Study: Dating Violence Causes Majority of Adolescent ER Visits
A study has found that more than half of teenagers and young adults being treated in an urban emerg...
Study: Black Teens Are Less Involved in Drinking and Drugs
Medical researchers report that African-American adolescents are less likely to use drugs or alcoho...
One in Four Teens Has A Sexually Transmitted Disease | News | BET.com
Posted March 12, 2008 – At least one in four teenage girls nationwide – more than 3 million teens –...
Teens, Eat Breakfast If You Don’t Want To Be Fat | News | BET.com
Posted March 3, 2008 – American teenagers who skip breakfast are more likely to be obese than those...
Want To Stay Fit and Trim? Eat Your Breakfast
Posted March 3, 2008 – Teens who skip breakfast have a greater risk of being obese than those who e...
Sexual Diseases Are Quietly Rising Among Black Youths
Updated April 10, 2008 – It's time to make some noise about sexually transmitted diseases and infec...
Depression Often Goes Undiagnosed Among African-Americans
Blacks are more likely to not be diagnosed with or treated for depression and other mental health i...
Study: Black Boys at Risk for Self-Harm
A recent study of Mississippi adolescents sheds light on an alarming trend among African-American b...
Feb. 7 Is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
African-Americans are the racial population most impacted by HIV/AIDS....
Drug Overdose: How to Handle the Situation
Chris Kelly’s sudden death sheds light on drug overdoses....
HPV Vaccine Not Frequently Recommended to African-American Girls
A new study showed that doctors are not encouraging the vaccine equally....
Appearance of Acne In Adults 20 Years and Older | Body and Soul
(BlackDoctor.org) -- While acne is oftentimes as much a part of being a teenager as dating and Frid...
Michelle Obama Announces New School Lunch Nutrition Guidelines
First Lady Michelle Obama announces new guidelines for healthier school lunches....
Novelist Sapphire on Child Abuse: “We Need to Come Out of Denial”
In her new book released earlier this year entitled "The Kid," Sapphire continues to explore the to...
50 Cent to Write Anti-Bullying Book
The rapper is set to publish his third paperback in January and this time he’s hoping to stop the v...
Here Are the Handcuffs, Not Your Diploma
Black high school seniors continue to get lost in the cracks, and BET.com offers tips for parents o...
Mark Jenkins Talks Childhood Obesity
Blogger Mark Jenkins talks about the dangers of childhood obesity....
Nations pledge crackdown on online alcohol ads
Nations pledge crackdown on online alcohol ads...
Socially Troubled Kids More Apt to be Addicted to Internet
Socially Troubled Kids More Apt to be Addicted to Internet...
Transcript: Michelle Obama's Speaks on Gun Violence
While in Chicago, First Lady Michelle Obama spoke of Hadiya Pendleton and the need to enact more se...
