NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many interventions aimed at preventing drug use and risky sexual behavior in young people haven't worked so well, suggests a new report which also highlights helpful ...

"Recent research provides some evidence that people increase risky behavior in response to facemask wearing and vaccines, but this is the first study to examine the behavioral responses to mandatory ...

Adolescence is a critical period for the development of risky behaviors, like alcohol and drug use, reckless driving, and unsafe sex. As a parent, there is one key strategy that you can use to help ...

New research challenges the notion that good looks are the key to happiness. It turns out that an attractive appearance leads to more risky behavior among young people. The more attractive a teenager ...

While being attractive can have its perks, better-looking people may be more likely to develop problems with alcohol. Increased levels of risky behavior in young people—such as partying more and ...

Many stress-related psychological factors have been studied as possible risk factors for heart disease. One is the Type A behavior pattern (TABP), which refers to a set of behaviors including ...

Risky driving by parents and other motorists who do the school run is putting children in danger, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Traffic Injury Prevention. Double parking, ...