In yet another benefit of the sunshine vitamin, scientists have found that sun exposure and vitamin D helps ward off juvenile diabetes. The findings suggest that a lack of vitamin D, which the body produces when ultraviolet light hits the skin, has a role in the development of type 1 diabetes in children.

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, found that children who live in countries at higher latitudes, such as Canada, where there is less sunlight for much of the year, are far more likely to develop juvenile diabetes than kids who live at or near the equator

Today's teenagers appear to be more behaved than their counterparts 16 years ago. According to a Center for Disease Control and Prevention report, lesser adolescents now indulge in drinking, smoking or sex.

But some ethnic groups are more prone to juvenile delinquent behavior, particularly Hispanics, the study said. The CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which covered public and private high school students every two years since 1991, indicated Hispanic youths have greater tendencies to take drugs, get drunk on school premises and attempt suicide

Hispanic teenage students are more likely to engage in risky health behaviors, including drug use and attempted suicide, as compared to their white or black counterparts, U.S. health officials said Wednesday.

Black and white students are reporting less sexual activity, using fewer drugs and smoking fewer cigarettes than those in years past, a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found

For the 13-year period between 1992 to 2005, sports attracted fewer Canadian children, particularly those from large cities and families with lower incomes and educational levels.

According to a Statistics Canada study, in 1992, 57 percent of school children reported regularly taking part in an organized sport, while in 2005 only 51 percent did

The World Health Organization (WHO) wants all tobacco advertisements, promotions and sponsorships to be eliminated.

WHO called for this ban on May 31st, the eve of World No Tobacco Day. This year's campaign is aiming at the multi-billion dollars spent by tobacco companies in attracting young people to patronize their products