Stories tagged "youth"

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Radio DJs should stop glorifying being drunk to help tackle the rising problem of binge-drinking among young people, the British government said on Friday. Public Health Minister

Are you approaching one of those 'significant' birthdays? Does it strike fear in your heart? You might want to have another think about the matter.

The young master of the house tends a sport school for juniors once a week run by our local sport club. It is a great offer to youths that don't want to participate in only one particular sport.

A study recently published in the Journal of Social Issues illustrates how certain disadvantages experienced in adolescence, such as early pregnancy, dropping out of high school, being arrested, or going to an underprivileged school, contribute to lower v

is your kid learning to bow hunt this season? why spend tons of money on a new bow when there are plenty of quality used bows available

Democrat Barack Obama holds a wide lead over rival, Republican John McCain, when it comes to voters 18 to 24 years old, according to a new poll commissioned by Harvard University's Institute of Politics (IOP).

The government is criminalising young people for petty offences that could be better punished informally, a report says.

Xbox live and non profit voter mobilization group Rock the Vote are partnering to help mobilize young voters for this years presidential election. Talk about non-traditional use of a game platform....

A Wyoming police officer shamed young women in a high school assembly by analyzing their MySpace profiles as "slutty" and fodder for inmates' masturbation sessions.

Armed with fresh government research that says tobacco marketing and depictions of smoking in movies promote youth smoking, anti-smoking advocates are pressing senators anew to enact federal tobacco regulations.