Research shows that sleeping in total darkness allows your body to produce as much of the hormone melatonin as possible. This is good because when your production of melatonin drops, you are at greater risk of breast and/or colorectal cancer and other health risks.
Read More »Keeping Children & Teens Healthy
Your Children May Be Eligible for Free Health Insurance
More than 8 million children across the country have no health insurance. The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), offers health coverage to uninsured children whose families earn too much for Medicaid but find it difficult to afford private coverage.
Read More »Testimony to FDA Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee on Menthol Cigarettes
March 31, 2010. We know from what we heard yesterday that adolescents are more likely to smoke menthol cigarettes than adult smokers.
Read More »Breastfeeding and Rickets
Breastfeeding is very good for babies, but a 2003 report released by the American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended that breastfeeding babies be given vitamin D supplements to prevent them from developing rickets or vitamin D deficiency.
Read More »Mercury in Your Favorite Snacks?
There could be mercury in many snacks sweetened with high fructose corn syrup: soft drinks, yogurt, cookies, ice cream, salad dressing, and even soup.
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