Health

Keeping kids' heads safe has a lot to do with learning how to manage their injuries. Teens with concussions may take longer to recover than adults, and because their brains are in a rapid, important growth phase, any damage can cause long-term problems.

Struggling to calm a crying baby during a vaccination is no picnic — but new research can help parents provide comfort, fast.

Chocolate — whether cheap or expensive — isn’t just delicious. That dark or milky delight may just be the ultimate pain killer, suggests a new study discussed in The Atlantic.

To the Brit culinary wizards at Leatherhead Food Research, who say they’ve created one of the healthiest menus for an airline service, we say bravo! The in-flight meal, which is packed with energy-boosting superfoods and essential nutrients, was developed when Dr. Paul Berryman challenged his employees to create a meal that met all 222 of the European Food Safety Authority's healthy requirements.

Toronto-based Sammie Kennedy is a certified personal trainer and creator of Booty Camp Fitness, the largest provider of women-only boot camps in Canada. She consulted on our 'Workout Smarter, not Harder' story for this month's issue. Here, she gives us three more of her fave tips for making the most of your exercise: