HEALTH

U.S. weighs approval of psychiatric drugs for kids

WASHINGTON - Three blockbuster psychiatric drugs currently approved for adults also appear to work in adolescents, though U.S. government health officials have concerns about exposing younger patients to the drugs' side effects. More »

Tourette's most common in white kids, boys

ATLANTA - Tourette's syndrome occurs in 3 out of every 1,000 school-aged children, and is more than twice as common in white kids as in blacks or Hispanics, according to the largest U.S. study to estimate how many have the disorder. More »