Parents have been urged to encourage their children to regularly step away from indoor activities — primarily video games and TV — and go play outside. Parents who do this help their children avoid becoming overweight or even obese. Now there is another reason for children to go outside ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most US kids aren't getting enough vitamin D, a report in Pediatrics shows, raising their risk of weak bones and, possibly, heart disease. While the new findings shouldn't spur parents to start mega-dosing their kids with the vitamin, most children could benefit from a little more sunshine, Dr. Michal L. Melamed of the Albert ...