In a diet-focused culture, desserts often get a bad rap. But some can actually be healthy.
Desserts made with fruit, nature’s natural sweetener, are ideal, healthy after-dinner treats. Reducing the sugar and fats in a recipe can make favorite desserts more healthful and still taste good.
The July 2008 issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter offers healthy [...]

Parents may have already begun the annual back-to-school shopping expedition with their children, where school shoes are likely be purchased. According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), parents buying back-to-school gear should make sure their children have properly fitting shoes that offer both protection and comfort.
“The primary purpose of shoes is to protect [...]

While the following report describes the link between vitamin D deficiency in mothers during pregnancy and later dental problems in their young children, the more shocking finding from our point of view is that adequate vitamin D levels were found in only 11 percent of the mothers tested! Not only is this degree of vitamin [...]

JAMA - An examination of newborn intensive care finds that newborn babies undergo numerous procedures that are associated with pain and stress, and that as many as 80 percent of these procedures are performed without medication or therapy to relieve pain , according to a study in the July 2, 2008 issue of JAMA .
“Repeated [...]

Energy drinks are now a billion dollar industry. Currently, there are at least 200 energy drinks on the market. So is there a dark side to getting an energy drink buzz?
“There was a time when we would get our caffeine intake from coffee and cola, but now there are a number of caffeine containing [...]

Sun exposure and vitamin D levels may play a strong role in risk of type 1 diabetes in children, according to new findings by researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). This association comes on the heels of similar research findings by this same group regarding vitamin D levels and several major cancers.
In [...]