American Children Are Not Consuming Enough Milk

A recent study from Penn State has found that American children are drinking insufficient amounts of milk and the dairy they are choosing to consume are very high in fat. The study examined a children's daily dairy intake and compared it with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's MyPyramid dairy recommendations. The findings revealed that only 2 to 3 year olds met the MyPyramid dairy recommendations. It was also observed that most children choose to eat more of the highest fat varieties of cheese, yogurt, ice cream, and dairy based toppings. (Read more about American Children Are Not Consuming Enough Milk)

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Children & Pain Relief

When your child gets hurt, and complains of pain, what do you use to treat the hurt and the injury?

A new study looks at three commonly used medicines for kids’ pain…and found which one works best.

You’d think that after decades of using tylenol, ibuprofen, and codeine, we’d have a grasp on which is best for pain due to musculoskeletal injuries--things like bruises, and even fractures.
But there hasn’t been a lot of research into this, which is why this new study sheds a lot of light on the issue. (Read more about Children & Pain Relief)

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WHOOPING COUGH BOOSTER STUDY

Once thought to be a disease that only afflicted children, whooping cough cases are now increasingly common among adolescents and adults. With two vaccines developed to protect adults against the disease, whooping cough has once more become an important focus of public health. Research just released shows these new vaccines are highly effective and could help reverse the growing number of whooping cough cases. (Read more about WHOOPING COUGH BOOSTER STUDY)

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