Tylenol recalls include children's OTC medications. The maker of Tylenol, Motrin, Rolaids, St. Joseph, Benadryl and other over-the-counter medications is recalling certain lots of those drugs following consumer complaints of an unusual moldy, musty, or mildew-like odor that, in a small number of cases, has been associated with temporary gastrointestinal distress. The list includes children's medications. Learn more in the full Health blog post.

Family-friendly winter activities. If you’re like me, I’m trying to find ways to stay healthy and beat the winter bulge during these long months when playgrounds and beaches are a distant memory. So my kids and I sat down and made a list of our favorites. Learn more in the full Health blog post.

Kitchen spoons and cold medicines. If you’re like many Americans and often use kitchen spoons to measure liquid cold medicines, it’s likely you’re over- or under-dosing, according to a January 5th study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. That’s because the amount of liquid dosing varies based on the size of the silverware spoon you use.  Learn more in the full Health blog post.

Slower eating helps with children's weight loss. Research out this month from the American Journal of Preventive Medicine tells us that overeating is becoming a bigger health risk than smoking tobacco. So finding ways of fighting obesity, especially in children, is becoming ever more important. Could slowing down the rate at which we eat help us lose weight? The answer is yes, according to a BMJ study of 106 overweight children and teens at a hospital in England. Learn more in the full Health blog post.