Health

Mixed Blessings on ADHD Drug

New research with monkeys sheds light on how the drug methylphenidate may affect learning and memory in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Health

A Date With Bad Breath?

By:

Elyse Glickman, Jewish Exponent Feature

National Bad Breath Awareness Month is happening right now, and here are some tips that make for a breath of fresh air.

Healthy Eating

Picky, Picky, Picky

Annoying, sure. But can toddlers playing with their food have darker implications?

By:

Elyse Glickman, Jewish Exponent Feature

Why do toddlers play with their food? Is it simply an annoying -- and frustrating -- rite of passage for a child? Or does it have deeper implications? Recent headlines in Europe and a major study in Israel show that quirky early eating habits may have some serious roots with international ramifications. Britain's Daily Mail reported recently that a child...

Fitness

Thighs Matter

By:

Elyse Glickman, Jewish Exponent Feature

Though fashion has periodically glorified the slender, delicate leg and adorned it with sky-high stiletto shoes and skinny jeans for women, the findings of one recent study in Denmark suggest that bigger may actually be better when it comes to body types that include thicker thighs. And that goes for men, too. The study, covered in last month's issue of...

Wellness

Study: Bowel Disease's Impact on Schoolkids

Children with inflammatory bowel disease may have difficulty functioning in school, particularly because their tendency to internalize problems can affect attendance, according to findings from a Nationwide Children's Hospital study appearing in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics . "Both IBD and its treatment have the potential to disrupt school functioning," said study author Dr. Wallace V. Crandall, director...