Child mortality rates have dropped 28% worldwide since 1990, UNICEF reported Friday. Death rates of children aged five and under have even dropped by 60% since 1960. (Thanks to William F. for submitting the tip!)
Sugary soft drinks accounted for less than a quarter of the beverages
sold in schools last year, demonstrating that a voluntary transition
toward healthier drinks is working.Editor's note: For those who think it doesn't matter, consider that last year my
pediatrician told me the number one concern he had about young people today is
calcium loss due to consumption of sodas, of all kinds... (Associated Press story via USA Today)
Arthroscopic surgery is a popular choice for many boomers struggling with knee pain and osteoarthritis. But a broad new study confirms earlier findings that healthier alternatives work just as well as the expensive surgery. (NOTE: story below may take a few seconds to load.)
Oak Grove School in Calif. is planting the seeds of healthy living by offering an organic all-vegetarian school lunch, and a nutrition lesson that will last long after these kids leave school.
A new screening tool works three times better than mammography at
finding tumors in women who have dense breast tissue, which can
confound mammograms, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. It is called, molecular breast imaging, or MBI.