Not long ago, health professionals were warning parents to keep their kids away from drinking too much fruit juice because of its link to obesity. However, a recent study has found no association between childhood obesity and 100 percent fruit juice with no sugar added. “That’s big news,” says Dr. Pamela Rockwell, D.O., assistant professor in the [...]

Do camels spit? No, they don’t—it’s more like projectile vomiting! Camels bring up the contents of their stomachs, along with saliva, and hurl it out in order to surprise, distract, or bother whatever threat they’re facing.
People’s spit, however, contains bacteria that’s consistent in human mouths around the world. Researchers are salivating over this little gem [...]

Times are getting tough for teenagers in Texas. Lawmakers are proposing a bill to make it harder for Texas teens to climb onto a tanning bed, and they’re comparing it with legislation against the tobacco industry.
“In the United States and Texas, we don’t allow our teens to purchase cigarettes until after they are 18 because [...]

March is Peanut Month.
In the 1800s, American scientist, educator, and inventor George Washington Carver used the peanut to revolutionize agriculture in the Southern United States. Through his efforts, peanuts became both a source of food and a source of products to improve the quality of life for impoverished farmers. He created or influenced the development [...]

Spring is just around the corner. What better time than now to take a close look at the stuff that’s in your school locker? And what better time to take a closer look at some of the stuff that goes into some of the stuff that’s in your locker—and in your friends’ lockers too?
The Canadian [...]