New guidelines for vitamin D call for increasing the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of vitamin D to 600 international units (IU) for everyone aged 1-70, and raising it to 800 IU for adults older than 70 to optimize bone health.
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Light exercises such as walking and bowling and avoidance of knee-bending activities such as climbing and squatting may protect against osteoarthritis of the knee in at-risk people, researchers report.
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The so-called “love hormone” oxytocin may reinforce loving as well as not-so loving memories of mom for men, according to a new study. Researchers found the hormone amplified pre-existing memories of motherly love in adult men who took a dose of the hormone.
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Walking a little over three-fourths of a mile a day may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, researchers report.
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Pediatricians play a key role in preventing and treating food-related allergic reactions among school-aged children, and can help implement plans concerning the way food allergies are managed in the school setting, according to a clinical report published by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Children who eat a lot of fruit and vegetables have healthier, less stiff arteries as young adults than those who don’t, according to a new study.
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Adding probiotics or prebiotics to children’s diets may have some potential in treating viral diarrhea and preventing antibiotic-associated diarrhea , but more research is needed to determine how effective these supplements may be, according to a new clinical report.
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Doctors should be aware that eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia are increasing rapidly in children and adolescents and thus should be on the lookout for signs of problems in their young patients, a new report says.
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Afraid that quitting smoking will make you gain weight, wreck your mood, and kill your social life? It doesn’t have to, experts tell WebMD
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