heart ...

Few things delight children, or irritate their minders, as much as screen time. Parents nag their offspring to put down their digital devices and pick up a book or a football. Academics such as ...

More recreational screen time in children and teens was tied to higher cardiometabolic risk — think higher blood pressure, less-favorable cholesterol, and insulin resistance. The association was ...

Health experts have been tallying up a variety of adverse mental, emotional, and physical issues that are believed to be ...

We have slowly grown accustomed to staring at screens in our bed, despite being well aware of the physical and mental harms. A study published earlier this month detailed a 33% higher prevalence of ...

Crews are responding to a car fire Saturday night. Autopsy confirms body found in forest was Rebecca Park, baby not with body An autopsy confirmed that the body found November 25 in the Manistee ...

Bhopal: Not just genetic and environmental factors like air pollution, contributing factors to long-term respiratory outcomes ...

Emily Cherkin’s daughter started having almost daily headaches more than a year ago at age 12. Cherkin took her daughter to the pediatrician and eye doctor, but the problem persisted. Frustrated and ...