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Recommended daily allowance of calcium for girls between the ages of 9 and 18, according to a recent Institute of Medicine (IOM) report. Teen and tween girls are the only group of North Americans who typically do not get enough calcium. [via IOM]
A new study found that the single biggest influence on kids’ physical activity levels was the exercise habits of their six closest friends.
How to eat your fill of summer fruits and vegetables without getting sick from a food-borne illness.
Tuberculosis has been brought under control in much of the world, thanks to prevention practices and powerful antibiotics. But in poor nations like Peru, the disease still kills hundreds of babies and children — and new drug-resistant cases threaten an even bigger resurgence.
