Search Results for 'Healthy'

Healthy Kids: Changes in weather can trigger asthma

Springtime brings flowers, warmer weather and longer days — but it can also bring difficulty to children with asthma. Cold, dry air is a common asthma trigger that can cause severe symptoms quickly, especially in winter. Dry, windy [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2013 | Comments : 0

Tips for helping kids eat healthy

The Health Ministry's 2006/2007 New Zealand Health Survey found one in 12 children between two and 14 were obese, and one in five children were overweight. But how do parents get their kids to eat healthy? Is it the parents' job o [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2013 | Comments : 0

Presentation focuses on keeping kids healthy

Brett Klika said that there are two major problems when it comes to the health of children today. “The two ways you can really mess yourself up is to do nothing or to do just one thing,” Klika said. “Unfortunately, what [...]

Posted On : Dec, 08 2012 | Comments : 0

Common Sense Tips for Raising Healthy Kids

Regardless of the subject we are interested in, the Internet is our main source of information. All it takes is a few clicks on the mouse and several keystrokes. It is pretty amazing how one single resource can provide such valuable tips [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 2012 | Comments : 0

Healthy Kids: Wireless capsule endoscopy aids in digestive t...

It might take years to accumulate 60,000 pictures, much less that many pictures of someone's insides. But for some children who have digestive tract issues, it only takes eight hours. Now doctors have a new way to see all the areas [...]

Posted On : Sep, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

Doctors offer advice to keep kids healthy in face of growing...

DENVER — Child obesity rates are skyrocketing. The American College of Sports Medicine reports more than 23 million kids and teens in the U.S. are overweight and are at a greater risk of developing heart problems, joint pain, sleep [...]

Posted On : Sep, 11 2012 | Comments : 0

United Healthcare gives SC grant for healthy kids

CLEMSON, S.C. -- A major health care company is giving a grant to help children in South Carolina stay healthy. United Healthcare is scheduled to visit Clemson University on Friday to announce the state will get part of a $300,000 award t [...]

Posted On : Jul, 27 2012 | Comments : 0

Batman could encourage kids to eat healthy

Superheroes such as Batman can prompt children to develop their own healthy eating habits, a recent Cornell University study has found. This study reminds us of Popeye the Sailor, who inspired a generation of growing Baby Boomers to [...]

Posted On : Jul, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

Child health advocates say plan to scrap Healthy Families wi...

As state lawmakers prepare to vote on dozens of budget-related bills on Wednesday, advocates are pushing to scrap a plan that would eliminate the health care program Healthy Families. They say the move jeopardizes the health of nearly a m [...]

Posted On : Jun, 27 2012 | Comments : 0

Healthy living trumps convenience when raising kids, says re...

Convenience is the enemy when it comes to instilling healthy lifestyle habits in your children, says a researcher who helped establish new recommendations on how active young kids should be. Mark Tremblay, with the Children's Hospi [...]

Posted On : Mar, 31 2012 | Comments : 0

Keeping kids active helps them be healthy

Some students in the Mid-Ohio Valley have gym class a few times a week, but others attend a school where gym class is offered just one semester out of the school year. When you also consider that school recesses have been trimmed, you see [...]

Posted On : Jan, 18 2012 | Comments : 0

Kids' Week: Healthy chocolate options for the kids

DURHAM -- If you want to avoid sugar-high induced screaming without denying your kids their annual Christmas chocolate indulgence, try an all-natural homemade option. Miranda Gibson, a culinary nutritionist and Your Life expert, recommend [...]

Posted On : Dec, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Louisville kids get healthy dose of heart training

Randi Calbert worries that kids today are becoming too sedentary for their own good. That’s why she brought her 7-year-old son to the American Heart Association’s Healthy Family Training Camp at the KFC YUM! Center. &ldqu [...]

Posted On : Nov, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Keeping Your Kids Healthy This Winter

As the cold weather starts, we begin to face the inevitable illnesses that go hand-in-hand with winter. Luckily, there are measures that you can take to keep your kids healthy all year long. 1. Keep them safe in the car. [...]