The Best Diet for Childhood Obesity - Eat Less Calories

February 26, 2009

Lots of people diet to lose weight. Some try to eat less fat. Others eat less protein, or less carbohydrates (sugar). Today, a new study in the New England Journal showed the most important thing is just eating less calories. What are the best foods to eat if...

Healthy Kids and President Obama

February 24, 2009

We're going to be hearing a lot about healthcare over the next weeks. President Obama is going to try and find a way for every American to have health insurance. That's really important because now almost one out of four Americans either has no health insurance or not enough health...

Texting, Sexting and the Law

February 24, 2009

There have been several articles lately about a new use of cell phones called sexting. It happens when a person takes a photo of a private part and sends it to another person, kind of like texting. One thing some teens are finding out - it's illegal. It...

Higher Humidity Lowers Risk of Flu

February 10, 2009

It's flu season and the flu can be serious - over 120,000 people get sick enough from the flu to have to go to the hospital every year. Getting a flu shot is one way to help you not get the flu. Now a study from Mount Sinai...