UC.edu - One in three U.S. public schools are in the “air pollution danger zone,” according to new research from the University of Cincinnati (UC). UC researchers have found that more than 30 percent of American public schools are within 400 meters, or a quarter mile, of major highways that consistently serve as main truck [...]

Research confirms certain backpack positions painful, damaging.
UCSD.edu - School children across the world may speak different languages but there is one experience an estimated 90 percent of all students share: wearing a backpack. Researchers from the University of San Diego, California School of Medicine say those students also share a common problem: low back pain [...]

Wustl.edu - Providing fruits for snacks and serving vegetables at dinner can shape a preschooler’s eating patterns for his or her lifetime.
To combat the increasing problem of childhood obesity, researchers are studying how to get preschoolers to eat more fruits and vegetables. According to researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, one way is early [...]

Many children and teenagers carry backpacks during the school year for schoolbooks and other supplies. “When used correctly, backpacks are the most efficient way to carry a load and distribute the weight among some of the body’s strongest muscles,” says Eric Wall, Director, Orthopedic Surgery Division.
In May 2002, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported [...]

JAMA/Archives - Children and teens who get less sleep, especially those who spend less time in rapid eye movement (REM ) sleep , may be more likely to be overweight , according to a report in the August 2008 issue of Archives of General Psychiatry .
The obesity rate has more than tripled among children aged [...]

Positive findings of a safety study involving children and a highly touted botanical ginseng extract (COLD-fX ) show promise for its future development for kids as a Canadian cold and flu remedy. The results appear in the August 2008 issue of Pediatrics – the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
The randomized, double-blind, placebo [...]