Skin cancer cases are on the rise, especially among younger people. As the days get warmer and longer, it’s extremely important to protect yourself and your children from the harmful effects of intense sunlight (although getting some sun is important to ensure adequate vitamin D levels).
Below you’ll find a few useful tips for protecting your […]
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How to protect your kids from skin cancer
Published June 17th, 2006 in Health Warnings, Cancer Help and Children's Health. 0 CommentsStudy: ACE inhibitors can cause birth defects
Published June 9th, 2006 in Health Warnings, Women's Health and Children's Health. 0 CommentsA class of blood pressure drugs — called ACE inhibitors — appears to significantly increase the risk of major birth defects. According to a large new study from Vanderbilt University, women who took ACE inhibitors in their first trimester were more than twice as likely to have babies born with serious brain and heart problems […]
Study: Strict parents = fat kids
Published June 5th, 2006 in Weight Loss and Children's Health. 2 CommentsChildren with strict disciplinarian parents are much more likely to eat more and become fat by the age of 6… at least according to a new report from Boston University School of Medicine. The children of parents who are at the opposite end of the spectrum — “indulgent and without discipline” — are also more […]
Don’t like to jump rope? Help may be on the way…
Published May 31st, 2006 in Fitness and Children's Health. 0 CommentsJumping rope is one of the best all-around exercises you can do to improve your fitness. It can help you lose weight, develop better muscle tone and endurance, improve your cardiovascular conditioning (not to mention your coordination and posture!) and reduce your chances of developing health problems like heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and osteoporosis.
Best of […]