A ten year study released by the South Carolina Department of Public Safety finds that law enforcement is noticing more and more gang related crime, and those affected most are teenagers.

Children and adolescents who are obese tend to remain overweight as adults, carrying with them a high risk of adult obesity-related complications. The extra weight increases the risk for health problems normally seen in adults, like high blood pressure, high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes. Overweight children are also at higher risk for asthma, sleep apnea and orthopedic/joint problems.

Some children and teens are more likely than their peers to become addicted to the Internet, and a new study suggests it’s more likely to happen if kids are depressed, hostile, or have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or social phobia.

he Point on Johns Island, a new health center just for teens in Charleston County, is having a, “Rock da House,” back to school open house Thursday, Aug. 27.

Many adolescent health specialists and epidemiologists continue to question the benefit of vaccinating all girls against HPV, a c that causes genital warts and some cases of cervical cancer.

It’s part of growing up—that conversation with an adult about the birds and the bees. But in the 21st century, your teenagers’ new sex-ed teacher may be the Internet.

Lack of sleep affects daytime functioning. The Sleep Foundation poll reports more than 25 percent of high school students fall asleep in school at least once a week and 14 percent oversleep on school days, causing them to miss school or arrive late. More than half of teen drivers report they have driven a car while drowsy.

A New York state elementary school teacher is charged with posing as a teenager to meet underage girls.

So starting in February, the only way for anyone under 21 to get a credit card will be to prove they have adequate income, complete a certified financial literacy course or have an adult, such as a parent co-sign.

Are you the “World’s Strictest Parent”? If so, a new reality tv show may be for you, and they’re having a Charleston casting call.

Fort Lupton, Colorado police caught a local rock band violating the town’s noise ordinance.  So as a form of punishment the town had them sit in a room for an hour and listen to Barry Manilow.

Groundbreaking research suggests pregnancy rates are much higher among teenagers who watch a lot of TV with sexual dialogue and behavior compared with those who have tamer viewing tastes.

Michigan mother claims her daughter was among a group of girls who were strip-searched by teachers at school after money went missing.