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Boys with ADHD may be at risk for obesity later in life, according to a new study -- which, if confirmed in larger studies, may have implications for more than 4 million kids in the United States living with the disorder.

The state of Ohio has received a $2.1 million federal grant to improve criminal background checks for those home health care workers who directly serve the disabled and elderly.

ANXIOUS children will soon have a dedicated unit at Southend Hospital 's A&E department to protect them from upsetting sights while waiting for medical attention.

The following story was provided by AOLJobs.com By David Schepp Getting a summer job is a rite of passage for many young people.

Jenni Smith of Fort Wayne watches as her son Lane Smith, 3, tries out a quill pen at Saturday's Fiber Arts Festival at Salomon Farm Park.

Information provided by Three Rivers Park District . Preschool Drop-off: Kits & Cubs: Pond Life Monday, May 20, from 1-3 p.m., at Lowry Nature Center, in Carver Park Reserve, Victoria.

A 75-year-old resident of a New Jersey senior citizen housing complex is suspected of running a prostitution ring that employed some elderly residents as sex workers, NBC 4 New York reports .

PARENTS are being urged to check their children's health records and take immediate action if they have not had two doses of MMR vaccine, to help prevent a measles epidemic in Gwent.

Barking dogs rushed through the gates to splash in the newly filled swimming pools with waterfalls on "Swim Park Grand Re-Opening Day" May 10 at one of Middletown's most bucolic dog kennels, located on a horse farm in Chapel Hill.

Gordon County Board of Education Chair William Tyner received unanimous approval from board members Monday for the appointment of Bobby Hall to take the place of recently resigned board member Scott Williams.

Comedian Lucy Porter is returning to the stage after a two-year break and will be taking her tour to Teddington's Landmark Arts Centre this month.

A YMCA camp in western Wisconsin has been cleaned after more than 50 children from a Minnesota school district were sickened with norovirus.

AS Samantha Schofield walked out of her front door late last August, she was faced with the chilling sight of a botched arson attempt, with unlit matches strewn around her gate.

President Barack Obama highlighted his recent jobs tour Saturday, emphasizing a need to focus on improving the economy rather than getting distracted by other issues in the nation's capital.

A teenager who led Ohio authorities to the bodies of two dead brothers, who were reported missing a week ago, has now been charged in their deaths, police said Friday.

Most high school seniors are excitedly preparing to put on their cap and gown and looking forward to the future right now.

About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60 th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary's historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them to climb their own mountains.

Police say a mother found drowned in a southern Indiana creek along with her two children killed them before committing suicide.

Lillian Hill's Head Start classroom at Camelot Elementary School is bustling and filled with kids the Friday before Mother's Day.

BEST Album winners Alt-J hope to take more care of their Ivors trophy than they did over last year's Mercury Prize.