Skin cancer is the bane of people who love to be out in the sunshine, and for the last few years an emphasis has been placed on wearing sunscreen and be safe outdoors. Good news is out there, however, for sunbathers, and it comes in the form of an increased breast cancer survival rate thanks to vitamin D.

Latin America includes Mexico, Central America, several Caribbean islands and territories, along with many South American countries. From tacos to paella to empanadas, we enjoy many Latin American specialties right here in the United States. While delicious, many of these traditional dishes can be high in calories, fat, and sodium if you’re not careful. 

Getting children who are overweight to regularly eat even just a helping or two of the right vegetables each day could improve their health in critical ways, a new study in the November edition of the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics reports.

Gone are the days when tea was just the poor man’s alternative to coffee; we now understand that tea has significant health benefits, and the more science investigates traditional herbal tea remedies, the more evidence supports having this beverage in your regular diet.

U.S. poison control centers say they get a lot of calls about children and energy drinks. The reason, according to findings from a study done by the American Heart Association, is that kids can experience grave health risks when they chug caffeinated drinks, CNN.com reports.