This fall, many kids on playgrounds and on sports teams will injure themselves, partly because they're not in good enough shape to run and compete safely. Health and fitness experts say that one way ...

All images courtesy of Two Kids and a Coupon As soon as Halloween rolls around, skeletons start to pop up everywhere—on front porches, in windows, and sometimes even in our closets! While some people ...

Jeff Smith is the creator of Bone, the series often credited with kicking off the boom in graphic novels for children when it was published beginning in 2005. Now Smith has a picture book set in the ...

Gestational supplementation of 1000 IU/d cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) from early pregnancy until delivery increases the bone mineral content, bone mineral density (BMD), and bone mineral apparent ...

(Reuters Health) - Young adults who played in organized sports as children and teens have stronger bones than peers who were less active as kids, a new study suggests Australian researchers found boys ...

Vitamin D is an essential nutrient for kids. Apart from building strong bones and preventing rickets, it supports muscle ...

When it comes to spotting lead poisoning, blood tests might not be enough. Tests on children at an Indianapolis charter school show evidence of long-term damage from lead could be hiding in kids’ ...

An injury involving a potentially-broken bone can be a scary time for kids and parents alike. But it’s something that happens all the time. “Broken bones are very common,” said Dr. Melissa Meyer, an ...

Bariatric surgery, which involves reshaping the stomach so as to restrict food consumption and curb appetite, is increasingly being considered for children as rates of childhood obesity continue to ...

A research confirms milk's role in bone strength, highlighting calcium and protein's importance. While dairy aids bone density across ages, it's not a ...