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Dollar Tree in Hot Water: Lead-Tainted Applesauce Found on Shelves After Recall

Dollar Tree, the popular discount chain, faces backlash after lead-tainted applesauce remained on shelves despite a nationwide recall. Learn about the health risks, who's to blame, and the consequences for the discount retailer.

By Monti Carlo

California One Step Closer to Banning Harmful Food Dyes to Protect Kids

California is one step closer to banning harmful food dyes in schools to protect children's health. The bill targets six specific dyes and titanium dioxide, linked to neurobehavioral problems, cancer, and DNA damage.
Washoe County Schools Forbid Unhealthy Snacks

Following the order of Washoe County School District (WCSD), snack restrictions will be strictly implemented in all Washoe County Schools. Nutritional standards have been set since 2006 by the Washoe County School Board for every food and drink offered during the school day but WCSD admits that it finds it difficult to totally implement eating healthy snacks to Washoe Country School kids.
UK Eyes Online Ban of Junk Food Ads

Obesity in children and some other health issues are often times linked to eating unhealthy foods or junk foods. In the UK, efforts to curb this problem has stemmed into a movement to ban junk food ads from children's content online streaming in various platforms such as Youtube.
Study: 12 Percent of U.S. Kids Diagnosed with ADHD

A Recent study reveals there's an increase of U.S. children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). More than 10 percent of U.S. children are suffering from the disorder, most of which are girls and children from minority groups.
Could Atropine Eye Drops Be The Cure in Children's Nearsightedness?

An eye drop was discovered to slow short-sightedness in children when used daily. It can halt the development of the disease by 50 percent. Daily drops with the lowest concentration of atropine had the fewest side effects and this treatment could become a mainstay because of the trial's success.
Heart Disease at Age 8? Researchers Find Alarming Signs in Obese Children

Latest study finds the unhealthy effects of obesity can manifest and can burden the heart as early as age 8. Scientists now have a new concern for the youngest and the heaviest.
What Halloween Candy Should Your Child Have? The Contents of Candy Sugar Examined.

Are you and your children ready to go trick or treating this weekend? Do you have your paper bag or pumpkin head ready to collect all the goodies for your sweet tooth? Before you get a sugar high, stow away your itchy hands for a minute and re-examine the sugar content of the most popular Halloween candies that may not be so healthy for you and your kid's health.
Kids Need More Fruits and Vegetables, Not False Food Risks

A study published in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environemt Epidemiology published last September reports that schools are exposing kids to potentially dangerous levels of toxic chemicals from food packaging. This is the effect of the school's efforts to streamline food preparation at the same time meet federal nutrition and keeping costs low.
China: Meditation Starts as Early as Primary School

Sleep is most especially important to growing kids. Most parents would urge their kids to take a nap after lunch. However, a school in China’s Guagdong Province has a better suggestion for their kindergartens than sleeping. Kindergartens at Shishan Shuben Primary school were asked to meditate on their usual mid-day nap time.
Doctors Advice: Talk to Children About Alcohol Before Age 10

The American Academy of Paediatrics recently published tips for parents on talking with children about alcohol. It was found out that having the "booze talk" should take place before kids can take their first try of alcohol.
Effects of "Food Pressure" on Your Kids

A study shows that pushing or restricting food to your children is not a good idea as reported in Web Md. Research finds that parents of overweight kids are more likely to restrict children's food intake while parents are more likely to pressure children to eat more when they are of normal weight.