Offspring of teenage mothers twice as likely to take own life
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BEING born to a teenage mother can double a personâs risk of committing suicide, new research has claimed. Such people were twice as likely to kill themselves in later life than those whose mothers gave
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Babies of teenage mothers and infants who have a low birth weight have a higher risk of committing suicide later in life than other children, Swedish scientists said Friday.
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US war veterans are twice as likely to commit suicide than ordinary civilians, a study suggests.
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Babies born by caesarean are nearly three times more likely to die in the first month, research shows.
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Babies of teenage mothers and infants who have a low birth weight have a higher risk of committing suicide later in life than other children, according to Swedish scientists.
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The suicide rate for young people increased for the first time in nearly 15 years. What's going on? And what do worried parents need to watch out for?
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For years, medical experts and desperate parents with teens suffering from depression have argued over the risks of prescribing antidepressants to minors, 520,000 of whom attempt suicide each year.
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A recent investigation by the Shanghai Population and Family Planning Commission suggests that more local families welcome the new local policy of bearing a second child, according to The Beijing News September 20.
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Brain researchers have a new argument against executing teenagers: they are not yet wired for adult decision making.
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A study by researchers at King&#39;s College in London has found overweight children are at risk for becoming bulimic adults. The study examined 154 twin sisters, one of each developed an eating disorder.
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World Health Organisation figures show a suicide takes place somewhere in the world every 40 seconds.
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A child born of a teenage father is more likely to have problems at birth ranging from pre-term delivery and low birth weight, according to a Canadian study published Thursday.
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Suicide attempts among teenage girls in Norway rose by 30 percent between 1992 and 2002, a study revealed, an increase attributed to rising substance abuse and young girls' growing concerns about body image.
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Teenagers who are either  underweight or obese are likely to have fewer children in  adulthood, a study has found.
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The suicide rate among 45-to-54-year-olds increased nearly 20 percent from 1999 to 2004, the latest year studied.
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Chances of hysterectomies increase at birth of second child, study finds, as caesarean rates rocket
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TORONTO - There could be deadly complications for women who become pregnant with twins, triplets or greater multiple births, a new study warns.