(NBC News) – Could making your kid play outside help prevent nearsightedness later? A Chinese study published Tuesday suggests it can. With 30 percent of Americans...
(WTSP) – The number of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been rising steadily over the last two decades, prompting concerns about the potential...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Just in time for the start of the school year, the Department of Education has allocated nearly...
(Politico) – As the Republican battle against Michelle Obama’s school lunch standards resumes in Congress later this month, some food giants are quietly backing away from...
By Sandra Jordan Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American Beginning with pregnancy and continuing until the child is ready to enter the third...
DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama said Thursday that the U.S. has undergone a “culture change” in the five years since she started...
Amir Khan, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT (U.S. News & World Report)—The more often your child eats fast food, the more likely he or she...
by Roberto Alejandro Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Childhood obesity has quadrupled in teenagers, and more than doubled in children over the course of...
MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The government’s estimate of autism has moved up again to 1 in 68 U.S. children, a 30...
by Jennifer Ffrench-Parker Special to the NNPA from the Crossroads News Jeremiah Truesdale, front right, with mother Kay, father Benny and little brother Joshua, was the...
