Health

Food served in children's hospitals rated largely unhealthy

Given the obesity epidemic among the nation's young, one would hope that children's hospitals would serve as a role model for healthy eating. But hospitals in California fall short, with only 7 percent of entrees classified ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Study: 'Superwomen' in movies affect real women

An Angelina Jolie character who crushes a robot in “Tomb Raider” is perceived by young women as a better role model than a mouthy Kathy Bates character who carries a gun in “Primary Colors,” a UC Davis ...

Health

Teens look to parents more than friends for sexual role models

The results of a national online study show that 45% consider their parents to be their sexuality role model. Shattering stereotypes that parents and society hold about teen sexuality, the survey also revealed that only 32% ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Note to dads: Good parenting makes a difference

Father's Day this Sunday is a chance to recognize dads for putting up with all manner of nonsense that kids manage to cook up on the way to adulthood.

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